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Scientists at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have successfully pinpointed fragments of coronavirus’ ribonucleic acid (RNA) in local waste water samples across the country.

Glasgow City Council has accepted a further £2.705 million from the Scottish Government's Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) for five community-focused regeneration projects in the city. The RCGF is a Scottish Government budget, developed in partnership with COSLA and local autho

Plans are being drawn up for the creation of 180 new homes and luxury log cabins at Prestonhill quarry in Inverkeithing. The plans are being led by developers DDR (UK) Ltd. There are few details about the plans, other than it is likely to comprise of 135 newbuild homes and 45 housing association pro

Trade association SELECT has cautiously welcomed a proposed one-year delay to new rules on domestic smoke alarms – but says Holyrood needs to roll out a major awareness campaign on the rules in the meantime. The campaigning body for the electrotechnical sector says it understands why

Chartered surveyors DM Hall said the post-lockdown property boom has been “like a dam burst ” as pent-up demand has seen a surge of interest from prospective buyers. Alan Gordon, senior partner, said the property market has proved to be extremely resilient and has “behaved very wel

Glasgow City Council has approved the acceptance of up to £21.3 million of funding from Sustrans - as part of the 'Places for Everyone' programme - for the Avenues Plus project, which will see the existing Avenues programme extended to connect the city centre to surrounding neighbourhoods.

A Glasgow-based architect and designer has been selected to create the prizes at the Scottish Album of the Year Awards 2020 (SAY Awards).

The Scottish Government’s pledge to create thousands of renewables jobs is "in tatters" after the collapse of a deal between BiFab and EDF over the manufacture of jackets for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm.

A Strategic Development Framework (SDF) that will guide the development of Glasgow city centre over the next 30 years has been approved today by the local authority.

Glasgow-based housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has been given the go-ahead to develop 36 homes for social rent in Ibrox on behalf of housing association Home Group Scotland.

Daniel Billinge has been appointed as BAM Construct UK’s head of procurement, a new role which will support closer working between BAM companies and accelerating the uptake of modern methods of construction. Mr Billinge is responsible for developing a ‘best in class' procurement function

Scottish commercial interior design company Bell & Swift is to lead a large-scale refurbishment of Glasgow's Hilton hotel.

Build Lanarkshire, the instructional programme which guides local construction businesses on how to win new work from both the public sector and Scotland’s Tier One building contractors, is under way once more. Run in partnership with North and South Lanarkshire Councils, the Build Lanarkshire

A cohort of CALA construction site management professionals, drawn from all corners of Scotland, have turned pandemic-driven disruption to personal advantage by tackling one of two advanced Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in site supervision and site management, with the majority completin

With certification becoming increasingly important in the construction industry, the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has been re-appointed by the Scottish Government to run the Approved Certifier of Construction scheme for a further six years.