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A man was saved from falling into a well because his belly was too big to fit through.

A historic Aberdeenshire waterworks is getting a major £52 million revamp more than 150 years after its construction was hailed a jewel in the crown of engineering success.

Aberdeenshire-based Chap Group has said it expects a "marked improvement" this year after recording a £4 million loss in the 2018-19 fiscal year. Managing director Hugh Craigie told The Press and Journal that the group's construction and civil engineering divisions had remained profitable last

Façade, window and door designer, manufacturer and installer CMS Group has appointed Andrew Charters as group finance director. Mr Charters joins Maven Capital Partners-backed CMS from the Scottish Football Association (SFA) where he has held the post of director of finance and IT for the las

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has opened 48 new affordable homes in Perth built by Campion Homes for the Gannochy Trust. The development, designed by Anderson Bell + Christie, was funded by The Gannochy Trust, a Scottish registered charity founded in 1937 by former Scotch whisky

The "cost, practicality and demand for" a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland is set to be considered by a UK government study. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Sir Peter Hendy CBE, chair of Network Rail, to head an independent review of transport infrastructure across the UK.

A subcontractor involved in the Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project has succeeded in establishing that the main contractor of the project breached the terms of their contract by omitting work within the scope of the subcontract and transferring it to other companies.  The pursuer, Van Oord UK Lt

Construction companies, engineering firms and other businesses active in the infrastructure sector stand to lose out on funding, investment and major government contracts around the world unless they take a more active role in the fight against climate change. A growing imperative for infrastructure

From July 1 to September 30, the average selling price in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £266,149, up 5.2% compared to the same period last year, according to property consultant ESPC. This is also an increase compared to the first quarter of the year, during

Weiss Development Co Ltd has withdrawn plans for a build-to-rent development of 68 flats just north of Glasgow city centre.  The development near Speirs Wharf concerned land at 124 Craighall Road. 

Allanwater Homes has renewed its sponsorship of local football club Alloa Saints, which has a number of teams, including boys’ teams and a Saturday Amateur adult side.

Scottish housebuilder Miller Homes is helping keep children in the West Coast safe on their walk to and from school this autumn with its new Home Safe campaign.

A former City of London banker has opened a pop-up crazy golf venue in Edinburgh. 

Western Isles local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has said it could potentially terminate a £10 million deal to carry out upgrade works at Lochmaddy Pier in North Uist due to the main contractor's failure to return from lockdown. Following the initial suspension of the construc

The East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington has now been handed over to NHS Lothian and the East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership after the final phase of the project was completed by its development partner hub South East. Built by Morrison Construction, the £69m facility is t