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A vicar has defended a decision to host a four-day beer festival in a church graveyard – where revellers sat on headstones and used graves as tables. Reverend Martin Anderson, who organised the festival at St Mary the Virgin church in Stockton-on-Tees in north-east England, said most people &l

The shortlist for the 2021 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award has been announced today by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). The five buildings now competing for the best building in Scotland accolade demonstrate the range of architectural excellence in Scotland. Th

Proposals to refurbish Inverurie Town Hall and add an extension to provide office accommodation have been lodged by Aberdeenshire Council.

Organisations across Scotland delivering construction projects are set to benefit from easier access to social enterprises than ever before, thanks to a new social supply chain platform launched by SCAPE Scotland, powered by Local Supply Chain (LSC) and created in partnership with 25 leading constru

Phil Tompkins has been redeployed by Galliford Try to lead environmental, social and governance (ESG) across the company’s recently launched Sustainable Growth strategy. Appointed to the new role of director of risk & sustainability, Mr Tompkins joined the business as director of risk

A new footbridge has been installed over the East Coast Mainline as part of the new £20 million Reston station development by Network Rail.

The City of Edinburgh Council's plans to create a £1.3 billion well-connected, sustainable new coastal town at Granton Waterfront could move to the next stage next week when an outline business case for the development will be considered by councillors at the Policy and Sustainabilit

Alba Developments has welcomed the final approval of its plans to build 200 new homes in Gretna.

The Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has secured a £25 million funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland to support its current and future operations in some of Scotland’s most remote communities.

Energy pioneer Juliet Davenport OBE has joined Edinburgh energy storage business Gravitricity as an advisor to the board to support the company’s next phase of growth. Gravitricity specialises in gravity energy storage and this summer successfully commissioned and tested its grid-connected 250

Emtec Group has completed a successful recruitment drive for 2021 with record numbers of apprentices and trainees joining the business.

Real estate advisor CBRE has made a key appointment in its Glasgow Advisory and Transaction Services team. Martin Speirs has joined the firm as an associate director and will be based in the Glasgow office. Martin joins from Cushman & Wakefield, where he spent the last seven years working w

North Ayrshire Council has increased its investment in the area’s roads this year as part of its wide-ranging programme of improvement works. Earlier this year, the council committed to investing an additional £15.6 million into its roads network, bringing the total amount of investment

Glasgow City Council is considering an application for flats beside the Forth and Clyde Canal near Firhill. Eight apartments are proposed for the site, an area of trees on Murano Street at Firhill Road, formerly occupied by an electricity sub-station.

The Affordable Housing Programme at Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has made further progress throughout the islands over the spring and summer, completing well over 500 homes, the local authority has revealed. This financial year, 170 are currently on the ground and at various stages of completion.