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A South Lanarkshire wind farm operated by Hamilton-based Banks Renewables has been described as a "perfect example" of how to ensure the local community benefits, by the Scottish Government’s cabinet secretary for net zero, energy and transport, Michael Matheson MSP. Speaking at the launch of

The childhood home of The Beatles guitarist George Harrison is up for auction. George Harrison moved to 25 Upton Green in Speke, Liverpool in 1949 when he was just six years old.

Forth Ports has been granted Listed Building Consent by the City of Edinburgh Council to fully repair the Category A Listed Victoria Swing Bridge located at the Port of Leith to conserve the bridge for the future and create a useable space for the local community. The private six-figure investment w

The first tranche of land designated exclusively for employment uses within the Blindwells development in East Lothian has been released.

Plans have been submitted for a narrow block of ten apartments on a brownfield gap site in Glasgow's West End. HJV Consultants has enlisted Elder & Cannon Architects to draw up plans for the seven-storey building at Kelbourne Street.

A property developer plans to add to the regeneration of Aberdeen city centre with the acquisition of 181 Union Street.

The old Haghill Primary School site in Glasgow’s East End is to be transformed into affordable housing after councillors approved the sale of the land to Milnbank Housing Association. Glasgow City Council had already started demolition of the crumbling B-listed building in Marwi

Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe Ltd is to invest £15.3 million in its Livingston manufacturing facility, with Scottish Enterprise support, to significantly increase its productivity, efficiency and research & development (R&D) capabilities to meet increasing Europea

The process of planning and paying to build renewable energy schemes in Scotland needs to be simpler and less costly to better tackle the climate challenge, according to a senior lawyer who is advising on a number of schemes across the country, as well as acting for landowners. Susan Law, a partner

West Dunbartonshire Council has invested £82.8 million in new affordable housing over the past seven years. The investment – which has created 467 new homes over 11 developments – makes the council the largest social housing developer in the area.

A rural community centre in East Ayrshire and Scotland's first community-owned pub were the winning and commended projects for the Scottish Civic Trust My Place Awards 2021 announced at a ceremony at South Block in Glasgow last month. The My Place Awards celebrate community-led built envir

Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has launched an innovative new app to provide operators with in-depth practical and technical information about the latest Yanmar machines.

SFHA chief executive Sally Thomas spoke at an official COP26 UN System Side Event yesterday to discuss how to decarbonise homes in an inclusive and affordable way. In her contribution to our #COP26SCN feature, she highlights how the housing sector is already working on this.

In another in our COP26SCN series of spotlights on how the housing sector is doing its bit to tackle climate change, Scottish Construction Now examines the efforts of Linstone Housing with its hugely-popular eco-friendly Car Club. The aim is to free tenants of the burden of car ownership and hire ve

Livingston Trade Park is set to welcome its first two tenants, with the news that City Plumbing and consumer goods company IOC Anabtawi UK are moving to the newly-built facility on Houstoun Road, within the established Houstoun Industrial Estate.