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Work is under way at three Ayrshire stations to clean, repair and repaint the footbridges in an investment of £600,000.

The Chinese government is building a new 1,000-bed hospital in only six days to fight the recent coronavirus in Wuhan and treat suspected patients as fast as possible.

The Scottish Government needs to be clearer about the role of private finance in public infrastructure projects, according to public sector watchdogs after a new report found schools, hospitals, roads and other assets will cost the public sector more than four times their capital value. Models for i

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is suing Brookfield Multiplex for £73 million over the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital complex in Glasgow. The health board announced its intention to take forward legal action against the contractor last month amid a raft of probl

Planning approval has been grant for the construction of three new schools in the growing West Lothian town of Winchburgh.

Energy watchdog Ofgem has launched an investigation into the delivery and operation of the Western high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. Undertaken by a joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and Scottish Power Transmission, the Western HVDC is a £1.3 billion s

Commercial fit-out and refurbishment specialist GHI Contracts has chosen to partner with building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd again with the delivery of three contracts across the central belt of Scotland. Comprising the reconfiguration of offices at 24 St Vincent Place in Glasgow, a h

A decision to delay the implementation of new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) standards will help landlords reduce energy bills and tackle the climate emergency, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) said today. Regulations for a new timetable for rules to improve the energy efficiency of

CALA Homes (West) has launched a video displaying the interiors of a two-bedroom apartment as the first homes emerge at its Jordanhill Park development in Glasgow.

Draft guidance on how the future expansion of Tweedbank should take place is to be presented to councillors this week. Tweedbank – A Vision for Growth and Sustainability – is the draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) which will be discussed at this Thursday’s full Scottish Bo

More than twenty options to improve connectivity in the South West of Scotland are to go through to a national assessment of future transport interventions for further consideration with the publication of a new regional transport study. The reopening of the rail link between Stranraer and Dumfries

There is growing evidence that respiratory problems among children may be exacerbated by indoor air pollution in homes, schools and nurseries, according to a joint report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Royal College of Physicians.

Collective Architecture has been appointed to develop final proposals for a housing development in Elgin.

Councillors have approved plans for the development of 175 homes at Leathan Fields in Portlethen. Stewart Milne Homes will build the new homes, 46 of which will be affordable houses, beside Hillside School.

Gourdon-based Fotheringham Homes has signalled its intent to build 70 homes on land at Johnshaven.