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The 2019 shortlist has been revealed for a prestigious national awards scheme which showcases success in responding to regeneration challenges in communities across Scotland. The SURF Awards are delivered each year by SURF – Scotland’s Regeneration Forum, in partnership with the Scottish

Seventeen members of the CMS Window Systems workforce have successfully trained as mental health first aiders by completing the ground-breaking Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA) course. The members of staff at CMS Window Systems who have completed their SMHFA mental health first aider

Phase Two of the lock gate replacement works at Fort Augustus are set to commence this winter, safeguarding the canal for future generations.

A former Rangers footballer is attempting to stop a businessman building a new house next to his property.

Plans to create a climbing centre and viewing platform at the Forth Railway Bridge have been revived, The Times reports.

Council leader John Alexander and Councillor Anne Rendall cut the turf at a new development on Wednesday, marking the start of work on the Victoria Dock affordable homes development. The development will house 119 affordable apartments and ground floor commercial space at Dundee’s City Quay.

The second phase of a landmark housing project in Cambuslang to build 230 new homes for social rent and 81 private residences for sale has begun. The build is led by South Lanarkshire Council with Cambuslang-based CCG (Scotland) Ltd.

Plans to build new houses for social rent on the former site of Dundee's Whitfield Primary School have been submitted. The plans have been submitted by Angus Housing Association and George Martin Builders Ltd, who intend to build 18 homes on the Longhaugh Road site, made up of 10 houses and eight fl

Fiona Harper, secretary of the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), has said that stricter regulations within the electrical industry would have a significant uplift on the economy while also driving massive improvements in public safety. Ms Harper, also head of employment affairs at SELECT, spoke

A BBC article published at the end of last month highlighted a recommendation made by lobbyist group Greenpeace to introduce a national agency to enforce building standards in Scotland. The organisation believes that a centralised compliance system is required to ensure building standards are met by

The number of million-plus residential transactions in Scotland is at its highest since 2008, according to Savills' latest research report.

Melville Housing Association has launched an innovative flooring project to improve the lives of hard-pressed tenants, while simultaneously helping the environment. The Dalkeith-based housing association will deliver the project which uses reconditioned carpet tiles saved from landfill, will be offe

Apropos by DJ Alexander has said that proposed changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) in the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) paper Thinking bigger on tax in Scotland would be a further nail in the coffin for Scottish homeowners. David Alexander, joint managing director of Apropos by DJ Al

Fife councillors are considering plans to reinstate a 200-year-old lighthouse as a national memorial to women who were persecuted as witches.

Perth and Kinross Council announced yesterday that work has begun on 70 new council homes on the western edge of Perth.