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The sun shone to greet minister for local government & housing, Kevin Stewart MSP, to Trust Housing’s new Extra Care development in Duns. During the tour last week the minster was shown around the interiors and exteriors of the site and given information on the benefits of the Extra Care H

Blenheim Palace has installed a £1 million 18-carat gold toilet for visitors which is due to go on display in September.

Scotland’s first three-level driving range and golf entertainment centre could be built in Rutherglen after South Lanarkshire Council recommended the approval of detailed planning permission.

Plans have been unveiled for a development of 48 new homes in Partick.

Kingdom Housing Association has unveiled a new development of 26 houses, the first phase of a £7.1 million 50-unit project on the outskirts of Rattray in Perthshire and Kingdom’s first project in the Blairgowrie area. (from left) David Perkins, investment and local strategies co-ord

The Highland Council is to introduce new measures to restrict the amount of construction and demolition waste bought to its network of household waste recycling centres.

The Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives has presented the Silver Healthy Working Lives Award to Clark Contracts for recognising the importance of employee health, safety and wellbeing. 

Construction contractors who don’t prepare for major VAT changes could face a host of financial difficulties from cashflow problems to reduced profit, one of the UK’s top VAT experts has warned. From October 1, significant changes are being introduced to the VAT treatment of supplies in

A new Local Development Plan (LDP) for the Cairngorms National Park is reaching its final stages with the board of the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) giving the go-ahead for the Proposed LDP 2020 to be submitted to Scottish Ministers for formal consideration.

James Donaldson and Sons (JDS) has invested in Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for all 31 of its sites throughout the UK. An AED is a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart. The shock can potentially stop an irregular heartbeat and allow

A cancer support group based in Renfrewshire is celebrating after receiving a helping hand from CALA Homes (West). CALA Homes (West) surveying manager David Wilkes and Rays of Hope group leader Linda O’Malley

An innovative new icephobic coating is to be installed by Scotland TranServ on the M8 Charing Cross tunnel to help tackle the potential for icicles forming under extreme cold temperatures.

Plans for a 12-storey hotel have been given the green light by Glasgow City Council.

Plans have been lodged for a new nursing home as part of a wider care village in east Perthshire.

Employees at Scottish Borders Council’s roads department will hold 24 hours of industrial action later this month over a dispute relating to working conditions.