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Double housing boost for Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Council has given the green light to plans for 150 homes on the outskirts of Cruden Bay and awarded planning permission in principle for 73 homes at Aden Park Estate in Mintlaw.

Paleontologists were in a spin last month when construction workers unearthed the skeleton and skull of a triceratops in Colorado. The scientists from Denver Museum of Nature and Science visited the building site to inspect the rare discovery which they believe to be around 66 million years old.

Benny Higgins A Scottish National Investment Bank will be established to take a “new approach” on capital investment, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.

Nicola Sturgeon A new £60 million fund is to be made available to accelerate innovation in new technologies including low carbon energy infrastructure by 2020.

David Thomas Barratt Developments is seeking to further improve the efficiency of its operations after delivering its highest volumes in nine years.

A development of 140 flats on part of the site of the former Tesco store in Musselburgh has been approved by East Lothian Council's Planning Committee. Permission in principle for a mixed-use development on part of the former Brunton Wire Works was granted in September 2008 and out of that developme

Architecture firm Andrew Black Design has completed a project to breathe new life into a 19th century Dundee building. Set in the heart of the Cultural Quarter, the Tay Street Lane Mews building dates back to around 1830 and is built against part of the historic old town wall. The buildings are C-li

Dundee Science Centre celebrated the culmination of a £2 million fundraising campaign when work officially got underway on its major redevelopment yesterday. Contractors are now on site to embark on the major, seven month transformation which will see construction, within the footprint of the build

A national scheme to improve the image of the construction industry has reached a major milestone in UK construction history by registering its 100,000th site. The Infrastructure and Project Authority’s head of construction, Dr David Hancock, welcomed this achievement and the Considerate Construct

Planning application approved for 35 Killearn homes Stirling Council’s Planning and Regulations Panel has approved plans to build 35 new properties in Killearn.

A central London office block has been crowned the UK’s “ugliest” building after winning the 2017 Carbuncle Cup. Nova Victoria, a bright red £380 million complex located near Victoria Station, was granted the dubious title by Building Design, with judges describing the structure as “a hideo

Colin Lewis Avant Homes has unveiled announces a series of strategic initiatives aimed at driving its annual turnover beyond the £500 million mark.

hub North Scotland has appointed Balfour Beatty as the main ‘tier 1’ contractor for NHS Highland’s proposed new hospitals in Aviemore and Broadford. The announcements follow other recent key milestones for the new hospitals with the appointment of the design team and the submission of the pre-

Steve Radley More than 300 projects across the UK have benefitted from CITB levy funding, a new report has revealed.

Rick Willmott Willmott Dixon has called on the construction sector to secure the future of generations to come by taking more action now to reduce carbon emissions as the company's latest sustainability report details a 13% reduction in emissions over the last 12 months.