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Lesley Laird Fife Council’s depute leader, Councillor Lesley Laird, has raised concerns about the latest delay to FIFEplan – the Fife Local Development Plan – and the impact of this on communities and developers.

Alan Forsythe, training & development manager at SHARE, receiving C&G accreditation from Linda Orr, City & Guilds assessor The recent launch of SHARE’s new City & Guilds-accredited training programme strengthens the portfolio of courses designed to support staff in housing associat

Gaiety Theatre, Ayr Gaiety Theatre re-opens after £2.4m restoration

https://youtu.be/zBWddXUCBsY The superstructure of what will be the world’s highest bridge has been completed this week in China and a new timelapse video of work on the project to date has been released.

A primary school in East Ayrshire was forced to close after part of a classroom collapsed into a classroom last week. The rubble was discovered at Hurlford Primary School on Friday morning, with the head teacher believing the damage to have been sustained overnight.

The demolition of the last remaining Red Road flats in Glasgow that left two tower blocks partially standing had failed because they were built with steel and were “too tough” to be demolished, a report has found.

The introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in Scotland should be postponed until April 2018 amid growing evidence that not enough businesses are prepared for the tax, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) said today. The SCC has called on the UK government to consider the postponement after accus

Alan Vallance The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has appointed Alan Vallance as its new chief executive.

Alison Newton New laws intended to make it easier to find out who owns land in Scotland could have the inadvertent effect of deterring investment in the country’s property sector, according to law firm HBJ Gateley.

One of the refurbished theatres at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary A major milestone has been reached in an extensive programme of improvements at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) being undertaken by Robertson Construction.

The team leading the complex restoration of the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) Mackintosh Building are to study Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original drawings for the building. Built between 1897 and 1909, the building is considered to be the greatest masterpiece of the celebrated architect.

East Ayrshire primary and childhood centre takes shape Future pupils of Whatriggs Primary and Early Childhood Centre joined Councillor Douglas Reid for an official ground breaking ceremony at the East Ayrshire project.

A man tried to drive home on a 2.5 tonne road roller after a night out drinking, a court has heard. The BBC reports that John Johnston, 27, admitted committing the offence in Dumfries at the weekend.

Outsourcing specialist Mitie has warned that profits will be “materially below” its expectations as a result of uncertainty over the UK's decision to leave the EU and other “economic pressures”. In a trading update ahead of result for the first half of the year, the firm said that recent eco

A previously submitted £100 million plan to expand Crieff Hydro has re-emerged after the hotel decided to re-submit the proposals. A detailed application for the ‘Crieff Hydro East’ project, which would see 200 holiday lodges, a 100-bed care home and assisted-living accommodation for a further