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White lines are being removed from busy roads across the UK in an attempt to slow down motorists. Highway chiefs say blank roads introduce a sense of uncertainty that prompts motorists to drive more cautiously, especially when faced with oncoming traffic.

Tens of thousands of pounds in compensation will be paid out to workers who lost their jobs when a Highland construction firm went bust last year, according to reports. More than 30 people had their employment terminated on the day that Grantown-based McLeod Building went into voluntary liquidation

Plans to build a visitor centre and bridge walk at the Forth Bridge are on hold after Network Rail admitted “non-core railway opportunities” are now less of a priority. First unveiled in 2014, the £15 million proposal would have seen a North Queensferry based visitor centre and lift and a South

St Patrick’s Primary School Inverclyde Council is to explore options to complete its £270 million schools estate programme five years earlier than planned.

A slowdown in new business growth has resulted in the lowest rate of expansion of the construction buyers index since last April. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI index dropped to 55 in January from 57.8 in December.

Norman McLennan FRICS The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has appointed Norman McLennan as a Visiting Professor in recognition of his significant contribution to the Aberdeen university.

Three companies have been fined a total of £90,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell nearly six metres from a platform with unguarded rails. Southwark Crown Court heard that on 4 March 2013 two workers accessed the top level of a unit which was to be dismantled as part of constructi

Persimmon Homes Ruth Watson present the cheque to Jeff Allan, chairman at Thornton Rose RDA Donation helps riding for the disabled group purchase new horse

Scottish Construction Now attracted 30,544 unique visitors to its website in January – a record monthly figure for the site. It brings the number of people to have visited the site to over 221,000 since its launch in October 2014.

A workman renovating an ancient residence received the fright of his life when he discovered a spooky-looking Ouija board hidden away behind a 100-year-old heating vent. Posting the image to a social networking site, Reddit user Falco Columbarius said: “Now I'm wondering where the planchette is hi

Aberdeen International Airport is to receive a £20 million terminal expansion and upgrade which will increase floor space at the terminal by 50 per cent. Announced today by first minister Nicola Sturgeon, the investment will enable the single biggest expansion of the airport since it was built in 1

Patrick Wiggins, chief executive of Irvine Bay Regeneration Company, is to head up the joint bid Ayrshire’s three local authorities have agreed to progress plans for a scheme to boost infrastructure across the region.

Nicola Barclay Assuming the position of chief executive of home building industry body Homes for Scotland today, Nicola Barclay has set out the plan of action she has identified as necessary for tackling the country’s housing crisis which sees 160,000 on waiting lists and many others struggling to

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed a £23 million improvement project at RAF Lossiemouth. The project involved building new facilities for Typhoon fighter jets based at the facility.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to allow a developer to build 90 new flats at North Kelvin Meadow but has also given volunteers a chance to preserve the “community-created” green space. The meadows were council-run football pitches and tennis courts that fell into disrepair in the early