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An artist has transformed her parents’ house into an elaborate haunted house for Halloween. Christine McConnell decorated the house for the spooky occasion after being inspired watching "Monster House".

Tata Steel's Clydebridge plant is set to close Steel firm Tata has announced the closure of its two Scottish plants with the loss of 270 jobs as the firm plans to stop production of steel plate across its European business.

The directors of Dundee building firm Muirfield Contracts could face court action over the collapse of the company that faces claims from unsecured creditors of more than £10 million, the Courier has reported. Administrators Campbell Dallas have submitted a confidential report on the conduct of the

John Alexander Dundee City Council has unveiled plans to invest £64 million in a housebuilding programme which will see over 600 new homes built over the next five years.

Golden Jubilee Hospital The Scottish Government is to invest over £200 million into the creation of six new elective treatment centres across Scotland.

Work is about to start on the first office development at Drumpellier Business Park in Coatbridge. A joint venture initiative between Ogilvie Group Developments and North Lanarkshire Council’s regeneration company, Fusion Assets, the two storey, 8,000 sq ft building, to be called Enterprise House,

The Shawfield development site Urban regeneration company Clyde Gateway is set to unveil exciting new offerings to businesses and investors at MIPIM’s UK property show.

A consultation has been launched by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) to identify 48km of overhead distribution power lines which could run underground. The six-month discussion will allow the public to nominate power lines in National Parks and National Scenic Areas as part of the

First phase of Belleisle Conservatory restoration complete The first phase of a project to restore an iconic conservatory in South Ayrshire is now complete, paving the way for phase two works and a full reopening in spring 2016 for local people and visitors.

The boss of a company at the centre of a road rage row caught on CCTV says he has fired the van driver seen in the footage. The manager of APC Lofts in Salford, who did not want to be named for fears over his safety, said he was “appalled” at the driving of one of his former joiners on the M62.

Plans have been lodged for the creation of Scotland’s largest dedicated health centre in Aberdeenshire. The £14.6 million hub in Inverurie, which would include GP and dental facilities as well as a community maternity unit, could serve more than 20,000 patients from 2018 if the plans are approved

The Advocate’s Close project in Edinburgh has been named as the national Project of the Year by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Occupying an historical site within the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, the development which was delivered by Thomas & Adamson surveyors and Mo

Preliminary plans have been unveiled to expand a Fife village by 900 new homes. I&H Brown wants to build the major housing development to the south-west of Kelty and east of the M90.

The former Dumbarton Academy restoration is among the Grant Scheme recipients Five projects to restore and reuse historic buildings across Scotland for community facilities have been awarded £1.7 million in funding.

Euan Bell Construction firms are being encouraged to use outstanding invoices as leverage to help generate more funding.