Jamie Maclennan (CalMax), Gordon Murray (HHP Board), Peter O’Donnell (HHP), Alasdair Mackenzie (HHP Board), Norman Macleod (HHP Board), Cal Mackay (CalMax) Hebridean Housing Partnership begins next phase of house building programme
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A millionaire who built a 30ft lighthouse in her garden could be ordered to take it down due to lack of planning permission. Doreen Lofthouse, 85, who made her fortune from Fisherman's Friend, built a scaled-down version of a seaside town's Beach Lighthouse on unused farmland, near her home in Fleet
Inverness-based Tulloch Homes is planning to return to the central belt for the first time in eight years. Currently celebrating its 90th year, the housebuilder recently returned to the Aberdeen market after a long absence in which the company withdrew to the Highlands when the global recession stru
NHS Borders has submitted plans to build a new medical centre on the site of a former ambulance depot in Galashiels. Designed by Aitken Turnbull Architects, the proposals will see the current Roxburgh Street building demolished and replaced with a new facility to accommodate GPs, health visitors and
Ian Hughes The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced the appointment of Ian Hughes as its new strategic partnerships director for Scotland.
A plan to protect homes, businesses and communities from flooding has been launched by environment minister Aileen McLeod. The Flood Risk Management plan contains 14 local strategies and proposals for 42 flood protection schemes or engineering works planned for 2016-21 and a range of other flood all
Plans have been submitted plans to build 54 apartments on a brownfield site at Bell Street in Glasgow. Glasgow Edinburgh Developments is working in conjunction with Grant Stafford Ltd on the project which will also consist of 5,000 square feet of commercial space and over 40 parking spaces.
Plans by Highland Council to demolish a community and family centre in Inverness and replace it with an enhanced £10 million facility have been abandoned following widespread opposition from residents and centre users. Representatives of local organisations met with council officials and elected me
An appeal against the construction of a new Madras College in St Andrews will be heard by the Court of Session in Edinburgh today. A petition raised by St Andrews Environmental Protection Association Limited (Stepal), which questioned the legality of the decision to grant pe
Damon Sansum Family business Springfield Properties has announced a sponsorship partnership with Team GB Taekwondo athlete and Olympic hopeful, Damon Sansum.
Campsie Road, Strathblane: David Frood is joined by children from Strathblane Primary School, community councillors, Councillor Lambie and other representatives from RSHA and contractor CALA Homes Work starts on Stirling homes
And finally… Discovery of 3,400-year-old Canaanite artefacts sparks unusual plan by Israeli builders
The 3,400-year-old remains of an ancient citadel in Israel are to be incorporated into the designs of a high-rise apartment building.
Gareth Hoskins One of Scotland’s most influential architects Gareth Hoskins has died at the age of 48 after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.
Plans for the Midlothian studio include an unspecified retail element Developers behind the £850 million development on the site of the St James shopping centre in Edinburgh are trying to block plans for a new film studio on the outskirts of the city amid fears it could undermine its own project.
Pete Redfern Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has reported that its operating profit margin reached a new high in 2015, topping 20 per cent, with a rise of 7 per cent in sales.