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Residents in Penzance are so sick of an overturned car in a hedge near their homes they set up a Facebook page appealing for it to get World Heritage status. The 'Get World Heritage status for the upside down car at Ludgvan Leaze' was created by locals after the car was left in the hedge for months.

The Forth Road Bridge has been given the green light to open to vehicles except HGVs and abnormal loads from Wednesday morning following the completion of temporary repairs. Operating company Amey today confirmed that it has installed a steel splint to repair the cracked member and concluded detaile

Looking west along King’s Stables Road A landmark development is set to breathe new life into a neglected part of the Grassmarket in Edinburgh city centre.

Plans have been submitted to encase the Inverness Museum and Art Gallery with aluminium cladding to improve the environment in front of the castle in advance of the long term proposals for the castle and surrounding areas. The Highland Council, working in partnership with High Life Highland, said th

Global construction consultancy Turner & Townsend is to play a key role in programme managing a masterplan development which includes building of the £333 million new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). The 105,000sqm complex, due to be completed in time for the Offshore Euro

Perthshire builder Hadden Construction has reported a steady sustained growth in turnover with a corresponding increase in profits. The Aberuthven-based firm’s turnover was up 12.6 per cent at £17.6 million and pre-tax profit was 67 per cent higher at £680,945 in the year to March 31.

Plans have been unveiled to transform Hamilton International Technology Park (HITP) into a state of the art, modern campus for University of the West of Scotland (UWS) after a move to a business park in North Lanarkshire was rejected. UWS was considering moving its facility in Hamilton to the Maxim

Stephanie Clark Scotland's planning system is key to the success of the renewable energy sector. As the Scottish Government sifts responses to a review of the process, policy manager Stephanie Clark gives the headlines from Scottish Renewables' submission.

Darren Sommer (left) with Dean Shields A construction student on an employability course at New College Lanarkshire has secured full-time employment with a leading construction business through a successful industry partnership.

Redundant public sector site redeveloped into affordable homes for Perth A former UK government building in Perth is being transformed with 62 new homes in a bid to tackle the local affordable housing shortage.

Engineers have the happiest job in the world, closely followed by teachers and nurses with construction workers not far behind, according to analysis carried out by the Guardian. The newspaper looked at nine different surveys conducted to find the occupations that make us happiest, and then did its

Confidence within the Scottish construction sector has fallen again back to where it was at the end of 2013. The latest quarterly survey by trade body the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) said that industry employers gave a positive overall confidence rating for the tenth quarter in a row, though

Keith Brown Companies that are involved in ‘blacklisting’ will be excluded from bidding for public contracts under new Scottish Parliament regulations.

David Jarvie One of Scotland’s largest independent plant hire businesses Jarvie Plant Group is to invest significantly in purpose built premises in Dundee due to rapid growth in the city.

Work to deliver a long-term ambition for a major new community sports facility in Bishopbriggs has taken a step forward after the project gained planning permission last week. East Dunbartonshire Council, in partnership with East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture (EDLC) Trust, is moving ahead with