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Groundwork and Greenspace Scotland have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will boost collaboration between both organisations over the next three years. The two charities have previously worked together on UK-wide opportunities including the Tesco Bags of Help grant scheme.

Latest quarterly statistics show faster average decision times for major and local housing developments compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Statistics on quarterly planning performance in Scotland have been released today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

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Yitan Sun and Jianshi Wu's prize-winning concept 'New York Horizon'. A conceptual design to transform New York’s Central Park into a ‘horizontal skyskraper’ has been named the winner of eVolo Magazine’s 2016 Skyscraper Competition.

Architecture students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have unveiled the latest line-up for a popular lecture series, with a host of international names set to speak in Aberdeen. Each year student society 57˚10, which has been running for almost three decades, invites guest lecturers to the Scott

People in and around Oban can look forward to the town realising its potential as a marine destination as Argyll and Bute Council’s ambitious plans to develop pontoons and an associated visitor centre move forward. Members of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee are to consider options for

Fife-based Parsons Peebles Group, which is part of Clyde Blowers Capital, has bought Reading-based electromechanical services firm Taylor & Goodman for an undisclosed sum. Parsons said the acquisition of Taylor & Goodman demonstrated its intention to become "the number one UK supplier of ele

A replacement events venue could be built in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens under proposals being discussed by Councillors next Tuesday. Initial plans to renew the historic park include the opportunity of a new Ross Bandstand, the restoration of the city’s 140 year-old Ross Fountain, la

Trade body Homes for Scotland has announced the shortlist for its industry awards as the organisation prepares for its largest ever celebration of the sector’s achievements. Featuring refreshed and refocused categories which reflect what Homes for Scotland’s wide-ranging membership do first and

Ruth Davidson Scotland's pothole problem would be tackled by the Scottish Conservatives by investing £20 million a year on the issue, the party has claimed.

Mark Deans Scottish builder backs swimmer at it dives into sponsorship deal

Volunteer James Summers fixes a lighting unit at a service user's home. An Edinburgh -based charity which assists older and disabled people to continue to live safely at home in the Capital is calling for people to dig out their toolboxes and donate any tools they no longer use.

Technology in the 21st Century is providing us with the means to communicate our thoughts and ideas across the planet in a way that would have been unthinkable, even 10 years ago. However good the technology is, it cannot pick up the subtleties of a language, the culture that underpins it, or even t

Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh (image by Kim Traynor) Tourist areas at Windsor Castle in Berkshire and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh are to undergo a £37m revamp.

Tim Cornelius Tidal power company Atlantis has entered into a partnership with an investment firm that will see almost £500m sunk into Scottish tidal projects over the next two years.