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A time capsule buried for more than a century in a former Perth school destroyed by fire has been rescued from the ruins. The time capsule was placed in the wall of Balhousie Primary School, then known as Northern District Primary School, during the laying of the foundation stone when the school was

Plans to demolish Argyle House, the Castle Terrace office block often branded “Edinburgh’s ugliest building,” have sparked fierce opposition from one of Scotland’s leading architects. Malcolm Fraser, whose portfolio includes the Scottish Poetry Library, Scottish Storytelling

A new wave of AI data centres across central Scotland, including a flagship project at Ravenscraig, could receive electricity discounts under measures announced yesterday by the UK Government’s AI Growth Zone team within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. DSIT highlighted S

The owners of Strathmore Golf Centre at Alyth are to reinstate previously approved plans for hotel, holiday and leisure facilities as they look to sell the 79.32ha site. Operated by business partners David Norman, together with Peter and Simon Howell, for the past 20 years, the centre has previously

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has confirmed the successful completion of the final phase at its Leverburgh site on the Isle of Harris by Alex Murray Construction. The second stage added six additional homes, resulting in a total of twelve residences at Lèana an t-Sruith.

Principal contractor WMR Contractors is proudly celebrating 10 years of delivering excellence across the public and private sectors.

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has invested in a state-of-the-art simulator to help inspire young people into the construction plant sector and plug the skills gap for operators.

Abronhill Housing Association is sounding the alarm over a growing crisis in Scotland’s mixed tenure housing blocks, where fragmented ownership is undermining efforts to maintain safe, compliant homes. Speaking on the Scottish Housing News Podcast, interim director Audrey Murphy and housing ex

Improvement work on the Kyle line in the Highlands has been successfully completed, following a £4.5m investment over the past three weeks.

Housebuilder Lovell is helping therapeutic gardens flourish in West Lothian as part of its work to build a mixed-tenure development in Winchburgh, with a £500 donation to Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH). The Lovell Central Square development, at the heart of the £1 billion Winch

The Highland Council is taking a significant step forward in addressing the region’s housing needs and unlocking development potential by progressing plans to establish three to four Masterplan Consent Areas (MCAs) across the Highlands.

McTaggart Construction has completed a 41-unit affordable housing development at Fauldhead, near Kirkintilloch High School.

Clydesdale Housing Association is partnering with Warmworks to deliver a new project that will make homes warmer for tenants in South Lanarkshire.

Barrhead-based contractor AC Whyte & Co Ltd has secured £550,000 in funding from UKSE, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, to support its ambitious expansion plans and recruitment drive as it diversifies into new areas. The funding will enable the family-run business, which employs 94 staff, to in

The Scottish Government’s proposed Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill, intended to fund the remediation of unsafe cladding, is facing mounting criticism from rural organisations and major developers who warn it could worsen Scotland’s housing emergency rather than resolve it.