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The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region has welcomed the announcement of a net zero innovation and delivery officer to accelerate the drive towards reducing and eliminating emissions.

Buchanan Galleries owner, Landsec, has launched a new partnership with local charity PEEK to support young people in the city to acquire the skills and confidence to help them progress into employment, training, or education.

Engineering firm, Brimmond, is celebrating a record financial year, having realised a turnover of £6.5 million, marking a 10% increase from the prior year. Now, the firm forecasts a promising £10 million turnover for the 2023/2024 fiscal year.

A man from Oxfordshire has built a "road worth" motorised wheelie bin, which is capable of reaching speeds of 8mph.

Proposals to deliver a residential-led development at Straiton North in Midlothian have been announced.

P7 pupils at Woods Primary School recently got a taste for working life at a job sampling and careers day hosted by leading construction company, Henry Brothers.

Two new schools and five school extensions in West Lothian are planned using contributions from housing developers that are expected to exceed £60 million.

Offshore engineers Blackfish have today launched a Scottish arm to support the fast-expanding offshore wind sector – with the goal of helping operators accelerate innovation and drive down cost. The Bristol-based engineering specialists already have a long track record in marine renewables in

More than 400 primary school children and their families turned out at the Dalkeith Minis Rugby Festival on Sunday 14 May, celebrating the best of community rugby. Hosted at King’s Park by Dalkeith Rugby Club, five teams including Dalkeith, Livingston, Lasswade, Currie and Penicuik competed in

CCG (Scotland) has donated over £400,000 to community-based projects across Scotland in the 2022/23 financial year. The Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing business is one of the largest privately-owned construction companies in Scotland and is recognised as an industry leader for sus

Carstairs station is set to reopen to passengers on Tuesday May 30 following the successful completion of engineering work across the junction and at the station itself.

The popular UK construction industry competition Teambuild UK is undergoing a consultation phase following a highly successful event in 2022…

The planned delivery of 49 new council houses including supported housing for young people been approved by West Lothian Council. The new development will consist of 28 houses specifically for young people with onsite support, including 16 flats which can be converted into mainstream housing in the

A draft Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan has been produced for the Newstead conservation area and Scottish Borders Council is inviting comments on the document as part of a 12 week consultation. As part of the consultation, a public meeting will be held at Newstead Village Hall on Tue

Bancon Homes has been shortlisted as a finalist for five 2023 Scottish Home Awards, the winners of which will be announced in June. The nominations are in the following categories: