News

Two major steps forward have been taken in the plans to deliver a brighter future for Hamilton town centre.

The maintenance and improvement of existing council homes remains a key priority in West Lothian Council's Housing Capital budget with approximately £8.2 million to be invested in planned programme work during this financial year from April 2024 until the end of March 2025.

Haventus, the energy transition facilities provider, and owner of Ardersier Port, east of Inverness, has secured a £100 million joint credit facility from the Scottish National Investment Bank (the Bank) and UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) with £50m investment from each. The financing foll

Plans have been unveiled for new seafront flats to be delivered on the site of a former children’s cancer home in Prestwick. Ashleigh (Scotland) Ltd wants to develop 40 flats within four blocks at the former Malcolm Sargent House on Links Road.

NHS Tayside has lodged an appeal with the Scottish Government to overturn the refusal of housing development plans for the former Royal Liff Hospital site. In February, Dundee City Council rejected a planning in principle application which sought to convert the land into residential use.

An opportunity exists to build on the “continuity of the commitment and policy of Land Reform” that is shared by a majority of Scotland including a majority in the Scottish Parliament, Michael Russell, chair of the Scottish Land Commission has said. Mr Russell opened his keynot

A long-lost Stone Age 'megastructure' has been discovered on the floor of the Baltic Sea.

A B-listed disused school is to be refurbished and extended to become the fourth dedicated Gaelic school in Glasgow.

A new secondary school for Rosyth came one step closer this week as Fife councillors approved the final business case for the project. Councillors at a meeting of the council's Cabinet Committee discussed the plans which will see a new state-of-the-art school built on the Fleet Grounds as a replacem

Leading transport industry figures have called for cross-sector collaboration and a customer-centric approach to the Clyde Metro programme. Clyde Metro, a multimodal, mass transit public transport system, initially emerged as a key recommendation from Transport Scotland’s national Strategic Tr

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is to begin a new search for architects to restore its fire-hit Mackintosh Building and has revealed it is to enter into arbitration proceedings with its insurers over the iconic building.

Scotland’s most outstanding workplaces have been honoured with British Council for Offices’ Awards going to six office buildings across the country. Held at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, the BCO’s annual Scottish Awards Lunch recognised projects that demonstrate best practice

Balfour Beatty has said its trading from 1 January 2024 to date has been in line with expectations and that it continues to expect an increase in profit from operations from its earnings-based businesses and an increase in group earnings in 2024.

The University of Glasgow has reappointed Robertson Construction Central West to its construction framework agreement for a third consecutive time. The successful appointment to Lot 3 of the framework provides the opportunity to deliver projects valued at £7 million+.

A consultation event is to be held at The Briggait Arts Centre on Wednesday May 15th to provide Glaswegians with an opportunity to engage with the plans for two further Avenue projects coming to Glasgow city centre - the Broomielaw and Clyde Street Avenues.