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A route map to secure Scotland’s fastest possible fair and just transition away from fossil fuels has been published by the Scottish Government. The draft ‘Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan’ sets out a plan for Scotland’s renewables revolution to be accelerated as Nort

Plans for a replacement primary school at Whitecraig were approved yesterday by East Lothian Council’s planning committee.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland recently went back to school to give the children of Arkleston Primary in Renfrew some reminders about health and safety. With the construction of new homes in full swing at developments across the local Renfrewshire area, the homebuilder was keen to promote the dangers a

Redpath has further developed its relationship with the University of Edinburgh after it secured a second contract with the institution.

Dunfermline-based Deanestor has been awarded its largest contract to date in the education sector – a £5 million project for BAM to manufacture furniture and fit out the two high schools on the new Dunfermline Learning Campus. The Deanestor team will supply and install more than 42,000 i

Changes to Scotland’s planning system, said to be the "most important" in 75 years, are to be debated at Holyrood today. MSPs will be asked to approve the Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) which seeks to prioritise projects that will help tackle the climate crisis or regenerate lo

Green Home Systems has completed the successful delivery of a £1 million energy efficiency trial with OVO Energy to tackle fuel poverty and climate change.

East Lothian Council has lodged a Pre Application Notice (PAN) for the masterplan to redevelop the former Herdmanflat Hospital in Haddington. Affordable housing for older people that will assist in meeting East Lothian’s growing demand is being prioritised for the land.

The Highland Council has announced the release for public consultation of the draft Strathpeffer Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan. The Appraisal and Management Plan seek to define the characteristics that make Strathpeffer an area of special architectural and historic interest and set

A construction worker struck gold after he won more than $1.5 million in a local lottery game. The worker from Charles County in the US is now $1,540,418 richer after playing the Maryland Lottery’s Fast Play lottery.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Aberdeen City Council

A developer has returned with another bid to deliver a slimline block of flats in North Kelvinside. HJV Consultants has again enlisted Elder & Cannon Architects to now propose a six-storey building with seven apartments for land formerly occupied by a church hall on Kelbourne Stre

The James Hutton Institute and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed construction contracts worth £28.7 million for the next stage of the ongoing redevelopment of The James Hutton Institute’s Invergowrie estate.

FORE Partnership's Cadworks development in Glasgow city centre has been named Scotland’s highest-scoring ‘ActiveScore’ building for its commitment to cycling and other forms of active travel.

The new office development for the New Gorbals Housing Association in Glasgow features a variety of aluminium fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems. Together these have helped create a light and airy workspace and an impressive centrepiece for the wider regeneration of the area.