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As the season change and at the start of autumn, Angus Council has allocated uncommitted reserves towards the cost of storm damage from earlier this year, and just over £0.5m to prepare for weather events in the coming months. The council had some £470,000 of unbudgeted costs from Storms

Methilhill and Cameron Bridge will have a new active travel bridge to connect the communities later this month.

The 60th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge is being marked with a series of events involving the local communities on both sides of the River Forth.

East Lothian Council's planning committee met on Tuesday 3 September and agreed to submit an objection to Scottish Ministers via the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit (ECU) in relation to a proposed wind farm at Newlands Hill. The application was submitted to the ECU on behalf of Belltown Pow

Stella McCartney has altered designs for a £5 million modern mansion on a remote Highland plot in an effort to save the area’s natural habitats. McCartney, and her husband, Alasdhair Willis, are planning to build a secluded hideaway at Commando Rock in Glenuig.

The Health Innovation Hub (HiH) in Glasgow has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the building’s primary structure. The new purpose-built life science facility will focus on advancing and delivering precision medicine technologies through the R&D stage ahead of commerci

Arts complex and events venue SWG3 is to build a 13-storey hotel complete with a rooftop bar after Glasgow City Council approved the project.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has taken the decision to pause the Buildings at Risk Register (BARR) in order to consider long-term options for its future. The move comes after a review concluded the register was not helping to bring buildings back into use.

UK construction companies indicated a sustained rebound in total business activity in August, although the pace of expansion eased slightly since July, according to the S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Balfour Beatty has unveiled two notable changes to its digital, procurement and supply chain senior leadership team. The appointments will support Balfour Beatty’s long-term focus on technology and innovation as a strategic imperative for the construction and infrastructure industry and will s

Pacific Building has become a registered Living Wage Employer. The company had already been signatories to the now-discontinued Scottish Business Pledge – which required it to meet this commitment – and is an active member of The 5% Club, the nationwide organisation that promotes earn-an

Housing minister Paul McLennan met with senior West Lothian Council officers to discuss the significant concerns that private homeowners have in relation to the potential for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) to be present within homes. RAAC is a material commonly used in constructi

John Gilbert Architects has completed work on the retrofit of two tenement flats on Norfolk St for New Gorbals Housing Association (NHGA).

Barratt Developments has reported a 75% drop in annual profits and a double-digit decline in home completions after a “challenging” year for the housebuilder. Total home completions of 14,004 for the year ended on 30 June 2024, including joint ventures, was 18.6% lower than the 17,206 co

Argyll and Bute Council has secured consent to demolish the former Rothesay Academy on Bute.