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The Highland Council has approved over £800,000 of funding for 49 projects which will benefit local communities. The Highland Strategic Local Action Group met last month to consider and agree funding for the projects submitted to the Community Led Local Development Fund (CLLD), which makes up

Residents in Clackmannanshire who were evacuated from their homes as a result of unsafe reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) have been provided with an update on the options being considered by the local authority.

Ayrshire-based construction firms Connect Modular and The Wee House Company have raised an impressive sum of money for the Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Trust, after hosting a charity ‘Games Day’ for their staff and sub-contractors.

The projected cost of building new flats on a derelict site in Dundee has more than doubled from original estimates to soar past £10 million, a council committee heard this week. The site at 219-245 Blackness Road has lain empty since Dundee City Council demolished the 26 properties

Local construction firm MacInnes Bros Ltd has been appointed after Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) confirmed the final £2.1 million grant award as part of the funding package for phase two of Cnoc Soilleir.

Scotland’s Railway and local community members gathered to mark the official opening of Dumfries station’s brand-new footbridge and lifts on Tuesday.

Construction work on a new park and ride and bus interchange is to begin at Hairmyres railway station.

A chain of failures across government, organisations and the private sector led through "incompetence", "dishonesty" and "greed” all contributed to Grenfell Tower becoming a death trap and resulted in an "unedifying 'merry-go-round of buck-passing'", the final report from the Grenfell Tower In

The UK's fascination with the weather has been laid bare in a new poll which shows 68% of Britons thought having a natter about the weather was a classic British trait, ahead of drinking tea (52%), and queuing.

It has been revealed that Aberdeen is set to become the headquarters for the UK government's new publicly-owned energy company, GB Energy. Sources close to the government have confirmed the news, although an official announcement from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is still pending,

A children's playpark is under threat due to its proximity to the home of Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance. Local families were disappointed when the US Secret Service shut down Judy Lowe Neighbourhood Park in Alexandria, Virginia late last month, Washingtonian reports.

Ofgem has closed its investigation into Drax Power Limited after opening the investigation in May this year to learn whether the firm was in breach of annual profiling reporting requirements relating to the Renewables Obligations (RO) scheme and other related matters. The investigation focussed

Argyll and Bute Council is inviting people to have their say on a proposed walking and cycling route that will link the ferry terminals at Tarbert and Kennacraig, making it safer and easier for more people to choose to walk and cycle to nearby services and facilities.

2024’s third quarter scorecard for Scotland’s manufacturing sector seems to reflect the weather, with a bit of a dreich few months to report. For the first time in four years output volume has dipped into the negative, falling alongside order intake. This is according to the latest Quart

Blackfinch Energy, in collaboration with BPG Energy has announced that the Bradley 2 Wind Farm in Deuchries, Aberdeenshire, is now providing clean, renewable energy to several of the UK’s most renowned high street names and five-star hotels.