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The underwater discovery of a distinctive wrought iron anchor found by ScottishPower Renewables at the bottom of the southern North Sea has been hailed as an “incredibly rare” find. Believed to be a rare example from the Roman or possibly late Iron Age – somewhere between 1,600-2,0

Five Highland schools are to be nominated for consideration by the Scottish Government for improvement funding. At a meeting of the Highland Council on Thursday 22 September, councillors agreed that applications will be taken forward in three separate submissions to the Learning Estate Improvem

A replica Iron Age wooden crannog is to be built on Loch Tay again following a devastating fire. The Scottish Crannog Centre has been given the go-ahead to rebuild the Crannog roundhouse and develop a new Iron Age village on the shoreline at Dalerb, over the water from the centre’s existing si

Proposals to upgrade the electricity transmission network in Argyll and Kintyre have taken a major step forward following recognition by the energy regulator, Ofgem, that there is a clear need for the investment required to enable the forecast growth in renewable electricity generation across the re

Shoppers around the new centre of Winchburgh, one of Scotland’s biggest community development projects, are set to benefit from a new Sainsbury’s with the 12,000-square-foot store set to open by Spring 2024. The store is being designed to be a best ‘in neighbourhood’ one-stop

CR Smith has welcomed seven new recruits to its manufacturing plant in Fife this summer, who all joined the company through cross-industry jobs initiatives that support people into work. In partnership with DWP Fife, Kingdom Works and Fife College, CR Smith helped to create a new manufacturing skill

Timber expert Donaldson Group has appointed Mark Murphy as chief risk officer in a newly created role. Mark’s appointment will see him join the group’s board and executive team, and follows a period of significant growth for the business.

Indeglas has won a Perfect Delivery Award at Morgan Sindall Construction Scotland’s recent Supply Chain Awards. Iain McAlpine, director of the Internal glazing specialist, said: “Customer satisfaction is a key driver for us and the fact that this award reflects consistency of performance

Dundee City Council's neighbourhood services convener Heather Anderson met with a group of twelve highly-skilled refugees at the city’s Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc for a Robertson Construction site visit as part of a project which offers training and support for refugees to take a key co

Property and regeneration specialist Hargreaves Land has moved its team to new premises in Glasgow as part of plans for further growth in Scotland. The company is now based at The Beacon on St Vincent Street having relocated over the summer, following the appointment of Martin Hannah as strategic la

Real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its Advisory and Transactions team with a key appointment. Kirsty McKenzie has joined as a data analyst and will be based in the firm’s Glasgow office. She is relocating from CBRE’s market-leading Manchester office where she has worked since 2017

Aberdeenshire Council has agreed to adopt the Proposed Local Development Plan 2020 as modified. The Examination into the Local Development Plan concluded in June this year with a set of conclusions and recommendations from the Scottish Government Reporter which are normally binding, except in limite

SURF, Scotland’s Regeneration Forum, has announced the 2022 shortlist for the SURF Award national awards scheme, which showcases success in responding to regeneration challenges in communities across Scotland. The SURF Awards are delivered each year by SURF, a regeneration forum with over 300

Stewart Milne Homes will no longer be required to pay towards an extension of Ballumbie Primary school in Dundee after a successful appeal. The housebuilder argued that because the school is short of full capacity, the extension is not required and it should not need to contribute around £380,