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The Scottish Land Commission (SLC) has warned that local communities, family farms, and smaller businesses are at risk of being priced out of Scottish rural land, as it is increasingly sought after by forestry interests, natural capital investors, and corporate buyers, becoming a scarce commodity. T

Work will begin this week on a £334,000 project to preserve the heritage of another historic building in Lochgilphead. The building at 3-17 Colchester Square is the second major project to benefit from funding from the Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS). The funding package also incl

Award-winning architecture and interior design firm, TINTO Architecture, has announced a merger with Deeside Architects Studio to meet growing client demand and deliver on larger-scale projects. The move comes following an exceptional period of growth for TINTO.

A Perthshire firm with a reputation for energy efficient and sustainable homes is to embark on a new project that blends cutting-edge, eco-friendly design with buildings dating back 2,500 years. Two years on from the devastating blaze which destroyed the award-winning Scottish Crannog Centre on the

Cala Homes (West) is helping to play its part in the Stepps community following a successful litter pick in the area surrounding its Earls Rise development. As part of its Community Pledge initiative, kind-hearted members of the Cala team helped collect 17 bags of litter in the North Lanarkshire com

Killie Community, the charity arm of Kilmarnock FC, has announced Persimmon West Scotland as its first Corporate Patron. The charity, based at Rugby Park, is committed to improving the lives of those within Ayrshire by using the power of football to inspire positive change in health and wellbeing ou

A team from Advance Construction Group Scotland in Belshill are swapping their work boots for hiking gear, in preparation for the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. The group will embark on Britain’s toughest outdoor challenge on the 16th of Jun

Work to replace the roof on the Town House Extension in Aberdeen is to start on Monday.

Edinburgh-based construction firm Orocco has expanded into a new headquarters to prepare for significant growth. Increasing demand has seen the firm take over West Church, the premises which formerly housed the city’s well-known bespoke furniture maker Charles Taylor Woodwork.

As this month marks the two-year anniversary since department store Debenhams announced its final store closures, recent data from EG has revealed that more than half of its former stores remain vacant with 14 still yet to be filled in Scotland alone. The historic UK retailer announced the final clo

McLaughlin & Harvey has partnered with the Scottish Prison Service to run an employability programme for residents at Scotland’s first community custody unit for female prisoners. To help their preparations for release, the contractor is running its accredited ‘Best Your Be

Scottish property consultancy firm Galbraith has merged its Elgin and Inverness teams into a newly invested Highland Hub office at Fairways Business Park in Inverness. The modernised office space is designed to support Galbraith's growing team and its adoption of hybrid working models, contributing

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by HM Revenue and Customs against a decision that items constructed for the collection and transmission of water through a hydroelectric power station in Fort Augustus were not tunnels or aqueducts for the purposes of the Capital Allowance Ac

West Highland Housing Association (WHHA), one of the partners in the Link Group of companies, has recently awarded a contract for repairs and maintenance following a successful tender. Argyll Homes for All (AHFA), the repairs and maintenance subsidiary of Argyll Community Housing Association, were a

Visitors from East Ayrshire Council were welcomed by Mr McCluskey to view his new home at Witch Road, Kilmarnock. The council’s housing development at Witch Road in Central North, Kilmarnock includes 43 new homes for older ambulant disabled residents built by the council’s strategic deve