Old police stations number among 100 properties sold by Police Scotland that have netted the single force more than £28 million since 2013. The former Strathclyde Police headquarters at 173 Pitt Street, Glasgow, was the most lucrative, selling for £9.6m in 2018. The police training schoo
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A series of survey works are to be undertaken this summer in preparation for the new Galashiels Community Campus. A number of hand trial digs will be undertaken today around the existing swimming pool and associated car park as well as localised areas within Scott Park.
Paintings by a former labourer with a secret artistic talent are set to go on exhibition three years after he passed away.
A consultation has been launched on a proposal to convert the Cowan's Close depot on the south side of Edinburgh into new specially-designed wheelchair accessible homes. The City of Edinburgh Council's cleansing depot is set to close under a review of council sites.
Forth Ports has submitted revised plans for its Western Harbour housing development at the Port of Leith, significantly reducing the consented number of car parking spaces on-site alongside other incentives to reduce carbon emissions and plans to create an environmental education centre.
Work is now underway to build 14 affordable homes in a prime location within Linlithgow which are being built by CALA Homes (East) on behalf of West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP), part of Wheatley Group. The mix of cottage flats and three-bedroom terraced homes will form part of the popular Que
One in four roadworkers has suffered mental health issues following verbal or physical abuse from the public, according to new figures.
The Infirmary Bridge in Inverness has reopened after the completion of interim repairs by The Highland Council pending a major refurbishment.
Around 10% of Scottish construction businesses and sub-contractors could close by the end of 2022 following the expiration of Covid-19 supports, a construction sector restructuring specialist at Azets has warned. The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 introduced a number of temporary measu
Fourteen local projects aimed at improving communities and places across Aberdeenshire are to share more than £2 million in new funding to help drive economic recovery, improve town centres and support regeneration activity. Earlier this year the Scottish Government announced a £38 milli
Angus Council and Sustrans are set to fund £200,000 in improvement works to reduce the flood risk on the national cycle path at Elliot Links, Arbroath. The council's executive sub-committee approved £100,000 of funding on Friday and the remaining £100,000 will be funded by Sustrans
A new toxicology laboratory for Scotland is to be created to provide state-of-the-art testing capabilities for police and prosecutors. The Scottish government is providing more than £6 million for the new purpose-built centre that will be able to test for a wide range of substances, including
A painter who suffered fatal head injuries after falling from a ladder during the construction of The Event Complex Aberdeen may have suffered a "cardiac episode", a fatal accident inquiry has concluded. Kevin Stewart, 51, died in hospital on 15 September 2018 after an accident on 3 September 2018,
Barratt Developments East Scotland, which includes both Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has donated £5,000 to elderly care charity LifeCare. Following its success in Barratt Developments’ company-wide virtual 500k challenge for the Prince’s Trust, the Barratt East Scotland te
A homeowner has gone viral on Facebook after unexpectedly unearthing 160 bowling balls from the foundation of his property. David Olson, 33, discovered the first bowling ball while demolishing the back steps of his house – but went on to discover 159 more, all from the same manufacturer.