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Local businesses are being urged to sign-up for an event at 9am in Johnstone Town Hall on Tuesday 29 November, designed to help them bid for Renfrewshire Council contracts. The council is hosting the event to make sure as much as possible of the £200m it spends on external contracts each year

Rural-focused provisions within the latest draft of the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) have been given a cautious welcome by rural business organisation, Scottish Land & Estates (SLE). The revised NPF4, which sets out sustainable policies against which planning applications would be assess

Argyll Community Housing Association has completed the conversion of the former grade C listed Millknowe Stores Shop and the flat above into 2 x 2 bedroomed dementia-friendly homes, the first of its kind in Campbeltown. The Millknowe Store was acquired by the Association in April 2019 which allowed

HHA has completed the sympathetic regeneration of Merchant House in Inverness to create eight much-needed homes and new commercial space for the city. Forming part of the 18th Century Castle Street frontage with scenic views overlooking Inverness Castle, the B-listed building at 51-53 Castle Street

Heaps discarded and left unattended in fields next to a construction site for a new five-storey apartment block on the Maltese isle of Gozo may contain valuable archaeological material possibly dating back to the earliest phases of human settlement on the island. Dutch archaeologists said bones

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr & Mrs Wilson Strachan

Proposals for a new speculative industrial development in Rosyth have moved forward with the submission of a planning application. Scarborough Muir Group (SMG) has submitted a detailed planning application to Fife Council for the development of a 50,000 sq ft unit at Queensferry One, a major new ind

Developer HUB and specialist sustainable and impact investor Bridges Fund Management (Bridges) have received planning permission for a residential-led development on Beaverhall Road in Edinburgh. The project will provide 205 Build to Rent homes, including 52 affordable homes, as well as creative wor

Parklands Care Homes has submitted plans for a new multi-million-pound care home in Elgin. The firm is seeking planning permission in principle for a new care home on a gateway site next to the A96.

New traffic calming measures designed to improve road safety and encourage walking, cycling and wheeling are to be introduced in Invergordon. The proposed traffic order, which includes the introduction of 20mph limits and traffic calming measures in the town was approved by members of the Easter Ros

Aberdeenshire plumber Connor Cruden stepped up to the plate at the final of the WorldSkills Plumbing competition in Germany last week. In a stellar performance, the Turriff native walked away with the Medallion for Excellence, coming within a whisker of out-flanking the world’s elite

Demand for prime office space continues to outstrip supply in Glasgow and Edinburgh as the market holds steady despite challenges, according to the latest analysis from Avison Young. The Big Nine quarterly review shows the take-up in the major regional office occupier markets in the UK, including Ed

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has completed the major refurbishment of Poppy Scotland’s Lady Haig Poppy Factory in Edinburgh, where all items for the Scottish Poppy Appeal are manufactured. Work included a comprehensive refurbishment of the factory, stores, and office areas,

Architecture firm Holmes Miller is in with a top chance of clinching another accolade, with four projects up for the Learning Places Scotland Awards later this month. Held in partnership with the Scottish Government, the event celebrates excellence and achievement in education, recognising the consu

Wavegarden Scotland, the country’s first inland surfing destination, is to be called Lost Shore Surf Resort in a strategic rebrand intended to reflect the developer’s ambition of creating a major leisure and staycation destination. The family-friendly £55 million landmark developme