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Argyll and Bute Council is inviting residents of Tarbert to have their say on the future of the village as part of a consultation on the Tarbert Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan.

A demolition contractor is to begin work to bring down Centre West in East Kilbride Town Centre after ownership of the facility was transferred back to South Lanarkshire Council. The demolition of Centre West will create a new council-owned development site in the town centre. Under current plans sh

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking an immediate stop to construction of the new White House ballroom.

Environmental improvements to enhance a public space in Stobswell are being proposed by Dundee City Council. 

A two-year infrared patching repair contract has fixed over 7,000 square metres of Highland roads in just six months.

Construction is scheduled to begin at Inverness Crematorium today as part of a project to upgrade the current cremators. The works will include the refurbishment of the small chapel to better accommodate direct cremations and smaller services, as well as upgrades in the main chapel, featuring a new

McLaughlin & Harvey Holdings Limited has reported a turnover of £612 million and a profit before tax of £18.2m for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Ten of thousands of women across the UK feel unsafe, embarrassed and scared at work because they are forced to wear Personal Protective Equipment designed for men’s bodies, according to a new survey. 

Budget supermarket Aldi is set to continue its expansion in Scotland, with plans to invest more than £43 million over the next two years. 

A new railway bridge being built at a strategic development site in Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, successfully glided into position last week, marking a major moment in the site’s transformation.

Balfour Beatty has today completed the sale of ten UK assets from its Infrastructure Investments portfolio. In December 2025, the group sold its share in each of the assets to Equitix for combined proceeds of £87 million, with a total gain on the disposals of £7m.

A major refurbishment milestone has been marked in the Highland town of Kingussie, where residents, employees and partners gathered to celebrate a transformational upgrade to a much-loved local housing development. The event at Glebe Court marked the completion of a £1.2 million renovation pro

A Chinese businessman has gone viral after staging an extravagant, Hello Kitty–themed marriage proposal featuring a towering, custom‑built “Parthenon” made entirely to honour his girlfriend’s devotion to the cartoon icon.

Persimmon Homes is the first developer in Scotland to sign an agreement to fund and complete essential cladding work in buildings for which they are responsible.

Glasgow-based energy, procurement and engineering company Black & Veatch has been appointed by Matrix Renewables as owner’s engineer for a major Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) site in Eccles.