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Almost 150 new trees, plus herb and vegetable growing beds and more than half a kilometre of evergreen hedgerows are to be provided at Artisan Real Estate’s Rowanbank Gardens in Corstorphine with bee hives on rooftops plus an on-site chicken coop also in the pipeline. The development will deli

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL  Applicant: Mr & Mrs Harpal Singh & Rajwant Kaur Gora

Staff at architecture practice Holmes Miller are to uphold a tradition that followed the untimely passing last year of a much-loved colleague by participating in a charity walk. Carol Rafferty was a keen walker and as well as a celebration day to mark her life, colleagues will take pa

Construction firms working together on major building projects such as HS2 have been offered first-of-its-kind security advice from industry and government on how to better protect themselves from cyber attacks. The new Information Security Best Practice guide aims to help these firms keep sensitive

Hard-working staff at the Vivalda Group and based in Cumbernauld will be receiving £1,000 to help them manage rising living costs, the company has announced. Operating 12 business units across the UK and Ireland, including Vivalda Scotland, MSP Facades and Prism Powder Coating, the Vivalda Gro

Ambitious regeneration plans for Ardrossan are set for an "inevitable" delay after North Ayrshire Council failed to secure a contractor to carry out essential remediation works on the site. The £170 million package of work for the town is seen as being the most exciting the area has

Edinburgh Napier University’s recent Hall of Fame private lunch and Degree Show proved to be a wonderful celebration, marking Jeanette MacIntyre and her fellow inductees' entry into the School of Arts and Creative Industries (SACI) Alumni Hall of Fame. Jeanette graduated from Edinburgh Napier

WRC Recycling, a family-run waste management business in Renfrewshire, has officially opened the doors to a state-of-the-art C&D material recycling facility (MRF) at its headquarters in Inchinnan. The plant, which has been under construction since May 2022, will mark the beginning of a new era f

Plans to double a £30 million investment to develop a Glasgow science and tech business hub have been announced by Bruntwood Scitech, bringing the ta The announcement comes three months after the joint venture, between investor and developer Bruntwood and Legal & General, acquired and anno

The developers of a proposed new care home in Anniesland have said the future of a nearby bowling and tennis club could be secured if the project is taken forward. Located on Anniesland Road, Yarrow Recreation Club has been a valuable community asset for over half a century and has been utilise

Architects at Proctor & Matthews have unveiled two recently completed holiday cottages located on the remote Isle of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides. The practice said the design of Kirrin Cottages was inspired by the surrounding coastal landscape and the island’s early Blackhouse for

Residents of Coronation Gardens were greeted by Angus councillors and officers in Montrose as they moved into their new homes at Coronation Gardens. Representing a £1.4 million investment in council housing, the development makes use of vacant land at Forties Road that was part of Rosehill Res

A new housing project at 68-78 Townhead in Kirkintilloch is underway to transform a vacant office building into eight high quality affordable homes available for rent from Caledonia Housing Association. This is the first restoration development of this type by Caledonia in East Dunbartonshire.

An update on progress towards developing a flood protection scheme for Musselburgh was presented to the full East Lothian Council meeting yesterday. Elected members were advised on progress made to date since the ‘Preferred Scheme’ was approved by Cabinet in January 2020.

Glasgow's Liveable Neighbourhoods are set to reduce the city's car dependency by transforming streets into safer, more attractive spaces where everyday needs can be met locally and where people travelling actively and by public transport are prioritised. The climate crisis and recent pandemic have b