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A town in northern Denmark has found itself at the centre of a copyright battle after it was ordered to destroy a statue of a mermaid accused of being too similar to Copenhagen’s famous Little Mermaid sculpture.

Public sector procurement authority SCAPE Scotland has announced the three contractors that will help deliver up to £2 billion of public sector investment across its next-generation construction framework, following the conclusion of a rigorous procurement process.

A joint venture has submitted plans to speculatively develop 146,745 sq ft of Grade A urban logistics accommodation on a seven-and-a-half-acre site on Bankhead Avenue in Sighthill, Edinburgh.

S1 Developments has submitted plans for a new student residential development at Edinburgh's former Tynecastle High School site.

Detailed plans are now being drawn up for an all-year-round, multi-activity leisure facility at Midlothian Snowsports Centre after a final business case was approved by councillors. Centred around a new carbon neutral main building, the Destination Hillend project will offer

Experienced HSE professional Rollo Wood has joined Glasgow-headquartered Edwin James Group as group health, safety and environment director. Mr Wood was previously responsible for the HSE performance of Shell’s global retail service station network, which includes over 45,000 service

Plans to transform a former job centre in Parkhead into new apartments has gained planning approval.

Strategic land development company Lands Improvement Holdings has agreed the freehold sale of four remaining fully serviced plots at Moorfield North Industrial Park in Kilmarnock to the Dundee-based West Ranga Property Group for £850,000. The sale of the serviced land, totalling 10.7 acres, is

An application for more than 200 affordable homes for rent on the site of a former school in Aberdeen has been referred to Holyrood amid a planning dispute over the loss of sporting facilities as a result of the development.

Dundee City Council has unveiled its plans for 24 new flats to replace historic flats on Blackness Road. The local authority demolished the 26 properties which made up 219-245 Blackness Road earlier this year after a compulsory purchase order (CPO) was granted in 2019.

A Scottish conservation organisation has failed in its legal challenge against a decision of The Highland Council to grant planning permission to build a spaceport and associated facilities near Tongue. Wildland Ltd challenged the respondent’s decision to allow a planning applic

As a key part of its ongoing mission to find solutions to systemic supply chain issues, the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) is making an industry-wide appeal to manufacturers to support the building sector’s crucial recovery.

A new era is taking shape as construction progresses on the multi-million pound Allander Leisure and Day Care Centre. East Dunbartonshire Council is redeveloping the current Bearsden site as part of a £42.5 million investment - including a new, state-of-the-art sports and leisure complex, as w

Govan's ambitious multi-million transformation with housing at its heart has received a ministerial seal of approval. Tom Arthur MSP, the minister of public finance, planning and community wealth was in Govan to see a range of improvements which will transform the lives of local people.

Scientists, climate and nature professionals have been appointed to a new group of international experts, tasked with advising the Scottish Government on environmental issues.