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A Scottish firm that has pioneered technology using plastic waste to surface roads has opened its first factory in Dumfries and Galloway. The MacRebur plant in Lockerbie will granulate rubbish which would otherwise have gone to landfill to help produce asphalt.

Historians have appealed for help in piecing together the life and work of a Scots pioneer of female architects, mysteriously murdered in Fife 51 years ago this month, The Scotsman has reported. Kathleen Veitch was born in 1907 to a tweed manufacturer in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, and raised near Haw

A forgotten treasure trove of Victorian photographs showing the construction of parts of one of Scotland’s most important pieces of infrastructure has been unearthed. The Katrine Aqueduct, which takes water to treatment works that supply 1.3 million people in Glasgow and west central Scotland,

Electrotechnical trade association SELECT has been highlighting the achievements of electricians in Scotland for 119 years but now the organisation is in the unusual position of championing a triple champion. Joe Buchanan, 57, from Ayrshire, who became a SELECT member 10 years ago, is now recognised

A London-based banker has been awarded £500,000 in damages after successfully suing the architect he claimed did not deliver the “wow factor” when he built a home cinema suspended above an indoor swimming pool at his £7 million home. Philip Freeborn, a former head of operatio

A plan to name a new street after one of the most ruthless figures in Scottish history have been met with opposition from Highland councillors. According to The Scotsman, housebuilders Barratt Homes proposed that one of 12 new streets in a development near the Culloden battlefield be named after Wil

A retired couple from Cheshire who were were granted planning permission for a warehouse on their land have been told to tear the building down following a ten year planning stand-off that ended in it being determined that they had built the structure to be a home.

Child-shaped bollards installed by an English council with the intention of dissuading drivers from speeding near schools have been rotated after they were branded "creepy" by residents. The bollards were installed in the Buckinghamshire parish of Iver earlier this year, with Buckinghamshire CC sayi

Engineering firm Colas has teamed up with construction machinery specialist Highway Service to maximise on site safety by beaming a clear red danger zone around its biggest machines. Colas believes the system will make a significant difference in terms of on-site safety – preventing accidents

According to the United Nations, in 2050 the world’s population is expected to be around 9.8 billion, which is expected to grow to an astonishing 11.2 billion people in 2100. Back in 2010, Tokyo, Japan had the biggest population of any city on the planet with a population of over 36 Million pe

A landmark Stirling building whose profile was transformed when a mural by guerrilla artist Banksy appeared on it earlier this year has been put up for sale with a huge price tag. The 22,000 square foot building at the city's Craigs roundabout is owned by Edinburgh property investment company S

The HMRC’s decision to fine a homeless man who had filed his self assessment tax return late has been branded a ‘scandal’ and ‘ridiculous’ by a judge.

New research suggests that 51 per cent of homeowners regularly tip tradespeople, while the rest refuse.

If you’ve ever wondered if your shower was making you ill, why your electrics smell of fish or why your toilet seat was turning purple, you’re not alone. Lots of people have the same questions.

The charity behind a plan to build a garden bridge across the Thames spent £53.5 million without even beginning full construction, new figures have revealed. The project, which was overseen by then London Mayor Boris Johnson, was officially abandoned in August after it lost the support of curr