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Queens Cross Housing Association has now secured £40 million funding from M&G Investments for ambitious plans to transform the Hamiltonhill area of Glasgow into a new urban ‘suburb’. The Association is to build 300 affordable homes for rent on the site just north of the city ce

Multi-disciplinary design and engineering company BakerHicks has completed its part in the successful design and construction of the new Gorbals Health and Care Centre. The Glasgow city centre facility, which opened to the public at the end of January, consolidates a number of local GP, social

The Scottish Parliament’s health and sport committee has started an inquiry to identify the scale of health problems linked to the healthcare environment in Scotland. The inquiry comes in the wake of the deaths of two patients at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow last month, f

A site close to the Provan gas works in Glasgow is the only place currently being considered for the replacement of Barlinnie Prison, according to the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). A replacement for Scotland’s largest jail, which dates back to the 19th century, is expected to cost up to &poun

A “world-class River Park” along both banks of the Clyde is among plans being considered by Glasgow City Council for the regeneration of Broomielaw. The plans include a proposal for a world-class River Park along both banks of the Clyde; an examination of the benefits and negative impact

The O2 ABC in Glasgow which sustained substantial damage in the Glasgow School of Art fire last year is set to be demolished under new plans. The popular nightclub, music venue and former cinema on Sauchiehall Street was ravaged by a fire that tore through part of the Glasgow School of Art last June

Glasgow City Council has approved a Property and Land Strategy which will guide how the council makes the best use of its substantial property and land estate. The possible relocation of council offices from the city centre to key regeneration areas across Glasgow is one action being considered thro

HFD Property Group has secured an £88.9 million development loan to progress its Bothwell Exchange office project in Glasgow. The four-year package from the Bank of Scotland real estate and housing team’s Green Lending Initiative provides the commercial property specialist with the devel

Glasgow City Council has agreed to use property assets to secure loans towards funding the local authority’s £548 million equal pay settlement. Last month, the council and the equal pay claimant group represented by Action4Equality, Unison, GMB and Unite reached an agreement in principle

A two-year renovation project on the landmark railway bridge over the River Clyde on the approach to Glasgow Central is set to get under way, Network Rail has announced. ‘New Clyde Bridge’, which was built between 1899-1905 as part of the Edwardian expansion of Glasgow Central, links Sco

A project to transform a former school in Glasgow’s West End into student accommodation has been given the green light. Under plans designed by IDP Partnership on behalf of Urban Pulse, the building at 333 Woodlands Road will become 71 separate flats for those in full time education at one the

Plans to build a rail link to Glasgow Airport have again been scrapped in favour of a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) scheme instead. A plan to connect the airport to the city directly from Glasgow Central Station, also stopping at Paisley Gilmour Street station, was put forward as part of the £1

Representatives from BAM Construction and hub West Scotland joined Garscadden & Scotstounhill councillor Chris Cunningham in helping pupils from Blairdardie Primary School mark the next step in the construction of their new school by burying a time capsule. Following the theme, ‘Then and n

Ogilvie Construction has started work on Glasgow’s first Yotel in a prime location on Argyle Street opposite the city’s Central Station. The firm is transforming the Westergate building into a 256-room hotel that will be equipped with Yotel’s signature design and technology-driven

Construction work on more than 300 build-to-rent apartments in Glasgow city centre is set to start by the end of this year after Legal & General exchanged contracts on the project. The pensions and investment firm will forward fund Drum Property Group to deliver 324 apartments within Glasgow&rsq