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Ministerial board established to coordinate response to Glasgow city centre fire

A cross-government ministerial board has been launched to coordinate the Scottish Government's immediate and longer-term response to the Glasgow Union Corner fire. On March 8,...
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Glasgow restaurant recognised with listed status

GLASGOW'S Ubiquitous Chip restaurant has been designated as a Category B listed building by Historic Environment Scotland (HES). The restaurant is known for its links...
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Historic school features to be incorporated in new Glasgow housing development

THE JR Group has started work on a redevelopment project for Milnbank Housing Association on the site of the former Haghill Primary School in...
(L-R): Kirstie Golightly, Stakeholder Manager for Galliford Try Infrastructure, Aberdeen City Council Co-Leader Councillor Ian Yuill, Aberdeen City Council Finance and Resources Convenor Councillor Alex McLellan, and hub North Scotland Operations Director Ewen Fowlie.

Transformation of Aberdeen’s historic Castlegate underway

WORKS to transform Aberdeen's historic Castlegate are to get underway next week with preliminary activities already taking place. The planned streetscape improvements will create an...
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Scottish surveyors report slower homebuyer demand, but remain optimistic about outlook

SURVEYORS in Scotland have reported slower homebuyer demand in February, but expect sales and prices to continue rising. The findings are revealed in the latest...
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Political uncertainty hampering future planning for roofing contractors

NEW research has revealed that political uncertainty has presented a growing challenge for UK roofing businesses. The findings are revealed in NFRC’s latest State of...
Clyde Gateway marks completion of Cuningar Loop with final tree planting ceremony

Final tree planting marks completion of construction at Cuningar Loop

CLYDE Gateway has held a symbolic final tree planting to celebrate completion of all construction phases at Cuningar Loop Woodland Park. The final tree was...

Mercat Cross returns to Inverkeithing

FIFE'S historic Mercat Cross has returned to a new upgraded position in Inverkeithing town centre. Specialist conservation repairs were led at the Graciela Ainsworth Sculpture...

Wishaw set for build of 51 new council houses in £10m project

A series of projects led by CCG will see the build of 51 new council homes across four sites in Wishaw. A sod cutting took...
Attached image caption: Holding turf with Councillor McLellen and Councillor Greig are Hazlehead Pupils Ozi, Robert and Chloe watched by Kevin Dickson, (Robertson Group) Scott Brown, (Robertson Project Director) James Purdie, Headteacher at Hazlehead Academy and John McHardy, Project manager from hub North Scotland.

Build of new school campus underway in Aberdeen

ROBERTSON Construction has commenced work on the build of the new Hazelhead Academy Campus in Aberdeen. The project is being delivered by hub North Scotland...
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Former first ministers back campaign for regulation of electrical sector

FORMER first ministers Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf have thrown their weight behind SELECT's long-running campaign for regulation of the electrical industry. The senior SNP...

CITB confirms significant changes to funding system

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has confirmed changes to the funding system in response to increased demand for services. The CITB’s Employer Networks budget...

Drone technology accelerates delivery of Western Isles project in ‘UK first’

A specialised drone has been used to accelerate construction on the Isle of Lewis and Harris in what is believed to be a UK...

Build of 44 new homes underway in St Ninians

GROUND has been broken on CCG's build of 44 homes in St Ninians on behalf of Stirling Council. The site at Graystale Road had been...
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Build of £34m St Stephen’s Community Hub in Coatbridge on track

THE £34 million build of the new St Stephen's Community Hub in Coatbridge is making good progress and is on track to open later...

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Edinburgh Gateway points the way towards neighbourhoods of the future

By Stuart Harrow, director of transportation at Dougall Baillie Associates EDINBURGH is justifiably proud of what the city offers: a great quality of life, a...

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