Tay Cities region in bid to become UK City of Culture
THE Tay Cities region has submitted an expression of interest (EOI) to become the 2025 UK City of Culture.
Jointly submitted by Dundee, Perth, Angus...
Calton Hill City Observatory design team ‘delighted’ by award shortlisting
EDINBURGH'S Calton Hill City Observatory has been shortlisted for an AJ Architecture Award.
The design by HarrisonStevens has been nominated in the Landscape and Public...
Play parks in Scotland set for £5m revamp
EACH local authority in Scotland is to receive a share of £5 million to revamp play parks in their constituency.
It comes as part of...
Major Elgin plans to be showcased at city’s Cooper Park
PLANS for the revamp of Elgin are to be showcased this Saturday (August 28) in the city's Cooper Park.
The Moray Council event will run...
SNP and Scottish Greens deal could see 110,000 affordable homes built by 2032
THE SNP and Scottish Green Party have agreed to work together over the next five years to 'build a green economic recovery' from the...
Build of £42.5m Bearsden leisure centre progresses
MCLAUGHLIN & Harvey is progressing with works on the build of the new £42.5 million Allander Leisure and Day Care Centre in Bearsden.
The East...
Work complete on £3.4m Tarbert sewer flooding project
SCOTTISH Water has completed work on its £3.4 million project to help reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Tarbert.
The work, which first commenced...
New play area opens in East Renfrewshire
A children's play area been created at Fairweather Park in Newton Mearns as part of a wider upgrade to the greenspace.
It features a variety...
GRAHAM lands five-year NHS Lanarkshire framework place
GRAHAM has secured a place on the new five-year NHS Lanarkshire framework programme.
It comprises a series of projects to address prioritised investment approved by...
akp secures four ‘significant’ projects
EAST Kilbride-headquartered akp has announced that it has been awarded four 'significant' new contracts.
The first comes with Registers of Scotland for the overhaul of...
New Edinburgh primary school opens to pupils
PUPILS have started the new term in Frogston Primary School following the completion of works by consulting engineers Will Rudd Davidson.
Designed by Holmes Miller,...
Build cost of Maybole campus rises by over £6m
THE cost of the build of a community campus in Maybole has risen by over £6 million, South Ayrshire Council has revealed.
Members of the...
Changing Places facility opens at Glasgow Queen Street as part of £120m redevelopment
A fully accessible toilet facility has been opened at Glasgow's Queen Street station, as part of its £120 million redevelopment.
It forms part of Network Rail's changing...
Strathclyde University to open advanced forming research office in Sheffield
THE University of Strathclyde is to open a new office in Sheffield for its Advanced Forming Research Centre (ARFC).
Part of the National Manufacturing Institute...
CALA plans approved for Linlithgow development
PLANS have been approved for a new 60-home development to the south west of Linlithgow, West Lothian.
CALA Homes (East) is behind the proposal to...
Grant funding to help refugees work in Scottish construction industry
NEW funding has been made available to aid Arabic speaking refugees in Dundee, Fife and Clackmannanshire access certification to work in Scotland's construction industry.
It...
New SNIPEF appointments will tackle sector skill shortages
THE Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has appointed a regional support officer and business equality administrator.
The moves are designed to tackle...
Cushman & Wakefield strengthens Scottish team with double appointment
CUSHMAN & Wakefield has added two new appointments to its team in Scotland in the form of Martin Whittaker and Kevin Strain.
Building surveyor Martin...
Grealish tops list of footballer’s hometown property purchase power chart
NEW research has revealed how many hometown properties some of the best paid English Premier League footballers could afford to buy with their annual...
HFD Offices secures ‘UK first’ quality accreditation
HFD Group has announced that its serviced offices arm has become the first organisation in the UK to achieve a new global standard for...
