Stirling set for £102,000 worth of dementia-friendly infrastructure improvements

STIRLING Council has underlined its commitment to making the city dementia-friendly with a £102,000 investment in infrastructure improvements. It comes following the release of a...

Work begins on £3.82m refurbishment of former North Ayrshire tax office

AN early years centre and professional learning and development facility is being built inside a vacant tax office in Irvine. The £3.82 million North Ayrshire...

Peter Pan statue to take ‘pride of place’ at future housing development

A housing developer has pledged to give a much-loved community statue of Peter Pan 'pride of place' within the grounds of a future development...

Work begins on build of 101 council homes at former Renfrewshire school site

WORK has commenced on the build of 101 new council homes at the site of the former St Fergus Primary School in Renfrewshire. The project...

Green light for build of ‘transformative’ food and drink innovation hub in Aberdeen

A £21 million facility focused on boosting the food and drink industry in the north of Scotland is to be built on the outskirts...

Former gasworks site chosen for ‘game-changing’ Dundee tourist attraction

A former gasworks site at Dundee's waterfront is set to be redeveloped into a 'transformative and regenerative' eco tourist attraction. It comes after a memorandum...

Savills and Knight Frank named joint agents for Aberdeen office project

SAVILLS and Knight Frank have been appointed by LaSalle Investment Management to jointly market a major Aberdeen office project. Wellheads Avenue is to benefit from a...

Preferred developers confirmed for major Fountainbridge project

CRUDEN Homes (East), together with bid partner Buccleuch Property, has been named as preferred developer to carry out the regeneration of a major brownfield...

New artificial intelligence nature management system could be ‘revolutionary’ for developers

A new artificial intelligence system has been launched in a bid to improve the management of Scotland's protected areas. It forms part of a wider...

Green light for restoration work on Edinburgh’s historic Tron Kirk

RESTORATION work is set to take place on the Royal Mile's Tron Kirk, after the City of Edinburgh Council approved plans from the Scottish...

Social enterprise eyes £2m redevelopment of Glasgow football park

GLASGOW City Council has granted a 25-year lease of Stepford Sports Park to FARE Scotland Limited. The Easterhouse-based social enterprise's acquirement of the long-term lease will...

Mitie extends 13 year Scottish Government facilities management contract

MITIE has extended its 13-year partnership with the Scottish Government with a new seven-year facilities management contract. The deal, which was secured following a competitive...

Barratt highlights success of its ASPIRE programme

BARRATT Developments has highlighted the success of its ASPIRE programme, following warnings over the construction skills gap. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) reported that...

Gasholder to be ‘central feature’ of £1.3 billion Granton Waterfront site

A gasholder planned to be a 'central feature' in the £1.3 billion regeneration of the Granton Waterfront has been reimagined thanks to a new...

RSPB makes call to Scottish Parliament over ‘perilous’ state of nature

THE RSPB has called on the Scottish Parliament to introduce a host of new measures to protect nature in the country. The wildlife charity said...

Amey to design new River Clyde bridge

AMEY Consulting has secured a contract to design a 184-metre road bridge to be built over the River Clyde. The crossing, which will connect Renfrew...

Three Glasgow projects secure £3.75m in funding

FUNDING of £3.75 million has been secured for three community regeneration projects in Glasgow. The backing was obtained by Glasgow City Council through the Scottish...

Build of new council homes in Livingston underway

WORK is progressing on the build of 29 new council homes in Livingston as part of West Lothian Council'S target of creating 3,000 new...

Strategic timber transport scheme aids Highland road recovery

OVER £750,000 worth of road improvement works have been completed from Clephanton to Nairnshire in the Highlands. The project was backed with £547,000 in funding...

Engineering consultant to review Dundee’s travel infrastructure

DUNDEE City Council has contracted an engineering consultant to identify options to shift the city's travel habits. Jacobs will provide an option appraisal report to...