Survey reveals high rate of pub closures
ONE in 20 pubs in Scotland are estimated to have not re-opened since the Covid-19 pandemic in March two years ago forced them to shut…
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Update issued on Glasgow streets improvement plan
AN update on plans to make 17 streets in and around Glasgow city centre safer, easier to walk and cycle around and easier to maintain…
Restoration plans boost for Glasgow’s Egyptian Halls
CONSERVATION experts fighting for the restoration of a Glasgow architectural masterpiece have secured funding to develop a plan for the building’s future. A working group…
Funding plan hoping to encourage more tree planting
FUNDING to encourage farmers and crofters plant more trees is to be given a boost following proposed Scottish Parliament legislation. Says an announcement, by the…
Views sought on proposed levy on construction materials
VIEWS are being sought on the possible charging of a levy on the raw materials used in the construction sector, such as sand and rock.…
Edinburgh to host a ‘car-free day’
EDINBURGH’S Waverley Bridge is to be turned into “an inclusive community hub of information, inspiration and activity encouraging people to consider alternatives to car travel”…
Dementia design tool launched by Scots university
HELP in designing dementia-friendly spaces has been launched by a Scots university. The online tool, here, unveiled by the University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development…
Sweet bench
“EDINBURGH’S Circus Lane has to be one of the prettiest streets in the UK; it’s a design inspiration in its own right. “And of its…
Window signage
“GREEN. Meadows, on Edinburgh’s Buccleuch Street, describes itself as ‘a modern take on a tropical plant shop with social and environmental sustainability at its centre’.…
Nordhavn, Copenhagen
“NORDHAVN is one of Copenhagen’s newest districts. Brilliant streets and public spaces with high-quality landscape. Architecture is materially diverse, with active ground floors, shared courtyards…