Multi-million pound eco housing project called off due to high costs

Read More About: The ten-year blueprint was unveiled earlier this year by Renfrewshire Council, the Scottish Government and Scotland’s Towns Partnership, and imagines ideas for what the town centre could look like in a decade.As part of the report, it was suggested the The Paisley Centre be repurposed to include “a new residential quarter along a pedestrianised street running from the High Street to New Street with a mixture of retail and food and drink on the ground floor, flats on the upper

fire in Glasgow. Fire crews and police raced to a house on Corbett Street in the Tollcross area just before 4am on Friday November 20.

Aberdeen. Officers have locked down a number of roads on the south side of the city.

travel ban is being imposed tomorrow along with closures for non essential shops affecting nearly half the population. The measures attracted a major backlash from businesses who now fear disaster in the normally busy festive season.Sturgeon, at today's coronavirus briefing, said the rate of infection is showing signs of improvement but there are big regional variations.

high school was targeted by porno hackers.The official Twitter feed of Taylor High, in Motherwell, was ambushed by trolls who posted hardcore images on the site.The steamy images were taken from an adult website and show close-ups of a bald man and dark haired woman having sex along with pictures of another naked women.The x-rated screengrabs triggered a host of replies from Twitter users.One person wrote: “Taylor High Schools official twitter has had an absolute nightmare.”While another said:

East Kilbride mum has said her children are terrified to come home after her partner's van was destroyed in an early morning blaze.The family say they have been left with virtually no source of income just weeks before Christmas after the works van was "torched".The distraught family have taken to Facebook after the terrifying blaze on Monday night shortly after 6pm at Turnberry Place in Greenhills.Most of the tools in the van are now damaged beyond repair and the charity volunteer mum has said

Police Scotland out of court.Lawyers acting for David Whitehouse and Paul Clark told judge Lord Tyre on Wednesday that they’re no longer suing the Chief Constable.The two business experts launched a £20.8 million compensation claim against the police and prosecutors over their arrests in a “unlawful” criminal probe at the Glasgow club.Lawyers acting for the Crown Office previously admitted the two men were the subject of a “malicious” prosecution.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been

Perth and Kinross while it has risen by four per cent nationally.This is just one of the achievements outlined in Perth and Kinross Council’s Annual Assurance Statement, which was presented to councillors last week.Head of housing Clare Mailer was seeking approval of PKC’s 2019/20 statement in order to comply with the Scottish Housing Regulator’s regulatory framework.Latest COVID infection rate revealed as region adjusts to new restrictionsThe report was put before councillors at Wednesday’s

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have a number of properties throughout the United Kingdom. While Clarence House in London is perhaps the couple's most mentioned residence, there is also the Scottish estate of Birkhall, Llwynywermod in Wales, and the family home of Highgrove in Gloucestershire.

COVID-19 lockdown. Scottish-born Allana Allard was over the moon when she and her Aussie husband Tim, 31, discovered they were going to become first-time parents back in October, 2019, The 29-year-old from Davistown, New South Wales, Australia, said she and Tim had been trying to have a baby for just two weeks before discovering a positive result on a home pregnancy test.

Perthshire to help the Scottish traditional music community stay connected during lockdown has now notched over 2.5 million views across the globe.Musician Martin Macleod (56) and his son, also Martin (24), started ‘Tunes in the Hoose’ in the first few weeks after the UK went into its initial lockdown on March 23.The simple idea is based on a Facebook group that sees one musician take the lead on a song and others coming in with different parts to the same tune.Concern as four in five residents

Kilmarnock estate.Clowes Developments Scotland want to erect 73 homes on the site of the former BMK carpet factory on Barbadoes Road.The new properties would offer two, three or four bedrooms, according to drawings if given the go-ahead.The Kilmarnock Standard reported last month that the proposals would see new homes built on a flood plain next to an eyesore gas tank.Plans lodged with East Ayrshire Council include 146 car parking spaces, access roads, open space and drainage.A number of homes

Janey Godley treatment. The Scots funny woman regularly has us in stitches with her hilarious takes on the world events.

Scottish child payment when applications open today, the Scottish Green Party claimed. The social security scheme will initially pay eligible families £10 per week for each child under the age of six as part of efforts to reduce child poverty.

Neil Lennon and Shane Duffy to be given the boot. Celtic are on a run of just one win in six games after Thursday's defeat to Sparta Prague and the manager has come under scrutiny.

raiding her home.Lee Trotter, 43, from Fort William, set up a camera in the porch of her caravan (with a few eggs left out to entice the thief), after a number of eggs were stolen from a bucket there.All in all the brazen thief managed to steal 27 eggs over two nights.Lee explained that she normally doesn't leave the eggs that she collects from her chickens in the bucket on the porch but had been busy doing other things and hadn't got round to moving them.Surprisingly, when she reviewed the

William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final. Commons stands by his original comments but believes this could be a "major turning point" in the club's season, insisting Lennon remains the best man for the job.

Social Security Scotland that will soon replace Attendance Allowance. The new benefit will support older people who have a disability that means they need assistance with looking after themselves, or supervision to keep them safe.