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New Olympia House, Glasgow
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Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company (URC) is recruiting an architect for a £700,000 retrofit of Olympia House in Bridgeton [Deadline: 28 May 2021]
The team selected for the estimated £85,000 contract will draw up plans to transform the landmark East End building – formerly headquarters of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland – into new open plan offices.
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The 393m² project, planned to complete in 2022, will deliver a ‘distinctive, cost effective, architecturally stimulating and innovative’ conversion of the two-storey red sandstone building into new flexible workspace for local businesses.
According to the brief: ‘Olympia House is a two-storey red sandstone building within the Bridgeton Cross Conservation Area, Glasgow. The building is not a listed building. The project seeks to return this prominent building to commercial use creating a modern, flexible and well-designed internal working en
A bespoke Scottish housing developer has unveiled a sustainable apartment block in Glasgow as it strengthens its green credentials. McKernan Homes, based in Cumbernauld, says it has a strong track record of developing sustainable, luxury housing and has been trading in Scotland since 1999, and hailed the move after securing a £1.93 million funding package from Bank of Scotland. To support its latest development in Dennistoun, East Glasgow, the business received the funding package via Bank of Scotland’s Clean Growth Finance Initiative (CGFI) which provides discounted lending to help firms invest in sustainable projects. It will be used to introduce sustainable measures throughout each of the 24 two-bedroom flats, including solar panels on the roof, weather compensators on the boilers, electric charging points in the car park, and increased levels of insulation to efficiently retain heat.
New report shows Lanarkshire homes second highest level of sex beasts in Scotland
Only Greater Glasgow has more registered sex offenders
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The region is home to teh second largest number of offenders in Scotland (Image: Lanarkshire Live)
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Those bidding to replace Mr Coleman are:
Willie Docherty, Labour “As a trade union activist, who has represented members in public services for 22 years, I have a strong desire to take trade union values right to the centre of our political machinery. “For me this means public service being run by the people for the people. There has been too much outsourcing of services over the years, which puts profit before people and I believe that has to stop. “Glasgow has been the victim of SNP-led cuts from Holyrood for too many years. Our communities are being decimated by this.”