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Prince Charles Announces New Initiative To Enhance North Highland Buildings

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay announces new initiative to enhance use of heritage buildings in the North Highlands The third phase of the North Highland Initiative, which works to promote and develop the economy and support the rural communities of the North Highlands, was officially unveiled by The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay when he visited Castletown in Caithness today.   The NHI's Built Environment Programme brings the Initiative together with The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment and The Prince's Regeneration Trust, to help breathe new life into the North Highlands' valuable built heritage of historic buildings, finding new uses for those that are now redundant.  

Fat Sale At Dingwall Mart - 24 July 2007

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 24th) sold 47 prime cattle and 208 prime sheep.   Prime bullocks (11) averaged 130.5p (+2.6p) and sold to 140p per kg for a for a 575kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Bridgend, Dingwall, and £831.85 gross for a 635kg Charolais cross from Pithogarty, Tain, both to Woodhead Brothers, Turriff.  

Dounreay Bulletin - Issue 8

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY BEING CONDUCTED FOR PROPOSED NEW LOW LEVEL WASTE FACILITIES Site characterisation work for the proposed new low-level waste facilities at Dounreay continues this week with a geophysical survey being conducted on the old runway area to the east of the site.  The survey will use techniques such as seismic and ground penetrating radar to build up a picture of the rock and soils underlying the proposed low-level waste facilities site.  

Ministers Set Out Blueprint For Scotland's Railways

Scottish Ministers have today published a £3.6 billion rail blueprint aimed at cutting journey times, increasing capacity and meeting rising passenger demand up to 2014.   The plan details what Ministers want the rail industry to deliver between 2009 and 2014 - and the money from the existing transport budget to deliver it.  

UKAEA Fined £15,000 - MARSHALL LAB - IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCEDURES MADE

Improvements have been made to the UKAEA's procedures for temporary waste storage following shortcomings identified by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate.   Speaking outside Wick Sheriff Court, where UKAEA was fined £15,000 after pleading guilty to the charge, Simon Middlemas, Dounreay's site director said "We accept some mistakes were made in the Marshall Lab at the beginning of last year resulting in a worker receiving a very minimal plutonium intake.  

Partnership Announces Inward Investment Appointment

Roy Kirk has been appointed to the post of inward investment manager by the Caithness Regeneration Partnership.  The role has been created to assist Caithness and North Sutherland's economy through the effects of the Dounreay nuclear plant's run-down.  

Caithness Glass Makes A Comeback At Riverside Replicas, Thurso

Caithness Glass has made comeback in Caithness.   Riverside Replicas the well-known furniture and gift shop at Riverside Road, Thurso has acquired a quantity of stock made at the Wick factory.  

Dounreay Bulletin - Issue 7

LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM DOUNREAY COMMUNITIES FUND Dounreay Communities Fund has started well with over £13,000 already being donated to fifty-seven local charities and organisations.  The fund, launched on 1st April is provided by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and is supplemented by UKAEA through a workforce safety dividend at Dounreay.  

Bill Fernie Is New Chairman For Highland Opportunity Limited

Councillor Bill Fernie, Highland Councillor for Wick, was recently elected as Chair of the Board of Directors of Highland Opportunity Limited and Councillor Helen Carmichael who represents the Aird and Loch Ness Ward was elected as Vice-Chair.   Highland Opportunity Limited is a Highland Council company, limited by guarantee, with a Board of Directors drawn from the Council's elected members.  

ABSL POWER SOLUTIONS AND ULTRACELL(r) Portable Fuel Cell system

ABSL POWER SOLUTIONS AND ULTRACELL(r) PARTNER TO MARKET PORTABLE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS ACROSS EUROPE ABSL Power Solutions Ltd (ABSL), a leading UK portable power developer and manufacturer, and UltraCell Corporation, a leading producer of reformed methanol fuel cells (RMFCs) for mobile power applications, today signed a partnership agreement to deliver solutions based on UltraCell's groundbreaking fuel cell system, the XX25(tm), in the UK and throughout Europe.   Under the terms of the new agreement, ABSL will market the XX25 system in the UK and across Europe.