News Archive
23/4/2018
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 23 April 2018
LOCHMADDY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 23rd) sold 68 store cattle and 14 OTM cattle. Bullocks (30) averaged 222.5p and sold to 262.7p per kg for a 335kg Limousin cross from 4 Tigharry, Lochmaddy and £1,200 gross twice for 735kg and 740kg Charolais crosses from 50 Balgarva, Eochar.23/4/2018
Impact Of Brexit On UK Small And Medium-sized Enterprises Examined
Brexit creeps ever closer. For businesses of all sizes there may be many consequences.23/4/2018
MSP And Road Safety Campaigner Tells Drivers To Rein In Speed When Passing Horses
Highlands & Islands MSP and road safety campaigner, David Stewart has asked drivers in the rural areas of the Highlands &Islands to rein in their speed and give plenty of room to horses and their riders when passing them. David said " This is an issue that a lot of motorists forget about.22/4/2018
Highland And Islands Airports Passenger Numbers Up Overall But Wick Down
HIAL increase passenger numbers yet again. The latest airport passenger figures from Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) reveal a 7.4% increase in passenger numbers in the financial year 2017/2018.
21/4/2018
Wick Technology Firm KP Technology Ltd Wins 2018 Queens Award for Innovation
KP Technology is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation, the UK's most prestigious business accolade, for its pioneering development of an air photoemission system (APS) for materials analysis. This invention uses ultraviolet light to measure intrinsic energy levels of electronic materials.
20/4/2018
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office Visits Dounreay
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) welcomed Lord Duncan of Springbank, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office, to its Dounreay site to see decommissioning progress. Lord Duncan travelled to Caithness to learn more about work on Scotland's largest nuclear clean-up and demolition project.
20/4/2018
Caithness And North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Week commencing 16th April 2018 Tourism: In the week that we celebrated World Heritage Day it is good to see Highland Council advertising for a fixed term post to progress the long-held aspiration that the Peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland become a UNESCO World Heritage area. You can view the job description and background to the appointment at https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/highland-council/jobs/world-heritage-project-co-ordinator-114206 Enabling activities: Recruitment continues this week for the successor to CNSRP Independent Chair Sir Anthony Cleaver, whose last meeting as Chair of the Partnership's Executive Board will be in June this year after ten years successfully leading CNSRP's programme of work.19/4/2018
Report Reveals 'extremely Murky Goings-on' At NHS Highland, Tories Claim
NHS bosses have had a contract with a medical centre for almost 20 years without any formal tender arrangements being put in place to ensure value for money, a leaked report has revealed. NHS Highland also made payments to Nairn medical centre without a signed agreement on services in place, it added.19/4/2018
First Minister Confirms Governance Of NHS Boards Will Start With Highland Board
The First Minister confirmed today that the Scottish Government has commissioned a review of corporate governance of the Board of NHS Highland. Nicola Sturgeon stated: "At the tail-end of last year we commissioned a pilot review of corporate governance in NHS Boards which is being led by John Brown, who is the Chair of NHS Glasgow and interim Chair at Tayside, and that started in NHS Highland.19/4/2018
RICS Award 2018 - Caithness-moray Electricity Network Reinforcement
Top Project of the Year 2018, Scotland — Caithness-Moray Electricity Network Reinforcement in the RICS Awards (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). The Caithness-Moray electricity network reinforcement took the top prize after being named winner in the infrastructure category, one of eight in the RICS Awards 2018 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh.
19/4/2018
Scotland's Population Continues To Increase Due To Inward Migration
For the 8th year running, Scotland's population has continued to increase and stands at a record high of 5.42 million, according to statistics published today by the National Records of Scotland (NRS). The figures relate to Scotland's population as at 30 June 2017 and show the population continuing to age, with just under one in five people (19%) aged 65 and over, compared to 16% in 2007.
18/4/2018
60,000 Car Breakdowns Expected As Temperatures Soar Across Country - Perhaps Not In Caithness
Caithness may not get the soaring temperatures in the next few days but it will be warmer than it has been recently - finally. Still some good advice here for heading off on holiday.
18/4/2018
Support For Farmers - £250k fund following severe weather
A package of support for farmers and crofters to help address the impact of recent extreme and adverse weather has been announced by Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing. This includes a new £250,000 fund to help farmers offset the cost of retrieving fallen livestock.18/4/2018
UK Inflation Rate Down Again - 2.5% in March
The Office for Natioanl Statistics today (18 April 2018) released the inflation figures for March 2018. Main points The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) 12-month inflation rate was 2.3% in March 2018, down from 2.5% in February 2018.
18/4/2018
Bifab Agreement Reached
New investment has been secured for fabrication firm BiFab and its yards at Methil and Burntisland in Fife and Arnish in the Western Isles, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Canadian company JV Driver, through its subsidiary DF Barnes, has acquired BiFab as part of an agreement brokered by the Scottish Government to support new opportunities at these yards for fabrication and construction in the marine, renewables and energy sector.17/4/2018
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 17 April 2018
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 17th) sold 6 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (1) averaged 219.0p (-0.9p) and sold to 219.0p per kg and £1,346.85 gross.17/4/2018
Motorists Advised Of Traffic Restrictions For Etape Loch Ness Cycling Event
The Highland Council and partners are advising motorists of temporary road closures and speed restrictions which will be in place from 28th - 30th April 2018 during the Etape Loch Ness cycling event. The restrictions and prohibitions which are being put in place are for participants' safety and to allow the Etape to take place on public roads.17/4/2018
95% Broadband Coverage
Around 890,000 premises now connected. More than 95% of Scotland's homes and businesses are now able to connect to fibre broadband.17/4/2018
Above Inflation Pay Offer For NHS Staff In Scotland
Scotland's biggest health union, UNISON, has reacted positively to a draft joint statement on NHS pay which, if agreed, would secure an immediate above inflation 3% wage rise for the all NHS workers in Scotland. Speaking at the union's annual health conference in Brighton, Chair of the UNISON Scotland health committee, Tom Waterson said: "It was UNISON’s campaign in health, and across the public sector, which convinced the Scottish government to scrap the pay cap.17/4/2018
