News Archive
1/9/2016
Seafood sector to benefit from £11.4 million
Fishing groups across Scotland are set to benefit from £11.4 million of European funding to help deliver economic growth, Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said today. This funding is part of the first round of the European and Maritime Fisheries Fund and will support 65 projects across the country, enabling investment of up to £48 million in sea fisheries, aquaculture and processing industries.1/9/2016
Sheep sector review
A 24 point action plan aimed at revitalising Scotland's sheep sector has been unveiled by an industry expert group. The recommendations are contained in the final report of the Scottish Sheep Sector Review, which has been published today.
31/8/2016
Independent Councillor Gillian Coghill Is The New Civic Leader for Caithness
The new Civic Leader of Caithness is Councillor Gillian Coghill who takes over the role from Councillor Gail Ross. One of four councillors representing the Landward Caithness Ward, Councillor Coghill, who was appointed at the start of today's Caithness Committee, is delighted with her new role which is an honorary post and carries no remuneration.
30/8/2016
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 30 August 2016
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 30th) sold 44 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (10) averaged 217.4p (-2.3p) and sold to 235p per kg and £1,494.60 gross.
30/8/2016
Highland families to benefit from further school clothing grant increase
Parents and carers of primary and secondary school children who are eligible to claim for assistance with school clothing for their children are to benefit from an 11% increase in the grant being made available by The Highland Council. Members of the Highland Council's Resources Committee have agreed to increase the amount of school clothing grant per pupil to £90 for all applications received from 1 April 2016 for the 2016/17 academic year.29/8/2016
Redesign Board set to agree a range of council functions for review
The Redesign Board of The Highland Council is preparing to agree a list of functions identified for review. The Redesign Board, which is a partnership between Members and staff, was set up on 18 April 2016 to make proposals on redesigning The Highland Council, in the context of our new duties to involve communities more in local decisions and services affecting them.
29/8/2016
Charlotte Wright - New Acting Cheif Exective At HIE
Charlotte Wright takes over as acting chief executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) today (Monday 29 August 2016). Ms Wright has been with HIE since 1997 and held a number of roles in Lochaber before being appointed as the agency's regional director for Highland in 2008.
29/8/2016
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Great on Grass sale 26 August 2016
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (August, 26th) sold 107 rams at its fifth annual ‘Great from Grass' on farm sale of rams at Fearn Farm, Tain, on behalf of Messrs J Scott & Partners. Texel shearlings (39) averaged £667.42 and sold to 1,050 guineas.28/8/2016
Inverness UHI Campus - The Story So Far
To date, the Inverness Campus project has attracted over £100m of investment, and independent research has shown that it already has potential to support up to 1,300 jobs on site and create 940 new jobs across the Highlands and Islands over the next five years. www.uhi.ac.uk.
28/8/2016
Help Is In Highland To Build Community Assets
Land and buildings can be vital resources in the development of resilient rural communities. HIE wants to support communities throughout the Highlands and Islands to grow by helping them to acquire and develop land and other assets such as buildings.
28/8/2016
Labour Market Strategy By Scottish Government
Boosting competitiveness and tackling inequality. Remaining part of the EU will help protect workers' rights and boost jobs, Employability Minister Jamie Hepburn said today as he launched Scotland's new Labour Market Strategy.28/8/2016
Driving our rural economy
Series of summits to discuss investment and actions. A series of summits to drive forward the rural economy; discuss investment and consider Scotland's role in the EU will be hosted by Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing.
26/8/2016
CAITHNESS-MORAY PROJECT POWERING A £640M BOOST TO THE ECONOMY
A study of the economic contribution made by the Caithness-Moray transmission project has found that it is supporting the equivalent of over 10,000 years of employment in the UK, around half of which are in Scotland. Economic modelling included within a report published today found that: - Of the £1.1 billion total investment, almost two thirds (£643.5m) will be spent with UK-based suppliers and contractors; - Over a quarter of a billion pounds (£265.5m) in Gross Value Added will be contributed to the Scottish economy; and - The project will support the equivalent of 10,971 years of employment in the UK, of which 4,975 are in Scotland.
26/8/2016
Leader welcomes delay in closure of Inverness Police Control Room
The Leader of the Council has welcomed the announcement by Police Scotland of their plan to delay the closure of the Inverness Control Room and transfer of command and control to Dundee until June 2017. Leader of The Highland Council, Cllr Margaret Davidson said: "The HMICS (Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabularies Scotland) Report set the bar high for standards of assurance and we need to have a guarantee that all these standards have been met before any changes can take place.26/8/2016
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership Update
Week commencing 22nd August 2016 Energy and Business Services: Good to see local and regional coverage this week of the new business created by two of the men affected by the closure of Enterprise Engineering Services Ltd's Caithness operation earlier this year. When the company's operation went into administration, Liam Sutherland and Stuart Anderson set up Envision Engineering & Design, employing three of their former EESL colleagues.26/8/2016
Highland Council To Join New Islands Strategic Group
All Scottish councils with responsibility for island communities involved. A new Islands Strategic Group will be created, bringing all six local authorities with responsibility for Scotland's 93 inhabited island communities together.26/8/2016
New education and research centre opened at UHI
A new centre in Inverness, was opened on Thursday 25 August by Deputy First Minister John Swinney, is to be a role model for collaboration between enterprise, education and research. The £13 million building on Inverness Campus is named An Lòchran, which is Gaelic for The Lamp/Lantern.
26/8/2016
Free Eye Tests to Continue
Community review to build on successful decade of free eye examinations. Free eye examinations are to continue in Scotland, with a review of community optometry services to make further improvements, Health Secretary Shona Robison announced today.26/8/2016
A9 Scaling New Heights
Highland Primary School gets new playground facilities from A9 dualling. Once Alvie Primary School in Kincraig broke up for summer holidays, work started to revamp the playground in time for the new school year.26/8/2016
