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29/1/2016
Farm payments update
Action to accelerate pace of implementing new CAP.   Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has given an update on progress making payments under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).  
29/1/2016
HIE draft Gaelic Plan goes out to consultation
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is launching a six week public consultation on the organisations draft Gaelic Plan.   The renewed Gaelic Plan 2016-21 sets out HIEs aims and ambitions for Gaelic over the next five years and details how these will be achieved through specific actions.  
28/1/2016
Limited service withdrawals as rail network prepares for Storm Gertrude
A storm officially named Gertrude by the Met Office has been forecast to bring winds of up to 90mph as well as heavy rain, high tides, and snow to Scotland tomorrow.   The severe winds and high tides are expected to hit the north and west of Scotland in particular.  
28/1/2016
Dingwall and Highland Marts - Sale 27 January 2016
DINGWALL, Dingwall and Highland Marts, (January, 27th) sold 1,218 sheep of all classes.   Lambs (725) averaged £48.35 and sold to £74.00 gross, (twice) for a pair of BFL and Charolais crosses from Dalmore, Alness.  
28/1/2016
Dont get - spoofed - by telephone number scams
Highland Councils Trading Standards team and Caithness Citizens Advice Bureau are warning local consumers to be on their guard against telephone spoofing scams.  These involve scammers using what to a consumer would appear to be a local phone number specifically to gain the consumers trust when in fact they are based far away and are only interested in getting hold of consumers cash.  
28/1/2016
50 MPH North of Kessock Bridge
Highlands & Islands MSP and Scottish (Labour) Spokesperson for Transport, David Stewart, has highlighted that through his Kessock Bridge Lights campaign, it has become apparent that so many are asking why the 50mph speed restriction is applied for such a long distance North of the bridge.   "This is a very good question said David Stewart, When Transport Scotland sought approval for the speed restriction on the bridge to be reduced from 70mph to 50mph is was to quote ‘ to improve the operational safety of the bridge, which I can live with.  
27/1/2016
MSP speaks out over jobs blow for Wick
HM Revenue and Customs has called time on 13 of its home-workers in and around Wick.   Highlands and Islands Labour MSP David Stewart said today the move was a devastating blow not only for those concerned but for a fragile community which relies on such jobs to bolster the local economy.  
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25/1/2016
Highland Council highlights free cost of Blue Badge applications
The Highland Council highlights the free cost of Blue Badge applications for customers.   The Council has been made aware that there are a number of websites that charge a premium for helping customers complete a Blue Badge request form for free disabled parking.  
25/1/2016
Highland Council tenants invited to share their opinions on Councils landlord services
An independent survey by market research company Progressive Partnerships is being carried out on behalf of The Highland Councils Housing Service.   The postal survey has been sent to all 13,799 Council tenants inviting them to share their views on the quality of services provided to them by the Councils Housing Service.  
25/1/2016
Council calls election for twenty eight Highland Community Councils
Do you want to be a voice for your community? If so The Highland Council is inviting nominations for people to join 28 community councils which have remained unformed following the election held on 18 November last year.   Community Councils are voluntary organisations that act as a voice for their local area.  
25/1/2016
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A marketing project which aims to promote, showcase and highlight Caithness and Sutherland using a series of short films has been given a £10,000 boost from the VisitScotland Growth Fund.   The grant from the national tourism organisation has been awarded to Venture North for its ‘Venture North Discovery Series' year-long marketing initiative to emphasise the many draws of the north Highlands.  
25/1/2016
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Following the recent announcement that the UK Government is to clamp down on drink and drug drivers, alcohol and drug safety experts are urging companies to be more vigilant when it comes to their alcohol and drug testing policies.   Drugs and alcohol cost British businesses in excess of £6 billion per year in lost productivity and in 2014 alone alcohol accounted for 5,650 accidents and 8,320 casualties on UK roads.  
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Week Commencing 18th January 2016 Energy and Business Services: Dounreay Trì Limited is proposing to demonstrate a floating offshore wind farm approximately 6 km NW of Dounreay.  The proposal consists of two turbines, located on a single semi-submersible floating platform, with an installed capacity of between 8 to 16 megawatts (MW).  
24/1/2016
Update on farm payments
Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed the next round of payments to farmers will start in the next few days.   Payments have already been made to 3,500 farmers and further payment runs to thousands more will start in the next few days.  
24/1/2016
Integrated approach to energy efficiency
Drive for warmer homes and businesses.   A £14 million fund will allow Councils across Scotland to make homes, public buildings and businesses more energy efficient, Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil announced today.  
24/1/2016
Funding For Young Farmers
Support for agricultural training opportunities.   A £30,000 funding package has been agreed to provide agricultural training opportunities for young farmers and other young people working in the rural economy.  
24/1/2016
Energy price transparency
Call for fall in wholesale energy prices to be passed on to consumers.   Leading energy suppliers should tell their customers when bills will start to drop, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said today.  
24/1/2016
Scottish Transport Strategy set for rethink
Today, Living Streets Scotland welcomed the launch of a refreshed transport strategy for Scotland, the first since 2006 [1].  This update sets out the need for a more fundamental rethink on meeting Scotlands transport challenges, after the next election (May 2016).  
24/1/2016
Employment breaks pre-recession record
Labour Market Statistics show record number of Scots in work.   The latest figures show the highest employment level for Scotland on record, with a 21,000 rise in the employment level compared to the previous quarter, taking the number of Scots in work to 2,631,000.