News Archive
13/3/2017
There Is Little Direct Monitoring Of Home Care Services By Councils, Says Unison Report
Direct contract monitoring of service users is very limited and very few visits are made to check service users are receiving contracted levels of care, according to a report published today (Monday) by UNISON Scotland at a Community Sector Conference in Glasgow. UNISON are calling for monitoring arrangements to be adequately staffed and include site visits to service users.11/3/2017
Caithness And North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership Update
Week Commencing 6 March 2017 Energy & business services: Atlantis Resources Ltd has this week announced that Phase 1A of the MeyGen project has been awarded full accreditation by Ofgem. Phase 1A is now an accredited 6MW tidal stream generating station and will receive 5 ROCS/MWh.11/3/2017
HIE Report Highlights Extent Of Occupational Segregation In The Region
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is encouraging employers across the region to promote the benefits of a gender balance workforce. The move follows the publication this week of a report entitled ‘Occupational Segregation in the Highlands and Islands' commissioned by the agency.11/3/2017
Tourism Webinars
If you are in the tourism business then you may want to look in on the webinars currently being offered by HIE..
10/3/2017
Wipro staff to be based in city centre office
Wipro has opened a new delivery centre in Inverness as part of our growth plan and service delivery for the Highland Council. 40 to 50 staff will be based at Moray House in the city centre.
10/3/2017
Construction gets underway at Bad á Cheò Wind Farm
• Activity will start mid-late March 2017. • Initial works will be at site entrance on A9 at Achkeepster.10/3/2017
Council agrees Redesign Board recommendations
The Highland Council has agreed all the recommendations made by the Redesign Board. The Board proposes a significant shift to localism.10/3/2017
Extra £1million capital for Highland roads
On Thursday 9th March, the Council approved £1million additional capital monies to be spent on Highland roads. The Scottish Government, announced on 2 February 2017, an additional Capital Grant for Highland Council of £2.046m for 2017/18 and members have agreed to allocate £1million of this to roads.10/3/2017
Highland Council funding to CAB Projects
The Highland Council has agreed to extend funding to two CAB projects of up to £50,000. The Mental Health and Midwifery projects provide money and welfare advice to pregnant mums and those experiencing mental ill health.8/3/2017
Major Expansion at Caithness Distillery
A Caithness distillery has embarked on a major expansion that will boost its turnover and international sales and create at least one new job. Dunnet Bay Distillery (DBDL) has secured a £64,000 contribution from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) towards the £248,000 development.
7/3/2017
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 7 March 2017
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 7th) sold 11 prime cattle. Prime heifers (11) averaged 211.6p (+2.6p) and sold to 221p per kg and £1,262.70 gross.7/3/2017
Fisheries Protection Seafarers To Ballot For Fair Pay
Members of Unite the union working for Scotland's fisheries protection fleet are to ballot in an ongoing battle over pay. The workers at Marine Scotland are angry that they are being paid less than other seafarers working for the Scottish Government.6/3/2017
New West Link Bridge Spans The River In Inverness
The first of the central beams to connect the north and south side of the West Link bridge, Inverness were put in place today, 6 March 2017. The centre span beams are 70m in length and weight 70 tonnes each.
6/3/2017
Council To Consider Spending An Extra £1million Capital On Roads
A paper going to the Council meeting on 9 March will propose a £1 million spend of additional capital monies on roads infrastructure. The Scottish Government, announced on 2 February 2017, an additional Capital Grant for Highland Council of £2.046 million for 2017/18 and a paper to council will ask members to consider whether to allocate £1 million of this to roads.6/3/2017
Top national award for Highland Council's energy project
The Highland Council has won a national award for a project aimed at cutting the cost of heating Highland homes. The Scottish Energy Efficiency and Health Homes Award, presented during an award ceremony held in Glasgow, recognised the Council's work to assist with reducing energy use in Highland homes through the Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland - Area Based Scheme (HEEPS-ABS) and the particular drive to identify and assist homes that are in fuel poverty or vulnerable to the cost of energy.5/3/2017
Redesign Board Makes Recommendations On The Redesign Of The Council
The Redesign Board met on 28 February to agree its recommendations on the redesign of the Council. The Board proposes a significant shift to localism.5/3/2017
'emojional' Addition To Council Website
People looking for shortcuts to their most used pages on Highland Council's website via their Smart phones can now use Emoji to take them there faster. Used in electronic messages and web pages, Emoji are used much like Emoticons and exist in various symbols including facial expressions, common objects, places and types of weather, and animals.4/3/2017
Highland Council In Multi million pound travel competition
The Highland Council progresses to third and final stage of multi-million pound active travel competition, Community Links PLUS. The ‘Inverness Active Travel Network' design submitted by the Council impressed Sustrans Scotland’s Community Links PLUS competition panel with its dynamic and strategic infrastructure proposal that aims to double the current level of cycling in the city and become the active travel leader in Scotland.4/3/2017
Multi-million A9 Dualling Contract
Start of procurement for the next section of the road to be dualled. The Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the construction contract for the 9.5km section between Luncarty to Birnam is published today with work to deliver this £100 million scheme expected to start by the end of this year.4/3/2017
