News Archive
2/9/2016
More bad news for the NHS in the Highlands
NHS Highland is facing £103 million in projected cuts in the next five years. Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, David Stewart, released the figure today, following a week of revelations by Scottish Labour about the state of the health service in Scotland.1/9/2016
New Police Speed Safety Camera Motorcycle
A new safety camera motorcycle which can be used across the country is being launched by The Scottish Safety Camera Programme. The motorcycle will supplement and enhance the mobile fleets as its compact nature will allow it to attend at locations previously unavailable to the current fleet of camera vans.
1/9/2016
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Lamb Sales 31 August 2016
LOCHMADDY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 31st) sold 3,260 store lambs. Lambs (3,260) sold to £76.50 per head for Suffolk crosses from Trumisgarry, Lochmaddy.
1/9/2016
New Community Partnership arrangements for Caithness
At a meeting on 31st August 2016 meeting of the Caithness Committee councillors had the chance to discuss the work underway to create a new community partnership in the area to support local planning arrangements. The Highland Community Planning Partnership Board agreed at their meeting on 30th June to establish 9 local partnerships across the Highlands, one of which will cover Caithness.
1/9/2016
Calum becomes tenth Highland Youth Convener
Calum Maclennan (18) from Alness took up the role of Highland Youth Convener this week and started the job by saying he was looking forward to spending the next 12 months working with the Highland Youth Parliament, Area Youth Forum and Pupil Councils in secondary schools across the Highlands. As the tenth Youth Convener, Calum will be based at High Life Highland's Head Offices in Inverness fulfilling the bursary position until August 2017.
1/9/2016
Caithness Committee focuses on local priorities
Members of the Caithness Committee have agreed a set of strategic Council priorities for the area and confirmed their commitment to working in partnership with others to improve the health and well-being of local people. In the document, "A Vision for Caithness, Land of the Norse Yarls", the priorities are listed under a number of headings which include Infrastructure for Growth, Area Promotion, Health and Wellbeing, Transport, Education and Social Equality.
1/9/2016
University of the Highlands and Islands opens residences on Inverness Campus
THE University of the Highlands and Islands has opened new student residences on Inverness Campus. Students are moving into the £6 million facility this week in time for the start of the new academic year.
1/9/2016
Spectacular aerial video of new M8 ‘missing link' - part of £500m roads investment
The exclusive Transport Scotland drone footage reveals for the first time the advanced progress of a 5km section of the new M8 between Shawhead Junction and Baillieston Interchange, following a site visit yesterday by Mr Humza Yousaf, the Minister for Transport and the Islands. This newly constructed section of the M8 motorway will see three lanes of traffic travelling in each direction when completed, in addition to the two lanes in each direction available on the existing A8.
1/9/2016
Private procedures in central belt draining health spend across the region
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP David Stewart has criticised the £50million spent last year across Scotland on private operations through the NHS. Mr Stewart points out Glasgow & Clyde sent 22,772 patients at the cost of £24,616,905 for private ops, while Grampian sent 1491 with a bill of £7,886,000.1/9/2016
The Media in Figures: Pay rates, getting a job, etc in TV
WOMEN working in the television industry are more likely to be paid less than men, a survey - conducted by Future Thinking for Edinburgh International Television Festival – has revealed. Says the survey – ‘of 205 industry professionals' – it found that women are more likely to be on a salary under £35k (F=36 per cent, M=27 per cent), while more males report salaries of £75K+ (F=23 per cent, M=31 per cent).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
