News Archive
20/7/2016
Important Milestone Reached In £1.1 billion Caithness-Moray project
The installation of four cable ducts through the rock beneath Noss Head, north of Wick, and almost 500 metres out to sea has been successfully completed as part of Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission's (SHE Transmission's) £1.1 billion Caithness-Moray project. While the ducts were being drilled around 20 metres beneath the base of the cliffs, a specialist member of the site team regularly monitored wildlife in the surrounding area to minimise any disturbance.
19/7/2016
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 19 July 2016
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 19th) sold 28 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (9) averaged 221.0p (+3.0p) and sold to 244p per kg and £1,451.80 gross.19/7/2016
Enterprise and skills review - Consultation
Businesses, students and others who use enterprise and skills services are being asked for their views about the support on offer. Economy Secretary Keith Brown has issued a call for evidence as part of the end-to-end review he is leading of enterprise and skills support in Scotland.18/7/2016
Beware Buying Cheap Electrical Equipment From Roaming Traders
Highland householders and small businesses urged to think twice about buying equipment from itinerant traders The Highland Council's Trading Standards team have seized over 20 items of machinery and equipment belonging to an itinerant trader. The seizure follows community safety action alongside Police Scotland in the Fort William area.15/7/2016
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership Update
Week Commencing 11th July 2016 Enabling activities: · The "Ready, Steady, Work" programme developed by CNSRP partners DSRL and North Highland College began this week. The programme takes young people from 4th to 6th year and introduces them to a range of workshops and company visits designed to enhance their ability to move on from school into employment, training or further education.15/7/2016
Transfer of new powers to Scotland
Scottish Parliament to assume powers on social security and employability. Regulations laid at Westminster on 14th July 2016 will begin the transfer of powers to enable the Scottish Parliament to start legislating on social security and employability.15/7/2016
Apprenticeship levy - Consultation open for employers to have their say
Employers will now be able to have their say on how Scotland should use its share of the funding from the UK Government's apprenticeship levy, Minister for Employability and Training Jamie Hepburn confirmed. The Scottish Government has committed to work with employers to develop a "distinctly Scottish approach", which will do more to support apprenticeships, widen skills development and drive closer engagement with industry.14/7/2016
Audit Scotland turns its attention to Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise
The latest report from Audit Scotland turns its attention to Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The report says the enterprise bodies are performing well but the government's economic strategy needs more development.
13/7/2016
Next fibre broadband areas for Highlands and Islands
The next areas where fibre broadband is rolling out across Scotland have been announced by Digital Scotland partners today. See the release here http://bit.ly/fibrenext Local area and progress detail for Highlands and Islands areas are as below: Latest independent figures from Think Broadband confirm 75% coverage across the Highlands and Islands region.
13/7/2016
Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 12 July 2016
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 12th) sold 12 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (1) averaged 218.0p (+2.7p) and sold to 218p per kg and £1,351.60 gross.13/7/2016
1,000 new paramedics to be trained
A thousand new paramedics will be trained to work in the ambulance service over the next five years, the Scottish Government has committed today. More paramedics will be trained to work with greater autonomy in the community, supporting local health teams to deliver better care to patients and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.13/7/2016
Monumental move for reactor relic
After sitting pride of place in the foyer of Dounreay's Prototype Fast Reactor (PFR) for almost fifty years, the commemorative granite stone table has found a new home. On Sunday June 12, the inscribed stone table was lifted out of the former reactor building and taken through to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) nuclear archive in Wick and placed in storage ready for the new building to be opened early next year.
13/7/2016
Nominations open for Scotland's top entrepreneurial talent
Entrepreneurial Scotland, in association with Deloitte,has opened nominations for its annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Celebrating Scotland's top entrepreneurial talent, the event focuses on two awards - ‘Entrepreneur of the Year' and ‘Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year’ - honouring those individuals who have excelled in business over the past 12 months.13/7/2016
Emergency Towing Vessel - Contract Extension
Leader of the Highland Council, Councillor Margaret Davidson, gave a cautious welcome to the news. She said: "I am very pleased that the UK Government has recognised that there is an ongoing need to support a dedicated Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) beyond 2016.11/7/2016
Restored Thurso building to throw open its doors
The Highland Council is to throw open the doors of 30 Princes Street on the corner with St John Square in Thurso on Saturday 16th July 2016 to give members of the public, councillors and community councillors the chance to see how it has restored and brought back into use this iconic Category B listed building which sits a prime position within the conservation area of the town. Originally constructed in the early 1800s, over a period of time, lack of maintenance led to the demolition of the chimney head and the rear stair tower.
7/7/2016
MeyGen project energised at Ness of Quoys
Atlantis, a global leader in the tidal power sector, is pleased to announce a major technical milestone for its flagship MeyGen project in northern Scotland. The MeyGen project is now connected to the 33kV Ness of Quoys distribution network following the successful installation of one of the longest underground 33kV power export cables in the UK by the network operator, Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc ("SHEPD").
7/7/2016
MeyGen signs ground-breaking deal to combine wind and tidal power output
Atlantis, a global leader in the tidal power sector, is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached between the Company's majority owned MeyGen project and a nearby wind farm development to facilitate access to the distribution grid for other renewable energy projects. The first phase of the MeyGen project was recently connected to the 33kV Ness of Quoys distribution network and is on track to deliver first power in the second half of 2016.
7/7/2016
Work starts on first UK offshore wind tower factory
Argyll, Scotland, gets £27m South Korean investment. Work on the UK's first offshore wind tower factory will officially start in Argyll today (July 7) at a ground-breaking ceremony attended by Scotland's Energy Minister.6/7/2016
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 5 July 2016
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 5th) sold 22 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (8) averaged 215.3p (+13.3p) and sold to 230p per kg and £1,371.50 gross.5/7/2016
