News Archive
30/4/2016
Top marks from Education Scotland Inspectors for North Highland College UHI
North Highland College UHI has received a very positive report following a recent Education Scotland review of its Further Education provision across its campuses in Thurso, Dornoch and Alness. The independent review, carried out by Education Scotland inspectors on behalf of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (SFC), took place in February and resulted in an overall judgement of "effective", the highest level possible.
29/4/2016
Housing initiatives aim to prevent homelessness and improve people's lives
Members of the Community Services Committee have warmly welcomed the initiatives being undertaken to prevent homelessness and improve the lives of homeless people in Highland. The Temporary Accommodation Re-Provisioning Project aims to reduce the use of leased private sector rooms and bed and breakfast type accommodation and invest the savings generated in the building and acquisition of Council owned accommodation.28/4/2016
Road Maintenance budgets to be devolved to Local Area Committees
The budget for Road Maintenance for 2016-17 is to be distributed between the eight Local Area Committees to enable greater local decision making in line with the Council's localism agenda. The budget for road maintenance contains four main and distinct activities.27/4/2016
Record year for regional airport operator
Regional airport operator HIAL has handled more passengers than ever, according to latest figures for the last financial year. The airport group, which operates 11 airports across Scotland, handled 1,437,625 passengers in 2015/16, up by more than 6000 on the previous year.
27/4/2016
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 26 April 2016
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 26th) sold 22 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (12) averaged 187.5p (-1.3p) and sold to 192p per kg and £1,248.00 gross.27/4/2016
Xodus wins framework agreement for Employers Representative Services with SSE
Xodus Group has been awarded a framework agreement with energy company SSE to provide Employers Representative Services for the development and ongoing improvements of its electrical networks. The contract is for three years with potential extension for a further two years and is estimated to be worth in excess of £1million.
25/4/2016
WELLBEING FESTIVAL RETURNS TO WICK
Health and wellbeing has never been further up the agenda with the introduction of sugar tax, statistics on obesity levels in our future generations and the increasing attention being paid to our metal health. Caithness is set to play its part in raising awareness and looking at alternative ways to live our lives with the return of a wellbeing festival aimed body, mind and spirit.25/4/2016
More places in Highlands and Islands get set for a superfast boost
More than 122,000 households and businesses across the Highlands and Islands now have access to their fastest-ever broadband speeds through the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband rollout. New street cabinets to deliver the high-speed services to the first of the premises in Sullom Voe in Shetland, Dores at Loch Ness and Connel in Argyll are among the latest to go live, with 70% of the region's total number of premises now able to connect.25/4/2016
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Portree - 23 April 2016
PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 23rd) sold 72 store cattle, 14 breeding cattle, 16 OTM cattle and 46 sheep. Bullocks (36) averaged 219.5p and sold to 314.7p per kg for 197kg Limousin crosses from 8 Torvaig, Portree, and £970 gross for a 445kg Limousin cross from 1 & 2 Stenscholl, Staffin.25/4/2016
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25/4/2016
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21/4/2016
Dingwall and Highland Marts - Sale 21 April 2016
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (April, 21st) sold 425 sheep of all classes. Lambs (262) averaged £45.23 and sold to £80 gross for Suffolk crosses from Wester Muckernich, Tore.16/4/2016
Jamie Stone 2016 Candidate for Lib Dems Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Jamie Stone Lib Dems Candidate for Caithness, Sutherland & Ross and the Highlands and Islands regional list. Candidate Statement.
16/4/2016
John Finnie - Green Candidate On The List For Highland And Islands Region
John Finnie is a Scottish Green Party politician. He was a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region 2011−12 then was sitting as an independent 2012−16.
13/4/2016
Independent candidate standing in Highlands and Islands constituency
People in the Highlands and Islands will be able to vote for an independent candidate with their second vote in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections for the first time since 2003. James Stockan, an Independent Orkney Islands Councillor of over 13 years, launched his campaign at the end of March 2016 and is now on a tour around the region covering as much ground as he can before the election.
13/4/2016
Postal voters urged to make their vote count
From today (Wednesday 13 April) 33,565 postal voting papers are being dispatched to Highland electors that have requested a postal vote. Voters are being reminded to read instructions carefully as they cast their votes for the Scottish Parliamentary election and to return their completed postal packs ideally before polling day.11/4/2016
