News Archive
19/11/2015
50,000 homes pledge
Affordable homes to tackle housing shortage. Housing Minister Margaret Burgess has today pledged to invest £3 billion to deliver 50,000 new affordable homes over the next five years.19/11/2015
Tackling wildlife crime
Review groups report recommends increases to wildlife crime penalties. Scotlands Environment Minister Aileen McLeod today welcomed the publication of a report examining the penalties available for wildlife crime offences.19/11/2015
First Inverness SuDS Conference - SuDS for People and Wildlife
Highland Council graduate research assistant Marcia Rae has been investigating the presence of amphibians in Inverness Sustainable Urban Drainage (SuDS) ponds and the results will be presented at the first ever Inverness SuDS Conference on Friday 27th November 2015. This Conference will be the first of its kind in the Highlands and aims to ensure that urban development is designed for maximum benefit to local residents and wildlife.19/11/2015
Improving our cyber resilience
Scotlands business sector meet to debate bolstering cyber resilience. A new strategy providing a framework to help build a cyber-resilient Scotland has been launched by Deputy First Minister John Swinney at the National Economic Forum in Edinburgh today.19/11/2015
Gender pay gap narrows
1.8 percentage points drop in gender pay gap over the year. Scotland has seen a drop of 1.8 percentage points in the gender pay gap over the year, with the figure for 2015 standing at 7.3 per cent.14/11/2015
Pressing the case for renewable heat
Certainty needed on RHI. Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing is campaigning for Scottish businesses who are losing out due UK Government indecision on the future of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).14/11/2015
Pig disease consultation
Proposals to make Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea a notifiable disease in Scotland. Views are being sought on whether the pig disease Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) should be classed as a notifiable disease in Scotland.13/11/2015
Public contribution to Localism debate welcomed by Highland Council Leader
Leader of The Highland Council, Councillor Margaret Davidson has welcomed the level of public engagement that is helping the local authority plan to deliver its services through more localised decision making. The Highland Council approved a localism action plan at its meeting of the full Council on 29 October 2015 that will start to map out how to deliver decentralised decision making powers to local communities.12/11/2015
Dingwall andHighland Marts Ltd - Sale 12th November 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 12th) sold 1,983 store sheep. Lambs (1,149) sold to £75 gross for Mule ewe lambs from Lower Gaich, Dulnain Bridge.12/11/2015
Garden waste kerbside collections stopping for winter
With the approach of winter householders are reminded that Garden Waste Collections will cease for a period of 3 months from the end of November. There will be no brown bin collections in December, January or February.12/11/2015
Council working with partners to maintain Highland roads
Highland Council has highlighted its successful joint working with BEAR Scotland and Transport Scotland. The Council's Head of Roads and Transport Richard Evans, BEAR Scotland's Operating Company Representative for the North West Eddie Ross and Transport Scotland’s Acting National Network Manager Jonny Moran delivered a joint presentation at last week’s Community Services Committee meeting.12/11/2015
Refurbishment of 1960s transmission line complete
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission (SHE Transmission) has completed its £94m project to refurbish the 275 kilovolt (kV) overhead line on the main west to east transmission route from Beauly via Blackhillock to Kintore. The 157km line was originally constructed in the early 1960s, spans the three local authority areas of Highland, Moray and Aberdeenshire, and is supported on 476 towers.
12/11/2015
Scottish Budget date 16 December 2015
Deputy First Minister to set out spending priorities for Scotland. Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary John Swinney will publish financial plans for the Scottish Government on December 16, 2015.9/11/2015
Caithness General Hospital to connect to Wick District Heating Scheme
NHS Highland has agreed that the Caithness General Hospital will be heated by energy delivered by the wood fuelled district heating scheme in Wick. Supply of low cost renewable energy will begin immediately.8/11/2015
Community is key, say Caithness and Sutherland young people
A new survey into the attitudes and aspirations of young people indicates those taking part from Caithness and Sutherland are strongly connected and proud of their local community. The perceptions of 234 of the area's young people highlight a number of positive findings.
7/11/2015
New sustainable seaweed company looks to make waves in Caithness
A new food company aims to make good use of a resource that Caithness has in abundance - seaweed. New Wave Foods has ambitions to become Scotlands leading processor of edible seaweed.
7/11/2015
Dingwall and Highland Marts Rare Breeds Sale 7 November 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall and Highland Marts (November, 7th) sold 2 cattle, 3 horses, 22 goats, 1007 sheep including 109 Zwartbles, and 508 lots of poultry, eggs and poultry equipment at their poultry, rare & traditional breeds of livestock sale. Cattle (2) sold to £480 gross for a Dexter cow with calf at foot from Achnahinich, Plockton.7/11/2015
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Week commencing 2 November 2015 Energy Business Services: HIEs Michael Koetsier and June Love hosted a successful visit from a potential inward investor last week, as progress continues to be made on opportunities related to the energy sector in the north. Tourism, Food Drink Good to see coverage in todays press of the new business venture being established in Wick.6/11/2015
Over 1,200 people take part in a facebook chat on Community Services in Highland
Over 1,200 people took part in the second of a series of Highland Council Budget Facebook Chats on Tuesday 3rd November. Chair of the Councils Community Services Committee Councillor Allan Henderson and Director of Community Services William Gilfillan took part in the event which focused on Community Services and ways in which savings could be made.5/11/2015
