News Archive
5/10/2015
Highland Council asks are you ready for winter?
The unseasonably good weather of late has not put The Highland Council off their preparations for snow and frost as they ask people in the Highlands - ‘Are you ready for winter?' The Highland Council is supporting the Scottish Government's Ready Scotland campaign at www.readyscotland.org and urges people in the Highlands to take some time to get ready for winter and all kinds of severe weather. Councillor Allan Henderson, Highland Council’s Chair of Community Services Committee, said: "It’s been a mild autumn so far and frosty days seem a far off prospect but we all know that conditions can change in the Highlands rapidly.5/10/2015
Highland Council asks are you ready for winter?
The unseasonably good weather of late has not put The Highland Council off their preparations for snow and frost as they ask people in the Highlands - ‘Are you ready for winter?' The Highland Council is supporting the Scottish Government's Ready Scotland campaign at www.readyscotland.org and urges people in the Highlands to take some time to get ready for winter and all kinds of severe weather. Councillor Allan Henderson, Highland Council’s Chair of Community Services Committee, said: "It’s been a mild autumn so far and frosty days seem a far off prospect but we all know that conditions can change in the Highlands rapidly.5/10/2015
Highland supports digital roll-out
Leader of The Highland Council, Councillor Margaret Davidson has welcomed the opportunity at the Convention of the Highlands and Islands held in Elgin today (5 October 2015) to discuss how to improve broadband and mobile phone connectivity across the Highlands. Commenting at the convention Cllr Davidson said: "There has been good progress today.5/10/2015
Safer routes to school for Wick High and Newton Park Primary
Parents attended a meeting on 1st October 2015 in Wick to discuss Safer Routes to School proposals for the Wick High and Newton Park Primary campus. Works are due to start later in the month to improve the main pupil routes to school.1/10/2015
Trading Standards to help Highland businesses provide new consumer rights
On 1 October 2015 the law changes as new consumer rights come into force. The Highland Council's Trading Standards team is offering advice and assistance to Highland businesses to ensure that they continue to give their customers a good and fair deal.1/10/2015
Twenty-second year and still new things to discover and enjoy about highland past 
The twenty-second Highland Archaeology Festival gets underway at the end of this week (Friday 2nd October) with another packed programme of events across the Highlands. The fortnight-long Festival, which is co-ordinated by The Highland Council's Development and Infrastructure Service in partnership with dozens of local event organiser across the Highland Council area and in Moray, runs from Friday 2nd October to Sunday 18th October.
1/10/2015
Highland Council continues to consult on budget savings
Significant energy is being spent on work to plan ahead and identify savings to address the anticipated budget gap. The Council meeting in June 2015 considered a report which estimated a forecast budget deficit for the next three financial years of £46.28 million.29/9/2015
Breakthrough Achievement in supporting the recruitment of retained firefighters
Community Planning Partners (CPP) in Highland have agreed unanimously to support the recruitment of retained firefighters. Chair of the CPP Board and Leader of The Highland Council, Councillor Margaret Davidson said: "Resilient communities are dependent on having trained fire fighters available and accessible.28/9/2015
Views sought on Highland Planning Policies through new consultation portal
Consultations commence on a review of the Highland-Wide Local Development Plan, Onshore Wind Energy Guidance and the Local Housing Strategy. The Highland Council has today launched three online consultations on planning and housing issues across the area, including a review of its main planning policy document the Highland-wide Local Development Plan.28/9/2015
Council Committee to discuss community transport grants
Details of a process for a call for community transport grants applications will be considered by The Highland Council's Community Services Committee at their meeting on 5th November 2015. Twenty-two third sector organisations are currently grant funded through transport services and have been advised that their grants expire on 31st March 2016.26/9/2015
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Week Commencing 21st September 2015 Energy & Business Services It is good to note this week's coverage in the local press of the arrival of the cable-laying vessel "Siem Daya 1" in the Pentland Firth as part of Atlantis Resources Ltd's MeyGen tidal project. Following the successful completion of directional drilling for the cables that will take power from the four Phase 1A devices to the onshore Power Conversion Unit at Ness of Quoys, the laying of the cables this week marks a further milestone for the project.26/9/2015
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd. - Sale 25 September 2015
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 25th) sold 3,273 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (2,518) averaged £39.05 per head and sold to £75 gross for a Suffolk ram lamb from 1 Bunacaimbe, Arisaig.26/9/2015
Meygen Project Autumn Update 2015 
It is nearly 12 months since the world's largest tidal stream array project reached nancial close for Phase 1A. The purpose of this newsletter is to provide readers with an update on construction progress and to showcase the companies and skills within Scotland who are contributing to the delivery of this ground breaking and world leading project .
25/9/2015
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sales 24 September 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 24th) sold 3,832 breeding and store sheep. Breeding ewes (2,169) sold to £98 gross for Cheviots from the reduction of the Buldoo flock, Dunbeath.24/9/2015
Lord Lieutenant salutes Dounreay on 60 years of apprentices
The latest batch of Dounreay's newly qualified skilled workers were encouraged to make the most of the exciting opportunities and challenges ahead. This year Dounreay's new recruits are the sixtieth group of apprentices in a long line of young people joining the site's highly respected apprenticeship scheme since 1955.
24/9/2015
Robots to rip out reactor core
A range of unusual devices have been designed and built by Dounreay's in-house design team over the years. Probing the depths of a former nuclear reactor with remotely controlled equipment isn't a simple process and requires some ingenious thinking.
24/9/2015
Teacher recruitment - Education Secretary announces campaign to attract more teachers
The Scottish Government will launch a campaign to encourage more teachers to enter the profession, the Education Secretary announced at the Scottish Learning Festival in Glasgow today. The recruitment campaign will particularly focus on attracting teachers to STEM subjects - science, technology, engineering and maths.23/9/2015
Survey on changes to X99 service - Inverness to Thurso
Following discussions at recent meetings of the Caithness Transport Forum and Caithness Bus Users Group on Stagecoach's proposed changes to the X99 Inverness-Thurso service, Caithness Chamber of Commerce has launched a short survey asking local bus users to note whether they would prefer that the 16:40 or the 17:40 northbound journey be retained, and seeking further information on usage of the service (e.g. for leisure, hospital appointments, etc.) The survey is available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NXZKSBW , and will run until 5pm on Wednesday 30th September 2015.
23/9/2015
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sales 23 September 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 23rd) sold 916 store cattle at their annual show and sale of Aberdeen Angus, native and continental store cattle sponsored by Brogan Fuels. The judge, Mr D.23/9/2015
