News Archive

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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).  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.