News Archive
18/7/2014
Island airports deliver passenger growth for HIAL
Passenger numbers at HIAL's regional airports grew by almost 8000 during the last quarter, with the group's island airports driving growth. Latest figures for the last quarter (April - June) show that passenger numbers at HIAL’s 11 airports grew by 7806, an increase of 2.2% on the same quarter last year.
18/7/2014
ENGINEERS SECURE ‘POLE POSITION' AHEAD OF CAITHNESS COUNTY SHOW
A team of engineers from Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) has completed work to replace a section of overhead line with underground cable at Thurso East, where the Caithness County Show is due to be held this weekend. The move follows a request by the Show's Committee to SHEPD to make access to the site easier.18/7/2014
We need a public debate about Policing By Consent in Scotland
From councillor Deirdre Mackay, Highland Council ‘This is Brora not Beverley Hills and it's a classic example of what we are now seeing at family events across Highland. ‘Since I first raised this issue in June the responses from Police Scotland become ever stranger.16/7/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale Sale 16 July 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (July, 16th) sold 1,261 store cattle and 18 adult head of breeding cattle at their 11th anniversary show and sale. The Judge, Mr D.16/7/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 15 July 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 15th) sold 57 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (38) averaged 202.1p (+2.8p) and sold to 219p per kg and £1,489.20 gross.15/7/2014
New £48.5 million school campus for Wick
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today broke the ground on the new £48.5 million Wick Community Campus. The facility, which will replace Wick High School, Pulteneytown Academy Primary School, and South Primary School, is part of Scotland's Schools for the Future programme and will receive more than £17 million from the Scottish Government.
15/7/2014
Ross-shire, Orkney and Sutherland join the fibre broadband roll-out
Residents and businesses in areas of Ross-shire, Orkney and Sutherland are to join the growing number of people able to access fibre broadband in the Highlands and Islands as part of a publicly funded project. Roll-out started in Buckie in Moray in February and 14,500 premises in Moray and Highland can now get better connected through the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband project.11/7/2014
Thurso college facility to host high level apprentice engineer pilot
Engineering students at North Highland College will get the chance to get hands on work experience as part of a new course based in Thurso. The move follows a recommendation by the Commission for Developing Scotland's Young Workforce to increase the number of higher level apprenticeship opportunities and to ensure those undertaking high level qualifications receive enhanced levels of work experience.11/7/2014
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Weekly update from CNSRP - week commencing 7th July 2014 Energy & Business services: News today (Friday) that Ofgem has approved the need to construct a subsea electricity cable from Caithness to Moray. This £1.2bn project will enable the transmission of electricity from renewables projects in the north.11/7/2014
CAITHNESS-MORAY TRANSMISSION LINK
SHE Transmission, the electricity transmission subsidiary of SSE plc, has welcomed Ofgem's decision to approve the need for the new transmission link between Caithness and Moray. The new link, which will feature over 100 miles of under ground and subsea cable, is needed to transmit a large volume of electricity from renewable sources in the north of Scotland.11/7/2014
Ofgem approves need for new link between Caithness and Moray
Ofgem gives green light to new £1.2 billion Scottish subsea link and transmission charging reform New link will bring 1.2GW of renewable energy to Britain's electricity network. Ofgem approves new transmission charging methodology, effective from April 2016.9/7/2014
Regions and Countries of the UK Recovering from the Economic Downturn
Latest regional and country economic indicators show that the economy across the UK has been improving. Nominal output grew in every region and country between 2009 and 2012 (the latest data available) and this led to the level of nominal output in 2012 surpassing the pre-downturn level in all regions and countries except Northern Ireland.
9/7/2014
Lowest Interest Payments on Debt for over a Decade
Today the UK's leading financial capability charity The Money Charity releases its Debt Statistics, giving an overview of the financial situation in the UK. http://themoneycharity.org.uk/debt-statistics/ Borrowers in the UK are paying less interest on their debt than at any point in the last decade despite record levels of lending by banks and building societies, analysis by The Money Charity has revealed.8/7/2014
Local rogue builder to appear on BBC How Safe is Your House?
A local Highland builder is to appear in a new BBC rogue trader consumer programme entitled "How Safe is Your House?" Norman Hughes (recently trading as: Caledonian Roofing and Building and Driveline Paving) has been carrying out shoddy paving work at extortionate prices and ignoring warnings from trading standards officers. To alert consumers, Highland Council trading standards officers seized the opportunity to be featured in a primetime slot for BBC One's How safe is your house? programme.8/7/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8 July 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 8th) sold 42 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (24) averaged 199.3p (+4.3p) and sold to 212p per kg and £1,479.80 gross.8/7/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 8 July 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 8th) sold 42 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (24) averaged 199.3p (+4.3p) and sold to 212p per kg and £1,479.80 gross.7/7/2014
A9 Safety Improvement Works North of Inverness
Clachmore to Latheron. Safety improvement works worth around £200,000 have begun on the A9 between Clashmore to Latheron, north of Inverness.7/7/2014
Queen's Baton Relay For Commonwealth Games 9th - 12th 2014
Queen's Baton Relay Route in Highland 9th - 12th July 2014 Wednesday 9th July Ullapool Ferry in at 9am Baton Bearing starts 0925 Route follows from pier, along Shore St and Mill St to Morefield. Visits Macphail Centre - Ullapool High School Short welcome and photo opp at Pier.7/7/2014
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs 2013-14 Accounts
Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has today issued a report on the 2013-14 accounts of HM Revenue & Customs. The report describes how HMRC deploys its compliance resources and measures and reports the impact of its compliance work.7/7/2014
