News Archive
27/11/2013
Second Hand and Collectable Books
Are looking for any old or rare book in good quality which is out of print or no longer available on bookshop shelves? Then try the Tall Tales Bookshop who specializes in any type of book ranging from Nature, Cooking, Scottish, History, Geography, Science fiction, Art, Crime, Archaeology and some Westerns to name a few of the selection in store. There is also a large range of very collectable Vinyl and some postcards along with some small bits of highly collectable ornaments.27/11/2013
Sustaining Island Abattoirs in Scotland
Improving the economic, environmental and social sustainability of local facilities. A project inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales will see six of Scotland’s island abattoirs benefit from a new attempt to improve their economic viability and business resilience.27/11/2013
Farmers receive vital funding
Single Farm Payments on time and in full. Scotland’s rural economy is set to receive a boost of almost £380 million with the commencement of this year’s Single Farm Payments.27/11/2013
Leaders back A9 speed limit campaign
Council Leaders in the Highlands and Islands and Perth and Kinross are backing a campaign by hauliers to increase the speed limit for heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on single carriageway stretches of the A9 Inverness – Perth road. On behalf of all the Leaders of the Highlands and Islands authorities, The Highland Council Leader Councillor Drew Hendry has written to Keith Brown, MSP, Scottish Minister for Transport, seeking the increase from 40 mph to 50 mph to avoid build up of traffic and driver frustration.27/11/2013
Specialist Crime Division operation targets Shetland drug supply
Police Scotland has yesterday and today carried out an operation in the Shetland Islands aimed at disrupting the availability of drugs in the community. Officers from N Division and the Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit (North) conducted the activity at six addresses in the Lerwick area.Official Opening Of New Premises For Hilltop Horses
Hilltop Horses continues with expansion to offer a growing range of goods and wlil have its official opening on 7th December at the new premises formerly occupied by Hometec Interieors. The new much larger premises has presented the opportunity not only to expand the range of goods on offer and not just for horses and pets but for many other interests.
26/11/2013
Scotland’s Future – blueprint for a fairer country
Scotland Referendum - Comprehensive guide for a new, prosperous society. First Minister Alex Salmond today launched the “most comprehensive blueprint for an independent country ever published ”: Scotland’s Future – Your Guide to an Independent Scotland.
26/11/2013
IGas Interim Report and Caithness Oil
IGas Energy plc (\"IGas\" or \"the Company\") published its 6 month results to 30th September 2013 today on 26th Novermber 2013. The Caithness interset in IGas cames from its acqusitiion of Caithness Oil and the relevant paragraph in the report is - Acquisition of Caithness Oil Limited Further to the announcement on 9 September 2013, we have now signed the sale and purchase agreement to acquire Caithness Oil (which includes a 100% interest in the Lybster field), a subsidiary of Caithness Petroleum Limited, a privately-owned British independent oil and gas exploration and production company.26/11/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 26 November 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 26th) sold 82 prime cattle at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland, John M. Munro Butchers, MacRae & Dick Landrover Centre, Highland Industrial Supplies, Highland Tractors, and Scot JCB and judged by Mr.25/11/2013
New national road policing unit launched in Fort William
Local Police Commander for Fort William is, with the Highland and Islands Roads Policing Inspector, welcoming a new national roads policing unit to Fort William, which is a first for a specialist resource of this type. The divisionally-based national Trunk Road Patrol Group will focus on Keeping People Safe on the main arterial routes in the Highlands, but it is the first time a roads policing unit have been based in the Fort William area.
J&G Sutherland & Spraytech - Pick Up and Deliver Your Car
You can wait in a warm waiting room with a cuppa while your car gets a Free Winter Health Check. Mot\'s £45 done by 3 fully trained Mechanic\'s We can pick up and deliver the vehicle for you We can display any car for sale on the Forecourt Tel 01847 831208.
Make Sure Your Car Is Ready For Winter - FREE Health Check 
Head over to Halkirk and go to Crescent Street, Halkirk for FREE Health Check before winter gets worse. J & G Sutherland has highly trained mechanics ready to check your vehicle and carry out any work to make sure you are not caught out.
25/11/2013
Additional funding boost to Highland fishing communities
The Highland Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) has been successful in securing further funding to support coastal communities as part of the European Fisheries Fund Axis 4 programme. There is now over £200,000 still available to assist projects which contribute to the sustainable development of fisheries areas around the Highlands.25/11/2013
SERCO NORTHLINK FERRIES PUBLISHES 2014 TIMETABLES
SERCO NORTHLINK FERRIES PUBLISHES 2014 TIMETABLES, FARES AND DRY DOCK ARRANGEMENTS. - Rolling dry dock to commence in early January 2014, final vessel complete by 15 March 2014 - Alternative travel arrangements in place - Revised Scrabster–Stromness timetable will see three return trips per day for most of August 2014 to meet perceived demand Serco NorthLink Ferries has opened bookings for 2014 with the publication of timetables and fares for the year.24/11/2013
Scottish Affairs Committee Wants Truth About Defence If Independence Comes
TIME FOR THE TRUTH ON DEFENCE SAYS SCOTTISH AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: “CONSPIRACY OF OPTIMISM” IS NOT ENOUGH. In a report published today, Saturday 23 November 2013, the Commons Scottish Affairs Committee says that the time for "vague generalities" and unchallenged optimistic assumptions on the national defence of a separate Scotland is over.24/11/2013
Most detailed independence blueprint ever
Scotland's Independence Day would be 24 March 2016. Scotland will become an independent country on Thursday 24th March 2016 in the event of a vote for independence in next year’s referendum.23/11/2013
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Week Commencing 18th November 2013 Energy/ Business Services: This week saw the latest in a series of annual Information Days on the Pentland Firth & Orkney Waters wave and tidal programme. The event brought together staff and displays from key developers in the sector (Meygen, SSE Renewables/ Open Hydro, Pelamis Wave Power) as well as organisations such as The Crown Estate, HIE, Highland Council, Skills Development Scotland, Caithness Chamber of Commerce, Interface, Scrabster Harbour Trust, Wick Harbour Authority and the Moray Firth/ North Coast Inshore Fisheries Group.22/11/2013
Hazardous liquid waste cementation reaches milestone
The last batch of higher activity liquid waste produced during Dounreay’s Materials Test Reactor (MTR) research reactor reprocessing history was cemented into a drum on 7 November 2013. It is an important milestone in the processing of the historic liquid waste created during the operation of Dounreay’s three reactors.
22/11/2013
Sceptics call for jail sentences as Met Office global warming prediction fails
The Scottish Climate and Energy Forum is an association for climate sceptics and have issued the following statement - As the latest climate talks come to an end with green groups walk out, a sceptic group has demanded those "lying about climate models should face jail sentences" as a key prediction by the Met Office proves to be wrong In 2007 a team of climate scientists from the UK Met Office led by Doug Smith made predictions for the decade 2004-2014. They said that the world would be 0.3°C warmer over the decade and that at least half of the years after 2009 would be warmer than the record year of 1998.
21/11/2013
