News Archive
20/8/2013
Council Calls For Sites In Caithness & Sutherland
The Highland Council is calling for people to submit suggestions for inclusion in the new plan for the future of Caithness and Sutherland. Work has begun on the forthcoming Caithness and Sutherland Local Development Plan (CaSPlan).20/8/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 21st August 2013
STORNOWAY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 21st) sold 2680 store lambs and 242 feeding sheep. Cheviot lambs (332) averaged £40.14 and sold to £59 gross from 7 Ivorhill, Stornoway.19/8/2013
Ward Forums across Highland focus on Police and Fire Services
A series of 19 Highland Council Ward forums are being held across the Highlands to seek the views of the public on local police and fire services. The first meetings are being held at Portree and Golspie on Monday 2 September and they run until 30 October.19/8/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 19th August 2013
PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 19th) sold 1,726 store lambs and ewes. Lambs (1,615) averaged £40.64 sold to £74.00 per head for Suffolk crosses from 1 Waterstein, Glendale.19/8/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd- Sale 20th August 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 20th) sold 39 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (18) averaged 232.0p (+1.6p) and sold to 241p per kg and £1,634.40 gross.19/8/2013
Wick To Receive Huge Volume Of Nuclear Records At New Archive Centre By 2016
Dounreay's huge collection of historic documents will be among the first items to be stored in the new archive to be built in Caithness. The National Nuclear Archive is due to be open for business by 2016, said NDA's director for Dounreay, Nigel Lowe.
18/8/2013
Airline adds extra services between Edinburgh and Wick airports
FLYBE ANNOUNCE NEW SERVICES BETWEEN EDINBURGH AND WICK JOHN O’ GROATS. Flybe franchise partner, Loganair, will be adding an extra two services between Edinburgh and Wick from Friday, September 27 this year.18/8/2013
Temporary closure of the B9176 Struie Road
The Highland Council is advising drivers that the B9176 Struie Road will be temporarily closed to through traffic on Tuesday 27th August 2013 between 0900 hours and 1530 hours. The closure to traffic travelling both north and south is to allow for essential bridge inspections to take place.17/8/2013
Council response to Nigg Quayside Extension application
The Highland Council has granted planning permission to Global Energy Nigg Ltd. for an extension to the south quayside, to allow new berthing facilities for shipping and the establishment of additional hard standing and temporary lay down areas.
17/8/2013
Update On Capital Projects For Area Committee
Highland councillors who are members of the Caithness and Sutherland area committee will get an update on Capital projects at their meeting in Golspie on Monday 19th August 2013. The projected end of years spend for 2013/14 is £17,060,666 and includes schools, libraries and office accommodation.17/8/2013
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Energy/ Business Services: Scrabster Harbour’s new pier continues to attract business from the energy sector. Following usage of the pier by large oil support vessels the most recent use was by Orkney renewables company Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd, whose prototype tidal device was taken out of the water at Scrabster for scheduled operations and maintenance work.17/8/2013
Community design fund
Scotland People and Society Planning. Cash to help residents have their say in the design of their community.15/8/2013
The Blue Door Coffee Shop and Diner shortlisted for a prestigious Scottish Home Baking Award
The Blue Door Coffee Shop and Diner, based in Thurso, Caithness, is a finalist in the Scottish Home Baking Awards that will be staged at the 5* Mar Hall near Glasgow on Saturday 21st September. The Blue Door Coffee Shop and Diner will join thirty-three bakers and establishments that have been shortlisted in eight separate categories that celebrate the best of the best home baking in Scotland.15/8/2013
Council sets out policies on advertising signs
From 1 October 2013, The Highland Council is to introduce a new set of policies on the use of advertising signs to manage avoiding obstruction of adopted roads, footpaths and verges. Four new policies have received the approval of the Council’s Transport, Environmental and Community (TEC) Services Committee, which cover signs: for footways and footpaths; on roadside verges (subject to Planning and Development Service confirmation of requirements for Advertising Sign Consent); for display of goods for sale; and for street cafes.15/8/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 15th August 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 15th) sold 5,345 store lambs and breeding sheep at their annual sale. Suffolk cross lambs (2,957) averaged £62.46 (+£1.14 on the year) and sold to £80.50 gross from Garbeg, Drumnadrochit.15/8/2013
Highland Council leads nationwide challenge on Internet Delivery Charges
The Highland Council’s Trading Standards is at the leading edge of challenging companies on Internet Delivery Charges, members of the Council’s Transport, Environmental and Community Services were today informed. Councillor Graham Phillips, Chairman of the Council’s TEC Services Committee has welcomed a report to members by Highland Trading Standards on a project about Internet Delivery Charges, he said: “The work that our Trading Standards Team has done over the past year and half is at the cutting edge of Internet retail investigation and was recently highly revered at Cosla.[Builders]
14/8/2013Creating and promoting employment opportunities across the Highlands
The Highland Council is to re-launch its Deprived Area Fund to help create employment opportunities and tackle poverty, with the new Area Committees playing a key role in determining how money is spent locally. £440K of funding for each of the next 3 years will be distributed based on the location of the most deprived areas in Highland.14/8/2013
Council to target road repairs where need is greatest.
The Highland Council’s Chairman of the Transport, Environmental and Community Services (TEC) Committee Councillor Graham Phillips has welcomed progress being made on the management and maintenance of Highland Council roads. The progress has been made in response to reports by Audit Scotland on Scottish (including Highland) roads maintained by local authorities in 2004 and more recently in June 2012.13/8/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sales 14th August 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 14th) sold 222 store cattle and 58 adult head of breeding cattle. Bullocks (119) averaged 218.7p and sold to 252.9p per kg for a 425kg British Blue cross from Achnahannet, Dulnain Bridge, and £1,290 gross for a pair of 595kg Saler crosses from Shoreton Farms, Culbokie.13/8/2013
