News Archive
3/2/2014
Council asks Commercial premises to clarify how they are disposing of their waste
In an attempt to find out what businesses are doing with their waste, The Highland Council has written to 1,400 non domestic rated premises in Caithness, Sutherland and Skye and Lochalsh that currently do not use the Council’s commercial waste collection service. The letters will be going out over the coming week to a wide range of premises, including hairdressers, workshops, offices, shops, guesthouses and self-catering holiday homes, all of which will be producing waste and by law should be paying for a waste collection.3/2/2014
How will you rate your meal out this Valentine's Day?
After flowers or chocolates, the next big question that's usually on the agenda for Valentine's Day is whether to go out to that romantic restaurant or enjoy a quiet meal in. However you rate a meal out, this Valentine's Day, make sure you choose one of the 85% of eateries in The Highland Council area with a PASS.3/2/2014
River Ness Flood Scheme latest
The Highland Council has advised businesses, residents, cyclists and motorists that to get back on track with the schedule to deliver the River Ness Flood Alleviation and Streetscape Scheme it intends to extend the period of closure of Bank Street to traffic– between Fraser Street and Friars Lane - until May. The Council had planned to reopen Bank Street to through traffic between Ness Bridge and Academy Street on Monday 10 February to coincide with work starting on the second phase of the Kessock Bridge Resurfacing Project.31/1/2014
Police appeal for further information regarding the death of Stefan Sutherland
At approximately 12:17 hours on Tuesday 17 September 2013 police received a report from a member of the public that a body of a man had been discovered on the shoreline of Occumster. This sadly turned out to be Stefan Sutherland from the Lybster area.31/1/2014
MSPs to Meet With Royal Mail over Caithness and Sutherland Postcode Campaign
Highlands and Islands (Scottish Labour) MSPs Rhoda Grant and David Stewart have arranged high level discussion with Royal Mail in the Scottish Parliament next week to discuss viability, advantages and any disadvantages of a establishing a new Caithness and Sutherland postcode, ending the use of the Kirkwall based KW code currently in use. Many people living in Caithness and Sutherland who use the KW postcode claim that due to sharing a postcode with Orkney this subjects them to island level delivery charges despite the area being part of mainland U.K.31/1/2014
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Week Commencing 27th January 2014 Energy & Business Services: Scottish Renewables’ “Offshore Wind 2014” Conference and Exhibition took place in Aberdeen this week. The keynote speech was from Fergus Ewing MSP, the Scottish Government’s Energy, Enterprise and Tourism Minister.
31/1/2014
Funding Opportunity - NESTA - Policy & Research Small Grants Scheme
NESTA (the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts) has announced the launch of a new small grants scheme. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to universities and incorporated research organisations, charities, companies and consultancies for research projects.31/1/2014
China Overtook US as No. 1 trading country in 2013
China surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest trading country last year, measured by the sum of exports and imports of goods, latest official figures from both countries show. China, the world number 2 economy, has been playing an increasingly crucial role in the global trade arena over recent years.
31/1/2014
Funding Opportunity - Scottish Seed Fund
Scottish Enterprise has announced that Small and Medium sized companies can access equity finance through the Scottish Seed Fund. The Scottish Seed Fund (SSF), managed by The Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) is designed to improve the availability of finance for start-up and young growing companies in Scotland.31/1/2014
Planning permission granted for the Port of Ardersier
The Highland Council has today (Friday) granted planning permission in principle to Port of Ardersier Ltd to establish an off-shore renewables port facility at the former McDermott Fabrication Yard at Whiteness Head to the west of Nairn. The site, which extends to over 3km2 of ground reclaimed from the foreshore in the 1970s for the fabrication and construction of off-shore platforms associated with the oil and gas industry, will once again be used to support off-shore development, but this time within the off-shore renewables sector.30/1/2014
Businesses urged to target China in the Year of the Horse
Highlands and Islands businesses interested in exporting to China have an opportunity to access specialist information and advice at a free event in Inverness in March. Organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), in partnership with Scottish Development International (SDI) and the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), the event comes a matter of weeks after China celebrates its New Year, the beginning of Year of the Horse, on January 31.
29/1/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts - Sale 29th January 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (January, 29th) sold 741 sheep of all classes. Lambs (446) averaged £64.22 and sold to £80 gross for Texel crosses from Wester Moy, Urray.29/1/2014
Indications of farm income recovery
Scotland Agriculture Rural Development Official statistics point to partial bounce back in 2013. Farm income in Scotland has made a partial recovery in 2013 following the poor weather of recent years, initial estimates suggest.28/1/2014
Calling Flow Country Artists To ERI Conference
Scientists from Thurso’s Environmental Research Institute are reaching out to the art community in Caithness. Artists and designers of all disciplines are being given the opportunity to display their work and interact with the scientific community at a forthcoming conference in Thurso dedicated to research in the Flow Country.
28/1/2014
Cattle Manager App Now Available
Last year a group of Wick High School pupils won an award for creating great new app for your phone. It will cut down on paper work for farmers.28/1/2014
SPA consider proposal to enhance police control centres
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) will consider strategic proposals from Police Scotland to enhance the service provided by its Contact, Command and Control Centres at the Authority’s next public board meeting on Thursday 30 January in the Trades Hall, Glassford Street, Glasgow. In considering this proposal, the SPA will test the evidence that underpins the recommended course of action.
28/1/2014
Planning Chairman clarifies Council clamp down on roadside signage
The Chairman of The Highland Council’s Planning Environment and Development Committee has clarified the Council’s clampdown on roadside signage, stressing that the main targets for action are unauthorised adverts which are long-standing, those which have a substantial adverse impact on amenity and those that give rise to road safety concerns. Councillor Thomas Prag stressed that short-lived signage promoting community events, which did not impact on road safety, were not the focus of the Service’s enforcement action.28/1/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 28th January 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 28th) sold 45 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (21) averaged 221.6p (+2.2p) and sold to 232p per kg and £1,652.40 gross.27/1/2014
Police in Highland and Islands Division to host Facebook chat on officer recruitment
Police Scotland Highland and Islands Division is currently recruiting new Police Constables and Special Police Constables and are hosting a Facebook chat this week to answer any questions people have on the subject. The chat event will take place virtually on the Police Scotland Highland and Islands Divisonal Facebook page on Thursday 30 January 2014 between 18:00 and 20:00 hours to discuss the topic of Police Officer recruitment with Chief Superintendent Julian Innes.27/1/2014
