News Archive
25/10/2013
Change of name for Dounreay Parent Body Organisation
Dounreay’s parent body organisation – the consortium of international companies that owns and manages DSRL – is getting a new name. From October 28, the Babcock Dounreay Partnership will be known as the Cavendish Dounreay Partnership.
24/10/2013
HIE Team Visits Gills Harbour
TOP-LEVEL HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ENTERPRISE TEAM VISITS GILLS HARBOUR IN LATE OCTOBER, 2013. A top-level team from Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the Scottish Government's North of Scotland jobs agency, visited Gills Harbour and were given a tour of its facilities this week (21.10.13) by the office-bearers of its Canisbay community owners, Gills Harbour Ltd (GHL).24/10/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - North Country Cheviots Sale 25 October 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (October, 25th) sold 535 rams at its annual show and sale of North County Hill Cheviots. The overall champion was a four shear from Messrs Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, realising £400 to Mr A.24/10/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Second Ram Sale 25th October 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 25th) sold 211 rams at its second continental ram sale of the year. Texel (61) sold to £750 gross for a shearling from Veltigar, Orkney.24/10/2013
Miller Construction Selected As Main Contractor For Wick Schools
Miller Construction has been selected to build a £200m programme of new schools across the north of Scotland. Projects include: Wick Community Campus, Wick North Primary School and Inverness Royal Academy for The Highland Council; Alford Community Campus for Aberdeenshire Council; Anderson High School and halls of residence for the Shetland Islands Council; plus a number of other school projects that are in development.24/10/2013
MeyGen Surveys Underway
In recent weeks members of the Caithness public may have noticed some activity by MeyGen Ltd. around the Pentland Firth Inner Sound and at Ness of Quoys.
23/10/2013
'Taste Our Best' in the Highlands
The North Highland Initiative (NHI) is calling for quality, as a north Highlands hotel receives an award from the new Taste Our Best Food & Drink Quality Assurance scheme, along with 14 other businesses in the Highlands area. Forss House, near Thurso has been recognised by Taste Our Best which is designed to acknowledge businesses including hotels, restaurants, cafes, takeaways, visitor attractions and B&Bs that not only offer a quality food & drink experience, but include and promote Scottish produce on their menus to give consumers choice.23/10/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 24 October 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 24th) sold 4,873 breeding & feeding sheep. Gimmers (360) averaged £89.42 and sold to £155 gross for Suffolk crosses from Smerral Farm, Bower.23/10/2013
Highland Council Leader's bedroom tax plea
The Leader of The Highland Council, Councillor Drew Hendry, has written yet again to the UK Government urging a re-think over its under-occupancy policy, which he says is impacting heavily on the Highlands and in particular remote and rural communities. In a letter to Lord Freud, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform, the Leader urges the Government to back a recommendation from one of its own committees – the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee – to exempt settlements of fewer than 3,000 people.23/10/2013
Council agrees new Council Service structure
Highland Councillors have unanimously accepted changes to the Council’s Service structure to align teams into five Services rather than the current seven, delivering year-on-year savings of £350,000 from 2014/15. The current seven Services are: Education, Culture and Sport Health and Social Care Finance Chief Executives Service Housing and Property Planning and Development TECS The proposed new Services are:- Children, Education and Adult Services Finance Corporate Development Capital and Development Community Services The changes will be implemented in two phases.23/10/2013
Wick Heating System Gets £400,000 Boost
Communities benefit from £1.5 million of funding Today, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced that seven local communities throughout Scotland will benefit from £1.5 million of funding for district heating projects through the District Heating Loan Fund. Seven projects from as far north as Wick to Lockerbie in the south have been awarded funding support.23/10/2013
Funding for new farmers
Payments made under New Entrants Scheme. Hundreds of new farmers across Scotland are set to receive a share of £2 million funding.20/10/2013
Passenger growth continued at HIAL In September
Passenger numbers grew by more than 11,000 at Scotland’s regional airports last month. Latest figures show that HIAL’s 11 airports handled 126,672 passengers in September, an increase of 11,229 (+9.7%) on the same month last year.20/10/2013
Launch of Ready for Winter Campaign
The Highland Council is fully supporting the Scottish Government’s Ready for Winter Campaign which was launched today (Monday 21st October 2013). The national campaign focuses on being prepared in the community; at home; on the move and in the workplace and encourages people to use the “extra hour”, when the clocks go back at the weekend to “Take an Hour” to make themselves better prepared.20/10/2013
Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 18 October 2013
LOCHMADDY, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 18th) sold 321 weaned calves and store cattle and 9 breeding cattle and 10 OTM cattle at their annual show & sale. Prior to the sale the judge Mr G.20/10/2013
Make Sure Your Tyres Are Legal Or Get Hit With High Fines and Penalty Points
All £60 non-endorsable penalties increased to £100 on 16th August 2013. Included in this could be fines for not displaying a tax disc, no MOT, VEL plate offence, no seatbelt on children.20/10/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd. - Sale 21st October 2013
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 21st) sold 2,187 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,352) averaged £34.85 per head and sold to £72 gross for Suffolk crosses from Arisaig Farms, Arisaig.20/10/2013
Scottish Countryside Alliance Fear Rural Renaissance Lacks Substance
The Scottish Countryside Alliance welcome Richard Lochhead MSP’s address at the Scottish Nationalist Party’s autumn conference and his announcement that rural development is a Scottish priority. However we wonder what substance lies beneath his words for Scotland’s rural and wider country sports sector.20/10/2013
Licensing of low-powered air weapons unnecessary, says Alliance
The Scottish Countryside Alliance (SCA) is asking Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill MSP to reconsider his stance on the licensing of low-powered air weapons in Scotland. Serious doubts have been cast over planned new controls of air weapons after Scotland's most senior frontline police officers warned licensing would be unwieldy and too expensive.18/10/2013
