News Archive
15/9/2013
Highland Licensing Board - Extension to public consultation on overprovision policy statement
The Highland Licensing Board has included a third option to the current on-line consultation currently underway on the options for proposals for the Licensing Board's Overprovision Policy Statement 2013-16. Launched at the start of this month, the consultation invites members of the public to have their say on whether there is an overprovision of licensed premises in any locality within the area of Highland Licensing Board.15/9/2013
New online business advice and information facility launched by Highland Trading Standards
Highland Council’s Trading Standards has today launched a new information website service specifically designed for Highland business and trade users. Gordon Robb, Highland Trading Standards Manager explains: “We receive a considerable amount of calls to our free ‘Business Advice Line” service which covers the whole of the Highland area.15/9/2013
Dounreay Test Alarms on Wednesday 18th September
An emergency exercise will be held at Dounreay on Wednesday 18th September 2013. The Dounreay site alarm will be sounded to initiate the exercise and may sound again throughout the duration of the exercise.12/9/2013
River Ness Flood Scheme work starts in earnest 
The Inverness public is being advised that work will start in earnest from Monday 16 September on the construction of flood walls along the River Ness between the Ness Bridge and Friars Bridge. Every attempt is being made to minimise disruption by maintaining at all times pedestrian access to shops and businesses, which will continue to trade as normal.
12/9/2013
33 Highlanders Caught Not Wearing Seat Belts
Police in Highlands and Islands report numbers detected during national seatbelt day of action. Police Scotland Highland and Islands Division report that 33 people were found to be within vehicles without wearing a seatbelt during the national day of action, which ended yesterday morning.
12/9/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 13th September 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 13th) sold 4,853 store lambs and sheep. Lambs (4,853) sold to £73 gross for Texel crosses from Roalma, Culbokie.12/9/2013
Council holds Industry Day for potential ICT suppliers
Over 100 business representatives will be attending an ICT suppliers “Industry Day” hosted by The Highland Council in the Thistle Hotel, Inverness on Monday 16 September. The council has arranged the event to provide information about how it will ensure the supply of ICT Services is continued when an existing contract comes to its end in March 2015.12/9/2013
Newtonhill Woodland/ Landfill Car Park Closed to Public
The Highland Council is advising people that the car park immediately adjoining the former landfill site at Newtonhill in Caithness is to be closed in the interests of public safety, with visitors to be directed to the nearby Newtonhill Croft Community Woodland. The landfill was operated by the former Caithness County and District Councils from the mid 1960s until its closure in the mid 1970s and was managed as a community woodland between 1996 and 2008, when the site was closed for reasons of public safety, due to the presence of substances in the soils including heavy metals, arsenic and asbestos.
12/9/2013
Higher Education Information Day In Inverness
Highland pupils find out all they need to know about life after school. Young people in the Highlands who want to find out about life at university can come along to Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) Higher Education Convention in Inverness.12/9/2013
Employment at highest level in almost five years
Scotland has highest employment and youth employment rates in UK. The number of people working in Scotland is at its highest level in almost five years, according to official figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).12/9/2013
Carrier bag charge regulations put before Parliament.
A minimum charge of 5p per bag in a bid to reduce carrier bag use will be introduced in October next year, Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has revealed. Draft regulations have been put before the Scottish Parliament which will see retailers begin to charge from October 20, 2014.12/9/2013
Inverness hosts Scotland’s largest marine energy conference
Scotland, and in particular the Highlands and Islands, is continuing to lead the world in the development of marine energy devices – according to the Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Alex Paterson is opening the annual Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference at Eden Court, Inverness on Monday 16th September 2013.11/9/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sales 12 September 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 12th) sold 4,679 store lambs and ewes. Lambs (4,404) averaged £53.25 (- £2.63 on the corresponding sale of last year) and sold to £80 gross for Texel crosses from 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge.10/9/2013
A Budget for Scotland’s Future
A Budget for investment, households and jobs. Today’s budget demonstrates the benefits of decisions being made in Scotland by those who care most about Scotland and the challenges we face as a result of decisions being made in Westminster Finance Secretary John Swinney said today.9/9/2013
Council Publishes Planning Notices Online
The Highland Council has started publishing planning notices on a national website to complement the current system of placing adverts in the local press. Along with other Scottish Councils, The Highland Council is using the Tell Me Scotland (Public Information Notification Scotland – PINS) website to publish planning notices.9/9/2013
Dingwall & Highlands Marts Ltd - Sale of Mules - 9th September 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highlands Marts Ltd, (September, 9th) sold 4,335 ewe lambs and gimmers at the Highland Mule Breeders Association annual show and sale. The gimmer judge, Mr J.9/9/2013
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 10th September 2013
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 10th) sold 48 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (14) averaged 235.1p (-3.2p) and sold to 258p per kg and £1,741.50 gross for a 675kg Limousin cross from Udale, Poyntzfield.9/9/2013
Top young entrepreneurs revealed at awards ceremony
Shellfish and Langoustine supplier, Magnus Houston, was named Highland’s top young entrepreneur at the regional finals of the 2013 Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland Young Entrepreneur Awards today (10 September 2013). The 32 year old founder of Coast & Glen Ltd in Inverness was announced as the regional winner at a ceremony at the Town House in Inverness.9/9/2013
Farm debt continues to rise
A National Statistics publication for Scotland. Outstanding debt of Scottish farms has risen over the past year, according to the latest National Statistics.8/9/2013
