News Archive
11/7/2011
Council Statement On Transfer Of Southern Cross Homes
The care home operator Southern Cross, which runs four homes in the Highlands, has announced that it intends to transfer their homes "to new operators in an organised fashion during the next few weeks". Southern Cross states that: "Landlords will be asked to nominate alternative operators who they wish to operate their properties.11/7/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 12 July 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 12th) sold 67 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (48) averaged 194.8p (-2.8p) and sold to 210p per kg and £1,381.80 gross.11/7/2011
Moray RAF Campaigners Appeal To Prime Minister
Campaigners have warned the Prime Minister that reducing RAF bases in Scotland would be catastrophic for the UK's defence capabilities and rip the heart from affected communities. The warning came in a letter to David Cameron as Westminster prepares to hear the final decision on the retention of RAF bases in Lossiemouth and Leuchars.10/7/2011
Highlands and Islands Businesses Urged To Apply For £23 Million Fund
Highlands and Islands businesses are being encouraged to apply to a £23 million fund supported by the Technology Strategy Board and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The DALLAS (Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale) Fund aims to establish up to five communities across the UK to explore how technologies and services can be used to promote health and wellbeing, enabling people to live independently regardless of their location.10/7/2011
Major Hazard Shrinks 20 Million Becquerels A Second
"Significant progress" has been made to destroy one of the most hazardous legacies of Britain's nuclear research programme from the 20th century, according to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. "Significant progress" has been made to destroy one of the most hazardous legacies of Britain's nuclear research programme from the 20th century, according to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.Home Is Where The Art Is For Caithness Business
Seeing the wonders of the world made graphic artist Lisa Poulsen realise there was no place like home and set up a business 'Inspired by Caithness'. The 27-year-old, from Thurso, returned from her travels and decided, whilst on maternity leave last year, to give up her job at a local kitchen design studio to start a company that would sell her Caithness inspired art.10/7/2011
Calling Employers To Help with Student Employment Survey
The Caithness Chamber of Commerce has received a request from Dr Helen O'Shea from NUS Scotland requesting us to forward the following narrative and survey. Could you please take the time, if you feel it is relevant to you, to complete and return the survey: "As you are probably well aware,according to recent figures released by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, 52% of last year's university-leavers were unemployed or under-employed six months after graduating.7/7/2011
Children Cap Fund-raising By Opening Thurso Playpark
A brother and sister from Thurso who set in motion a fund-raising campaign to upgrade their local playpark, have formally opened the community facility. With the help of their parents, Dylan and Amy Cameron, 2 Dale Road, Thurso, set about the task of raising money to refurbish the Pennyland Drive playpark and their efforts were rewarded at Thursday's opening ceremony.
6/7/2011
Attracting Inward Investment for Caithness and North Sutherland
A novel approach in combining the skills of the private and public sectors is being tried in Caithness and North Sutherland. A senior project manager with internationally renowned engineering services company Babcock International is working on secondment with the North's social and economic development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
6/7/2011
£8m Engineering Centre Opens September 2011
Apprentices from local engineering companies will be among the first students to register at the new engineering wing at North Highland College. The centre is believed to be amongst the largest and best equipped of its type in the north of Scotland.6/7/2011
351 Particles Recovered Near Dounreay
A nine-week operation has recovered more than 350 particles of irradiated nuclear fuel from the seabed near Dounreay. It takes the total number of particles now recovered from the marine environment around the former atomic research site to more than 2300.6/7/2011
NHS Highland New Guidance On Prescribed Drugs
New guidance to ensure people are only taking the drugs they need NHS Highland has produced new guidance to help GPs and hospital doctors review patients who take a large number of different prescribed drugs at the same time. NHS Highland Consultant Physician in Medicine for the Elderly, Dr Martin Wilson, said: "Some patients can be on a long list of drugs, so it's important we check and review what they are taking and make sure patients are on the best and safest combination.5/7/2011
Lochaber street lighting trials
The Highland Council is about to start trialling various options to reduce street lighting energy costs in the Lochaber area. The trials, to run from mid July until early December, will take place at locations in Banavie, Strontian, Kinlochleven and Fort William.4/7/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 5 July 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (July, 5th) sold 55 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (34) averaged 197.6p (+10.0p) and sold to 212p per kg and £1,356.60 gross.4/7/2011
Dingwall & Highland Marts Store Sheep Sale 5 July 2011
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (July, 5th) sold 190 store, breeding and feeding sheep. Lambs (45) averaged £49.57 and sold to £79.50 gross for Cheviots from North Calder, Halkirk.1/7/2011
Graduates Sought For Placement Programme
Graduates are being offered exciting opportunities to expand their business experience through paid placements with local firms across the Highlands and Islands. Organisations from a range of sectors including food and drink, renewable energy, and software development are amongst those offering posts which will offer valuable experience to graduates and support their own business development.1/7/2011
Community Land Ownership Playing a Successful Role
Community Land Ownership Playing a Successful Role in Rural Scotland, Says New Study Community land ownership (CLO) is playing a successful role in strengthening rural Scotland, a new SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) study has concluded. The findings have prompted Community Land Scotland, the membership organisation for community landowners, to restate its call that CLO can and should be developed beyond its current concentration in the primarily crofting communities of the Highlands and Islands.
29/6/2011
Need some funding to help you grow?
This article is from Business Gateway In response to the interest generated from the funding article in the previous e-zine, we thought it would be useful to highlight a few other potential sources of finance available to growing businesses. We receive thousands of enquiries every year on the subject of funding and although Business Gateway is not a funding body, we regularly point clients in the direction of sources of finance and can advise on the various issues surrounding funding applications.28/6/2011
Highlands and Islands Consortium
THE Highlands and Islands Consortium, which is made up of Argyll and Bute Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, The Highland Council, Moray Council, Orkney Council and Shetland Islands Councils, has awarded framework contracts for providing design services in civil engineering, transportation, planning and environmental related projects. Framework contracts are agreements which set out specific terms and conditions for contracts.28/6/2011
