News Archive
5/12/2011
Brodie McHaggis Books For Children At Christmas
THE SECRET OF LOCH NESS AND ALSO THE CURSE OF THE SCOTCH MIST books written and published in Caithness In his first adventure, Brodie McHaggis and the Secret of Loch Ness, Brodie goes in search of the truth behind the myths and legends, which leads him to the Scottish Highlands. Loch Ness holds an ocean of mysteries, but only one secret, which Brodie is about to discover. As the young ginger-red haggis triples around the Highlands on his three leathery legs, he stirs up the haggises' oldest and darkest enemy, a witch named Gertruda McNorris. Brodie befriends a young Highland girl, Erin Scott, who helps him to battle with Gertruda and her cronies to free the haggis from her vow to kill every haggis in existence.
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Arts Project To Boost John O'Groats
Two Scottish artists, with an impressive award winning portfolio of projects from across the UK, are to consult with the John O'Groats community to deliver a long term artistic plan for the village's redevelopment. Working on projects like Great Glen House which is the SNH headquarters in Inverness, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Glasgow and the Science Museum in London, Dalziel + Scullion have established an international reputation as environmental artists.5/12/2011
'Shine Online' New Technology Resource To Help Tourism Businesses
Tourism companies are being urged to grow their business through technology with a new online resource published by Tourism Intelligence Scotland (TIS), as part of its 'Opportunities for Growth' series. 'How to Shine Online' features practical 'how to' guides, hints, tips, ideas and case studies on making the most of the latest technology including social media.5/12/2011
£50million for New Inverness Campus
Inverness College UHI has been given the green light to invest 50 million pounds in state-of-the-art educational facilities for the city. Support from the Scottish Funding Council will bring together students and staff currently at the college's Longman and Midmills campuses to a new site at Beechwood, significantly modernising the institution's estate.5/12/2011
Caithness - A Glimpse Into Its Past
Alistair Sinclair has produced a number of DVD's of Caithnes in the past few years. This latest one brings footage of a few of the interesting places in the county.
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Glasgow super college gets the go-ahead
City of Glasgow College has been given the green light to invest nearly £200 million in a state-of-the-art campus in the heart of the city. Support from the Scottish Funding Council will bring together more than 40,000 students and 1,200 staff from Scotland's largest college onto two city centre sites, significantly modernising the college estate.5/12/2011
Tough Christmas Drink Driving Campaign
Police announce tough new measures to combat drink and drug driving - ACPOS Festive Safety Campaign. Police will carrying out static daily road checks morning, noon and night across the Highlands as part of this years ACPOS Festive Safety Campaign to crack down on drink and drug drivers.5/12/2011
Community Benefits From Renewables
A new public register to help communities get the most from renewable energy projects will be established next year. The register will include details of community benefits agreed with renewable energy developers across Scotland, helping communities make a comparison with similar developments to inform negotiations.5/12/2011
Education stars sought for awards
Minister for Learning and Skills, Alasdair Allan has called on local people to help find education's brightest stars for the Scottish Education Awards 2012. Dr Allan announced the awards as open for nomination during his visit to St.5/12/2011
Scotch Whisky in China
First Minister Alex Salmond has toasted a Beijing business which has unveiled ambitious plans to create the country's largest Scotch whisky sales network - 300 stores in three years. These retail outlets alone are buying over £20 million of whisky annually from Scotland.5/12/2011
Winter Weather
Transport Minister Keith Brown has provided an update on Scotland's preparations for coping with the first cold snap of winter. Having been in the Traffic Scotland Control Centre for most of the morning overseeing the response from operating companies and the emergency services, Mr Brown praised motorists and commuters for their patience and showing common sense in treacherous conditions.5/12/2011
£30.5 million funding boost for rural Scotland
Organic projects throughout Scotland have been given a cash boost thanks to the latest round of Rural Priorities funding. The number of grants awarded to organic farm businesses has doubled since last year, giving many farms the opportunity to convert to or maintain organic status.5/12/2011
New council house numbers soar
2,244 council houses were started in the two years to September 2011 compared with 1,378 in the previous 13 years, official figures confirmed today. The Scottish Government has now allocated almost £115 million to local authorities across Scotland, which will help deliver over 4,400 new council homes.5/12/2011
Offshore Wind
New areas have been identified for future offshore wind development in Scotland's waters. Marine Scotland Science's new research report for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish waters is the first stage in the process to identify potential new areas for offshore wind energy.5/12/2011
Single farm payments start
Three quarters of single farm payment recipients will start to receive their payments from 1st December 2011. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead said that 75 per cent of payments would be made within 15 days of the payment window opening today.5/12/2011
First foot in America's door
The Scottish Government has taken the first step on the road to opening the US market to Scottish beef, lamb, venison and haggis exports today. An application has been forwarded by the UK's Chief Veterinary Officer on Scotland's behalf to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), outlining the case for importing quality Scottish red meat and red meat products into the USA.5/12/2011
Investment in young people
A dedicated Minister for Youth Employment will be established and an extra £30 million will be invested in helping Scotland's young people into training, work or education to secure a stronger workforce of the future. The announcement was made by the First Minister today in the Scottish Parliament.5/12/2011
