News Archive
21/12/2012
Watch out for phone scams! - From Trading Standards
Many people become the victims of fraudsters intent on conning them out of their cash. If you receive an unsolicited or unexpected telephone call, be on your guard as it may be a scam.21/12/2012
No Ferries Sailings From Aberdeen To The Isles
Serco NorthLink Ferries has confirmed that sailings between the Northern Isles and Aberdeen today (21 December) have been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. According to current weather forecasts storms will halt sailings until Sun 23 December.21/12/2012
Planning The Future For Thurso and Wick
Wick and Thurso communities to get unique opportunity to plan their futures. Work on the new Caithness and Sutherland Local Development Plan will begin in early 2013.21/12/2012
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale Of Poultry - 21 December 2012
Dingwall, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 21st) sold 169 lots of Christmas poultry. Oven ready turkey (80) averaged 293p per lb and sold to 519.1p per lb for an 11.75lb bird from Balnakyle Farm, Aberlour, and £77 gross for a 19.25lb bird also from Balnakyle Farm.21/12/2012
Train Services For New Conon Bridge Station
ScotRail has confirmed that 13 south-bound and 12 north-bound services will call at Conon Bridge when it re-opens in February 2013. Three Monday - Saturday services will get commuters into Inverness before 9 am, and there are two evening peak journeys in the other direction.
21/12/2012
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Energy: Last week a number of local people were able to view a demonstration of a system designed by Nuvia and tested at T3UK near Thurso. The remote handling equipment, for spent fuel at a power station being decommissioned in Lithuania, is the product of two years of joint work between Nuvia and JGC Engineering Services.20/12/2012
Further Cancellations on Northern Isles Ferry Services
Serco NorthLink has issued another warning to customers as severe weather continues to disrupt ferry services linking Aberdeen with Orkney and Shetland. The operator is in the process of contacting customers booked on services between today and Christmas to advise them most sailings are likely to be cancelled.20/12/2012
Emergency Funding Considered For Councils After The Big Storm
Ministers will consider emergency financial assistance for local authorities to help deal with the costs of the storm damage last weekend. Aberdeenshire Council and The Moray Council have made representations to the Scottish Government to activate the Bellwin Scheme as a result of the severe storms over the weekend.
20/12/2012
Council Welcomes Nigg Jobs Announcement
The Leader of The Highland Council, Councillor Drew Hendry has welcomed today’s announcement that the Global Energy Group, owner of Nigg Energy Park, is launching a Highland-wide recruitment drive to find an additional 400 skilled personnel in a wide range of energy disciplines to support their existing labour force in the delivery of contract work. Councillor Hendry said: “The Council’s programme places the highest priority on sustainable economic growth and economic recovery.20/12/2012
Planning For Our Seas
A plan will be prepared next year to guide development activity in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters. The Government Directorate Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and The Highland Council have set up a working group to take forward the project and are encouraging stakeholders to get involved in the development of the plan.20/12/2012
Highland Council Fast Track Plans To Repair Storm Damage
The Highland Council is putting plans in place to carry out essential repairs to it harbours and coast defence structures which were damaged by the storm surge last weekend (14/15 December 2012). The initial clear-up is completed and work is now ongoing to plan for the repair works which will be carried out by the Council’s directly employed staff and contractors.20/12/2012
Opportunities for Local Companies At Dounreay - Supply Chain Briefing
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd. invites you to a Supply Chain Briefing for an update on future contract opportunities at Dounreay.20/12/2012
Dounreay Nuclear Materials Transferred To Sellafield
Dounreay begins returning material to national fuel stocks. Nuclear material left over from Dounreay's research work in the 20th century is being returned to national fuel stocks as part of the site's clean-up and closure.
20/12/2012
2,000 Extra University Places In Scotland
An extra 2000 university places for young people, half of which will be for those progressing from college to university as part of ongoing efforts to widen access, will be funded by the Scottish Funding Council. Universities will receive just over £10 million in 2013-14 to pay for additional places, including over 700 on widening access schemes, more than 1,000 for young people moving on from college to university and around 300 on the Skills for Growth scheme.20/12/2012
Small Business Bonus saves Highland businesses £37m
Approximately £37 million worth of rates relief have been awarded across the Highlands local areas since the introduction of the Small Business Bonus Scheme (SBBS) in 2008, Enterprise Minister Fergus Ewing said today on a visit to The Drawing Room in Inverness. The Drawing Room, owned by Highland businesswoman Mairi Fraser, is one of 8,383 businesses premises to have benefited from rates relief since the introduction of the SBBS in 2008.20/12/2012
Swinney Delivers On Jobs And Growth
A programme of capital projects estimated to support approximately 2,000 jobs across Scotland in 2013-14 has been given the green light today. Finance Secretary John Swinney said work on the £205 million package of construction and maintenance projects will begin this year.20/12/2012
Fish Quota Deal Reached in Brussels
For the first time in 5 years the way has been cleared to avoid Scottish fishermen having to suffer more damaging cuts to days at sea. Meanwhile a proposed 20 per cent cut in cod quota under the Cod Recovery Plan can be stopped.20/12/2012
NDA Sets Out Supply Chain Opportunities
More than 700 visitors from across the UK and beyond took advantage of face-to-face networking opportunities at the second supply chain event for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority estate. The event at the De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, was organised jointly by the NDA and its site licence companies, including Dounreay.20/12/2012
Cereal harvest statistics
Wet weather in Scotland this year has had an adverse impact on the harvest, the latest figures show. The Final Estimate of the Cereal and Oilseed Rape Harvest 2012, published today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician, show that cereal production decreased between 2011 and 2012 by 440,000 tonnes (15 per cent).20/12/2012
