News Archive
3/12/2012
Highlands and Islands aim to shine at Green Energy Awards
As the renewable energy industry gears up for the most glittering night of the year, a number of Highlands and Islands companies are looking to bring home prestigious Green Energy Awards. The event, now in its 11th year, is anticipated to be the biggest yet.3/12/2012
Watch Out For Bank Card Skimming At ATM's
Police appeal for information about any suspicious activity around an ATM in High Street, Inverness. Police in Inverness are carrying out inquiries after a member of the public discovered an ATM skimming device on a Barclay's bank machine outside WH Smith in High Street, Inverness.2/12/2012
Lark & Lily Designs For Christmas
If you want something unique in the jewellery line this Christmas then look no further than a Caithness award winning designer now making a name for herself online. Lynsey MacGregor from Wick won Caithness Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur of the Year in September 2012.
1/12/2012
Winning Caithness Designer For Your Christmas Jewellery
Lark & Lily Designs online shop is the place to get unique handmade designs this Christmas. Everything is designed & created by Lynsey MacGregor in Wick, Caithness.
1/12/2012
More than 200 jobs secured by Far North business fund
The North Highland Regeneration Fund, whose board director is local MP John Thurso, has helped retain and create 218 jobs sinces it was set up in 2006. The fund is supported by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and is designed to distribute loans to businesses in the Far North.
1/12/2012
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Week Commencing 26th November Energy: The Pentland Firth & Orkney Waters Leadership Forum's Wave & Tidal Information Day took place in Thurso and Kirkwall this week. The event had displays and staff from Meygen, Scottish Power Renewables, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Ltd, National Grid, Marine Scotland, The Crown Estate, HIE, Highland Council, Business Gateway, Skills Development Scotland, Caithness Chamber of Commerce, Scrabster Harbour Trust, Wick Harbour Authority, Energy North, North Highland College, the Environmental Research Institute and the European Marine Energy Centre.1/12/2012
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 29th November 2012
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 29th) sold 64 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (27) averaged 208.7p (-0.6p) and sold to 217p per kg and £1,569.50 gross.1/12/2012
HOW FAR WOULD YOU FAKE IT THIS CHRISTMAS?
Glamorous party nights and buying gifts for friends are two of the things we look forward to most over the festive season. But just how far would you be prepared to fake it this Christmas? With the current economic climate we are all on the look out for bargains.1/12/2012
Focusing on Highland’s Most Disadvantaged Areas
Community and third sector organisations are being invited by The Highland Council to submit applications for the Council’s 2013 Deprived Area Fund. Applications will be welcomed for projects that will help communities to develop activities aimed at improving quality of life and regenerating communities.1/12/2012
“Up to 800 Civil Service Jobs in the Highlands and Islands at risk from separation”
Better Together campaigner David Stewart MSP has used data obtained by Scottish Labour on the number of civil servants working for UK Government departments and agencies in Scotland which has revealed that 30,000 people are currently employed by the UK Government, bringing almost £700 million to Scotland in salaries alone. Up to 800 of those jobs are located in the Highlands and Islands and jobs could be put at risk if Scotland was to become independent.1/12/2012
'Move on Up' in the Highlands
Inverness careers fair to help local youngsters into work or training. Winter school leavers and young job seekers from the Highland area are being invited to take part in a ‘Move on Up’ event which will give them an insight into the range of opportunities available to them in employment, training and learning.1/12/2012
Project Developed to Get Young People Ready For Work
New employer-assessed Certificate of Work Readiness currently being piloted. YOUNG people in the Highlands have been participating in a pilot project enabling them to demonstrate their work-readiness to employers.1/12/2012
Now is the time to enter the 2013 Junior Saltire Award
The search is on to find the pupils who could be Scotland's marine renewables experts of the future and winners of Skills Development Scotland's 2013 Junior Saltire Awards. Schools are being asked to create a blueprint, design, build and test a wave powered generator which would be suitable for Scottish waters.1/12/2012
Supporting Young People Into Work
New contact point for 16 to 19 year olds. 0800 917 8000 is the new number for Scotland's young people to call if they are seeking a place in training or education.1/12/2012
New Skills Service Backs Scottish Businesses
New web service - Our Skillsforce (www.ourskillsforce.co.uk) - will provide skills support information for Scotland's employers. Scotland's employers have given their clear backing to the importance of training and skills in a survey published by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI).30/11/2012
North Highland College UHI business student wins £1000 prize in UHI competition
Jenna Forbes (21) from Westerdale beat off strong competition to win £1000 prize money for the Best Student Idea in the UHI Business Ideas competition recently held in Inverness. Jenna, an HNC Business student at The North Highland College UHI pitched her idea to the judging panel at Inverness College UHI’s Longman Campus.
30/11/2012
Pentland Firth & Orkney Waters Leadership Forum Hears About Progress
The Chairman of the north’s Regeneration Partnership has welcomed the interest shown this week by local people in the developments planned for the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters. Sir Anthony Cleaver, independent Chairman of the Caithness & North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership, said “I’m delighted to hear that the first of the two Information Days held by the Pentland Firth & Orkney Waters Leadership Forum in Caithness and Orkney has proved to be a success, bringing local people in to hear about progress directly from Scottish Power Renewables and Meygen, as well as from a range of key supporting agencies such as National Grid, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Ltd, HIE, Highland Council, Crown Estate and Marine Scotland.30/11/2012
Police Sieze Weapons and Ammunition From Wick Firearms Dealer
Man reported following warrant executed at registered firearms dealer in Wick. On Thursday 29 November 2012, officers from Northern Constabulary executed a search warrant at a registered firearms dealer in Wick, Caithness.30/11/2012
Caithness & North Sutherland Fund October 2012 Grant Awards 
The Caithness & North Sutherland Fund recently awarded its 4th round of grants for 2012. Six community groups were awarded funding totalling over £114k for community projects that help to improve the attractiveness of their area as a place to live, work and invest.
29/11/2012
