News Archive

Funding to tackle fuel poverty welcomed

The Highland Council has welcomed funding to enable people living in fuel poverty to make their homes warmer, more environmentally friendly and cheaper to heat.   The amount of £2,055,346 from The Scottish Government for the Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland is the fourth highest allocation in Scotland.  

SKIBO CAREERS EVENT

It is the opportunity to forge a career somewhere unique.   Skills Development Scotland, the national skills body supporting the people and businesses of Scotland, is holding an exciting careers event in Duthac Centre, Tain.  

Remote Delivery Costs - Small Business Survey

For the past three years the Scottish CAB Service has been campaigning against unfair delivery charges for online deliveries.  Citizens Advice Scotland’s report ‘The Postcode Penalty’ analysed over 3,000 customer complaints and over 500 online companies, uncovering a ‘postcode penalty’ that sees some Scots having to pay an average of nearly £19 extra when buying goods online.  

Council consults on Social Enterprise Strategy for the Highlands

`Social Enterprise’ is an increasingly fundamental part of what makes the Highland tick and The Highland Council is looking for input to its strategy.   Link To Draft Strategy A draft Social Enterprise Strategy for the Highlands covering the years 2014-2017 has been published for consultation by the Council and all interested parties are being asked to take part and help shape the future of this sector.  

Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update

Week Commencing 24 February 2014 Energy & Business Services: There have been some pieces of news this week relating to Atlantis Resources, the company that now owns tidal developer Meygen.  It has been awarded €7.7M in EU funding through the 7th Framework Programme to support the design, installation and operation of its bigger 1.5MW tidal turbine the AR1500 at the Meygen site in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth.  

Property Ads Being Removed If Over One Year Old

We are currently removing older property ads to refresh the property pages.   If your property is still on the market but the ad on this web site has not beene updated for over one year then it will be removed.  

Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd -Sale Resitered Females 26 February 2014

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 26th) sold 40 registered Cheviot females and Blackface females at its Harbro sponsored show and sale.   The Cheviot judge Mr A.  

Highlands and Islands concerns over the loss of Inverness Fire Control Room

The Police and Fire Services Highlands and Islands Chairs Network is adding its voice to calls to retain the Fire Control Room in Inverness.   The group has been meeting in Lerwick today, discussing plans which would see the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service reduce the number of control rooms for the whole of Scotland to three, based in Johnstone, Edinburgh and Dundee.  

Scottish Ward Boundaries And Councillor Numbers Under Review

The Local Government Boundary Commission For Scotland have issued the following statem,ent regarding the latest review of boundaries and councillor numbers.   We started our Fifth Reviews of Electoral Arrangements on 21 February 2014.  

Review of Recycling Centres in Highland

The Highland Council’s recycling team is reviewing the operation of its network of 21 recycling centres to encourage the public to make a bigger effort to separate waste that can be recycled from waste that cannot.   The Council wants to increase the amount of material recycled and at the same time reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.