Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Ltd (BOWL) O+M Plans on display at Wick RNLI Open Day. Saturday 20th June, 1pm - 5pm.
On Friday 26 June, the Caithness District Partnership will meet in full as part of the arrangements under the Planning for Integration (P4i) partnership between the NHS and The Highland Council. Issues to be discussed will include updates on the NHS redesign of Caithness General Hospital and local NHS staffing.
Road users are advised that on Saturday 20 June part of the C1112 Glen Affric Road will be temporarily closed to vehicles from 11am to 4pm during the Highland Cross 2015 event. The area affected is between the road's junction with the C1110 Cannich -Fasnakle - Kerrow Wood Road and its end at the north side of the road bridge over the Abhainn Gleann nam Fiadh.
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Week commencing 8th June 2015 Energy & Business Services Good to see today's John O'Groat Journal piece welcoming the current survey work being carried out at Wick Harbour using a jack-up barge. The survey work is being used to support the design of onshore Operation & Maintenance (O&M) facilities for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) project in the Moray Firth.
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A special meeting of the Council was held this morning to form a new Administration and elect a Leader and senior officer bearers. It was agreed that a Minority Administration of the Independent Group would lead the Council with Cllr Margaret Davidson as elected Leader.
On Wednesday 10th June 2015 The Highland Council held a facebook chat giving lots of information and advice on what people can do to ensure they are receiving the correct benefits and tax credits, as well as giving handy tips on how to manage budgets and avoid getting into debt. Staff from the Council's Income Maximisation and Money Advice teams spent two hours on facebook answering questions on benefits, welfare, money advice and personal budgeting.
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc, part of SSE, owns and maintains the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland. We are developing plans to provide a new tower line and underground cable from a new sub-station at Gills Bay to a second new sub-station at Thurso South.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (June, 10th) sold 479 sheep of all classes. Hoggs (153) sold to £86 gross for Cheviot ewe hoggs from Pithogarty, Tain.
Wave Energy Scotland's (WES) second competitive project call is now underway with the search for novel wave energy converter devices. The national research and development body for the wave energy sector in Scotland is inviting applications for project costs via a contract for research and development services to develop novel wave energy converters.
Highland's most senior fire officer has said that people will die in fires which could be prevented unless friends, relatives and neighbours help the most vulnerable in our communities get the support they need to stay safe in their homes. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s (SFRS) Local Senior Officer for Highland Scott Hay issued the stark warning at today’s local scrutiny committee meeting at Highland Council headquarters in Inverness.
High Life Highland has today announced that the contract to provide new improved facilities at Thurso Swimming Pool has been awarded to local contractor O'Brien Construction Ltd. The project jointly funded by The Highland Council and sportscotland will see a total investment of £2.7M in the facility providing a new gym/fitness suite, a new dance studio, steam room , sauna, new changing village and replacement of the roof.
Social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands are helping Scotland tackle social issues, promote equality and achieve economic growth, a major summit on the sector heard today (Wednesday 10 June). Social enterprises trade like any other business, but at their heart they have a social purpose; trading for social, community and environmental benefits and reinvesting their profits to deliver their social purpose.
The Farm Safety Foundation is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers (SAYFC). The Farm Safety Foundation was established by NFU Mutual in 2014 as a charity to engage the farmers of the future and help raise awareness of farm safety, change attitudes towards farming safely and reduce the toll of injuries and fatalities which bring a catalogue of heartbreak and misery to numerous families and rural communities every year.
The competition to design a flag for Caithness attracted 327 entries and on Friday (5 June) the judging panel met in Wick Town Hall to draw up a short-list. The winning flag will be announced after a public vote.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (June, 9th) sold 47 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (25) averaged 195.7p (-6.1p) and sold to 220p per kg and £1,390.50 gross.
One in three people don't know we grow potatoes or apples in Britain Four in ten people don't realise we grow oats Findings come ahead of the agriculture industry's annual open day - Open Farm Sunday (7 June 2015) Despite British farmers producing 60% of the food we eat in this country, many consumers are unsure of what we actually grow in Britain according to a new survey released today, with many unaware we grow staple foods like potatoes, apples and oats. The survey, commissioned by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) ahead of this weekend's Open Farm Sunday revealed that one in three (33 per cent) people do not know that we grow apples, which have been farmed in this country since Roman times.
The North Highland College UHI summer employability programme was run last year for the first time and proved very successful, with every candidate finding a positive destination, either in an apprenticeship, employment or education. This year the programme will also include construction skills as well as engineering.
