News Archive
24/11/2009
Radioactivity in the environment reports published
Two comprehensive reports on radioactivity in Scotland's food chain and environment were be published last week. The annual Radioactivity in Food and the Environment 2008 (RIFE) report shows that in 2008 doses received by members of the public from authorised releases of radioactivity were within international dose limits.24/11/2009
Dounreay to become UK's first nuclear heritage project
Within a few years, much of the experimental nuclear site at Dounreay will disappear from the landscape. Many of the facilities that have dominated the skyline of Scotland's north coast for the past 50 years will be razed to the ground.23/11/2009
New Research Shows Council and NHS Working Well for Children
Research confirms new ways of working in Highland demonstrate real benefits for children The Highland Council and NHS Highland have welcomed the publication of research undertaken by Edinburgh University for the Scottish Government, confirming that new ways of working in Highland have demonstrated real benefits for children. Getting it right for every child is Scotland's reform programme for children's services.23/11/2009
Update on H1N1 Swine Flu In Highland
There is evidence that cases of Influenza A H1N1v (swine flu) have increased in Highland over the past 7-10 days. The levels of illness seen in the central belt some weeks ago are now being reported in our area.20/11/2009
Caithness Residents to Explore Benefits of Renewable Development
Developers behind the Spittal Hill wind farm, Steven and Tom Pottinger, will be giving the people of Caithness the opportunity to view and provide comment on updated plans for the 30 turbine wind farm, and also outline proposals for a potential experimental archaeological centre and the delivery of a Caithness-wide community benefit fund which renewable energy providers in the area could pay into. A public exhibition will be held at Caithness Horizons, Old Town Hall, Thurso on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd December (see Notes to Editors) by Spittal Hill Wind Farm Ltd.19/11/2009
New Social Work Chief Turns Down Salary Increase
The Highland Council has appointed Bill Alexander to the temporary post of Chief Operating Officer in the Social Work Service. Over the next six months, Mr Alexander will step aside from his substantive role as Head of Children's Services to work directly to Harriet Dempster, Director of Social Work, to lead the modernisation of social work services for adults.17/11/2009
Contractors Need To Re-Register For Council Contracts By 8 January 2010
The Highland Council calls on building construction and consultancy companies to register interest Consultants, contractors and skilled trades businesses are being advised they have until Friday 8 January next year to register an interest in working for The Highland Council on future contracts with an individual value of up to £25,000. The Council is also urging consultants to register an interest by this deadline for future consultancy work for projects of all values.14/11/2009
Victims of cyberbullying to receive support in the Highlands
Guidance on tackling bullying via the Internet and mobile phones is soon to be distributed to all staff in education, culture and sport establishments throughout The Highland Council's area. Councillor Bill Fernie, Chairman of the Council's Education, Culture and Sport Committee said: "Members have given their full endorsement to new Cyberbullying Guidance which was created by a multi-agency/organisation working group.14/11/2009
Big Lottery Will Share Out £30 Million To Communities Soon
Groups seek Big Lottery funding to make improvements to their communities' futures Highlands and Islands Enterprise has carried out final checks on over 50 applications to the Big Lottery for almost £30 million from community groups across Scotland. Communities from Shetland to Dumfries, and from the Western Isles to Aberdeen, are bidding for amounts from £54,000 to over £1.5 million in the final round of funding from the 'Growing Community Assets' (GCA) fund, which will have distributed £50 million pounds when it comes to the end of its four year programme in March next year.14/11/2009
£2 MILLION SCHOOL LEAVER PACKAGE
School Leavers are to be given extra help in training for jobs as a result of additional funding from the Scottish Government. £2 million is being made available to fund 420 new places for young school leavers to learn skills in engineering, motor vehicle, warehousing/retail, IT and administration Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced today.14/11/2009
Streetscape works take shape At Dingwall
This week sees completion of new Caithness slab footways on the south side of Dingwall High Street as the first phase of a £947,000 package of town centre improvements starts to take shape on the ground. Throughout the project, the Council has been working closely with the Dingwall community through regular stakeholders' meetings which are chaired by the Ward 9 Councillors.14/11/2009
A Trip Down Memory Lane For Christmas
The Highland Council has announced details of an exciting project in Inverness to enable children of all ages to take a trip down memory lane in the city's Victorian Market. As part of the Inverness Winter Festival's Countdown to Christmas programme, the Council has announced that the Inverness Local History Forum is to stage an exhibition of Christmas toys and memorabilia during the first three weekends of December.11/11/2009
Harrods buyers tempted north of the border
Scotland Food and Drink, in conjunction with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), is hosting an exclusive 'Meet the Buyer' visit from Harrods today (11 November). The event, aimed at food and drink businesses across Scotland, gives businesses the opportunity to showcase their products as part of the Access to Markets programme.11/11/2009
HIE leads the way in region's renewable energy
Helping to drive forward the region's renewable energy sector Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is this week sponsoring a conference focusing on challenges facing the marine renewables industry. The Scottish Renewables Marine Energy seminar takes place tomorrow (Thursday November 12) at the Drumossie Hotel, Inverness bringing together some of Scotland’s leading representatives from the marine energy industry.10/11/2009
PDA in Digital Imaging - FREE Course At Wick
As reported in July this year, The North Highland College (NHC) and The Wick Society formed a partnership to digitise the Johnson Collection, owned by the Wick Society. The Johnson collection is an invaluable historical photographic archive in excess of 50,000 glass-plate negatives taken by successive generations of the Johnson family between 1863 and 1976 capturing the social and industrial history of Caithness, in particular the impact of the herring fishing industry.
10/11/2009
Late Night Shopping For Christmas In Thurso
Support Local Traders A selection of shops open till 7.00pm in Thurso 26 November - 17 December 2009 .
10/11/2009
Marine energy challenges on the agenda at HIE-backed seminar
A seminar focusing on challenges facing the marine renewables industry will take place at the Drumossie Hotel in Inverness next Thursday (November 12). Sponsored by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference will bring together some of Scotland�s leading representatives from the marine energy industry.Invicta New Park £300 million biomass fund launched
Invicta Capital, a leading provider of investment opportunities for private clients has launched a new £300 million fund dedicated to the construction and operation of an identified portfolio of biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plants in Scotland. New Park worked with Invicta Capital to identify this portfolio of nine medium sized plants located on existing industrial and business development parks or brown field sites in Scotland.9/11/2009
Fast breeder was Britain's 'man on the moon moment'
It was Britain's man-on-the-moon moment, when a decade of scientific and engineering breakthroughs culminated in the most advanced nuclear plant in the world. A workforce of 3000 had laboured around the clock for four years to build the experimental plant that would pave the way for electricity "too cheap to meter".
6/11/2009
