Highland Council is to hold a series of Facebook chats on budget issues, starting with a discussion on the council tax. For the eighth successive year, the Council has frozen the Council Tax.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 22nd) sold 2,868 store sheep. Lambs (1,906) averaged £45.27 and sold to £74 gross for Texels from Burnside Croft, Jamestown.
Almost a quarter of ewes tested for Maedi Visna (MV) by SAC Consulting Veterinary Services are carrying the disease. This could mean that large numbers of livestock are at threat of ill-thrift, failing to grow at a healthy rate, this winter.
The Highland Council Leader, Cllr Margaret Davidson welcomed the call for reinstatement of ETVs by Highland MPs. She said: "The provision of Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) has been a vital issue for the Highland Council ever since the ETV in the Minch was withdrawn some years ago.
Two city centre car parks are to offer reduced-price parking for shoppers and visitors to Inverness City centre in the run up to Christmas. Highland Council and Eastgate Centre Management have been working with Inverness BID and partners to provide a much needed boost for city centre businesses.
SAC Consulting is warning that a significant proportion of beef and sheep will be severely short of protein with major consequences on performance. Analysis of silage samples from beef herds and sheep flocks have been found to have disturbingly low levels of protein which could cause stock to slowly starve even through they might look full.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 20th) sold 48 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (18) averaged 206.2p (-10.5p) and sold to 214p per kg and £1,438.20 gross.
Views sought on Highland Planning Policies through new consultation portal. The Highland Council has today launched three online consultations on planning and housing issues across the area, including a review of its main planning policy document the Highland-wide Local Development Plan.
Brand New For 2015 - Christmas Fine Dining aboard our steam trains at The Strathspey Railway! Looking for a truly unique festive dining experience with friends, colleagues and family this December? You can enjoy a delicious traditional Christmas menu as you steam through the stunning, wintry Scottish Highlands between Aviemore, Boat of Garten and Broomhill. For more information and to book online please visit - http://www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk/christmas-lunch-specials/ A day trip or couple of days at Aviemore in December can make a great getaway and perhaps magical if there is snow around.
NorthLink Ferries is now accepting bookings for travel to and from Orkney and Shetland for next year. The ferry operator will continue with its current timetable and fares as well as cater for popular events by providing a temporary revised schedule when required.
In excess of 60 businesses in Highland have now successfully applied for free Broadband Connection Vouchers, providing a boost to their broadband so they can now benefit from new IT opportunities and better productivity. The UK-wide scheme, which provides grants of up to £3,000 to help small businesses and charities on a first come, first served basis, has proved to be popular.
Sir Danny Alexander, former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, will this week give evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee as part of its inquiry into the devolution of public finances. The Committee will question Sir Danny on a range of issues including.
The Digital Scotland roll-out of high speed fibre based broadband started around Loch Ness in October 2015. Here, some of the first businesses to order - the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition and Cobbs - talk about the potential benefits.
Six new treatment centres to be created across Scotland. Six new elective treatment centres to carry out procedures like hip, knees and cataracts are to be built, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today.
Commenting on today's announcement by the Deputy First Minister John Swinney, that Local authorities will be able to lower business rates in their area from 31 October 2015, Cllr Margaret Davidson, Leader of The Highland Council said: "Our ambition for Highland is to see much greater responsibility passed to the Council, as we believe decisions over local services are best taken at a local level. "While I welcome this announcement, what local government needs is the freedom to be able to vary business rates up and down.
£6 million to extend online booking and prescription ordering. Over £6 million will be invested over the next three years to increase the number of GP surgeries across Scotland offering digital services such as online appointment booking and online repeat prescription ordering.
Farmers and other land managers will begin to receive their share of £6.7 million of rural development payments from next week. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed the Scottish Government's Rural Payment and Inspectorate Division (RPID) has begun processing more than 5,000 Land Managers Option (LMO) payments for the 2014 scheme year.
Seven per cent increase. Overseas and domestic tourism visitors to Scotland have both increased by seven per cent in the last year to the end of June 2015 according to figures published this morning.
Scotland's highest cereal harvest yield for 20 years has been welcomed by Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead. According to the first estimates for the 2015 Scottish cereal and oilseed rape harvest, published today, Scottish farms are thought to have produced 3.3 million tonnes of cereals this year.
BAM appointed principal contractor for the £170m upgrade of the Aberdeen-Inverness line. The Scottish Government-funded enhancement will transform journeys on the route introducing a half-hourly commuter service between Aberdeen and Inverurie and additional peak services between Inverness and Elgin.
