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13/3/2012
Energy Firm On The Crest Of A Wave
EnergyHunt, the North of Scotland's premier renewable energy engineering company, is celebrating after achieving a crucial Det Norske Veritas (DNV) industry accreditation The company, based in Caithness, is the first renewable energy business in the North of Scotland to have achieved the award from DNV (, one of the world's leading certification bodies, following an exhaustive audit of its Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental business and management systems. It is now certificated to UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) standards.13/3/2012
Earth Hour - Will You Join and Switch Off?
WHAT IS EARTH HOUR ALL ABOUT? WWF's Earth Hour is a simple idea that's quickly turned into a global phenomenon. Hundreds of millions of people turning off their lights for one hour, on the same night, all across the planet.
13/3/2012
Council Election Race Gets Underway Today
Hopeful candidates for the council elections can get moving from today. The notice of election is being published later and nomination papers have to be returned by 4pm on Thursday 29 March 2012 There arer 22 wards in the Highland council area.10/3/2012
Regeneration Partnership Update
Week commencing 5th March Energy: Encouraging news this week that North Highland College has been successful in attracting additional funds for its efforts to support employment opportunities. Four programmes were offered a total of approx.10/3/2012
Wanted: Your views on local prices and choice
There will be a consultation event at Highland Council Chamber, Glenurquart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX on Wednesday 14th March between 3.30pm and 5.30pm The Office of Fair Trading wants to hear your views about living in a remote rural area and in particular: the prices you pay for goods and services the range of products on offer the quality of goods and of service that you receive. This information will influence their work and help to develop ideas for the future.9/3/2012
An Action Plan For Economic Development In The Highlands
The Highland Economic Forum, a partnership of public and private sector organisations chaired by Highland Council, is pursuing an initiative designed to build on the substantial employment and population growth that the region has achieved over the past ten years. Highland's population grew by 6.1% between 2001 and 2010 (twice the Scotland growth rate), and the Moray Firth sub region achieved the second highest economic growth between 1998 and 2008 of all the areas in the UK.9/3/2012
Wanted - 200,000 Scots To Keep Scotland Beautiful
200,000 Scots called to action to tackle the nations litter problem! Keep Scotland Beautiful Keep Scotland Beautiful, one of Scotland's leading environmental charities, is calling out to 200,000 Scots to do their bit to clean up their favourite part of Scotland during a two month attack on the nations litter. Scotland's biggest annual litter clean up, known as National Spring Clean, is Keep Scotland Beautiful's flagship volunteer campaign and is supported by Zero Waste Scotland.9/3/2012
Internet Traders Fail To Make The grade On Delivery Charges
A report to The Highland Council's Transport Environmental and Community Services Committee on Thursday 16 March has identified that the Internet trading activities of almost 200 businesses across the UK are under investigation by Council's Trading Standards as a result of a survey undertaken between November 2011 and January 2012. Over 300 responses were received during the survey identifying problems with how delivery charges were calculated and how these charges were communicated to online customers.8/3/2012
Status Quo Prevails On Public Entertainment Licensing
The Highland Council has assured organisers of free-to-enter events that there will be no change to the current licensing arrangements when new guidance on public entertainment licensing is introduced on 1 April. This means that there will continue to be no charge for community or fund-raising events that are free to the public to attend.6/3/2012
Ministerial visit to Ardnamurchan High School
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Life-long learning, Mike Russell dropped in on Ardnamurchan High School on Friday 2nd March en-route to the formal opening of Acharacle Primary School. The Highland Council's Director of Education, Culture and Sport , Hugh Fraser, and Acting Head of Education Calum Macsween together with councillors, Michael Foxley, Drew Millar and Bill Fernie joined Head Teacher Chris Millar-Craig and Parent Council Chair Sean Turner in welcoming Mike Russell to Ardnamurchan High School.
6/3/2012
Highland Council NHS Highland Senior Appointments
Senior appointments Planning for Integration - The Highland Council and NHS Highland. The Highland Council and NHS Highland are very pleased to announce some key senior appointments to support the move to integration of health and social services in April.5/3/2012
Focusing On Highland's Most Disadvantaged Areas
The Highland Council is inviting applications to its Deprived Area Fund from community and third sector organisations to assist defined disadvantaged communities to develop and implement activities that improve the quality of life and regenerate their communities. Priority will be given to projects that directly deliver employability outcomes for individuals who are furthest removed from the labour market and live within the targeted areas including parts of Alness, Fort William, Invergordon, Inverness, Seabord (East Ross) and Wick.3/3/2012
Business Gateway's New Funding For Businesses
New grant set to help Business Gateway companies in Highland grow. Highland companies with ambitions to grow could be eligible for up to �10,000 of support thanks to a fund being offered exclusively through Highland Council's Business Gateway.3/3/2012
Classroom support in Highland primary schools
The Highland Council has confirmed the recommendations of a Cross-Party Working Group, which are aimed at providing better support in the classroom for pupils and teaching staff. It has agreed the establishment of a single post of Pupil Support Assistant, graded at two distinct salary levels to reflect the difference in general support required by the majority of pupils and the specific support required by pupils with significant levels of need.28/2/2012
Countryside Rangers Launch Their 2012 Guide
The Highland Council's Countryside Rangers, in partnership with the Rangers from Moray Council, have launched their 2012 brochure featuring over 400 guided walks and events to encourage everyone to get out and explore the great outdoors and find out more about the animals that share it with us. Some highlights in the programme of walks and events, that covers the whole of the Highlands and Moray, include Gruffalo children's activity days, long distance walks, mountain conservation days, whale and dolphin spotting, wild food foraging and gentle wildlife walks.
28/2/2012
Woodland Owners Could Win Prize Money
One month's countdown for entry to Scotland's Finest Woods Awards 2012. Woodland owners and managers are being urged to prepare their entries for this year's prestigious Scotland's Finest Woods Awards and compete for a share of the �7,500 prize money.
28/2/2012
300 New Jobs With Scottish Power
ScottishPower Creating 300 Engineering And Technical Jobs - �6.5 Million Also Earmarked To Counter Skills Gap. ScottishPower expects to invest over �5bn to upgrade the electricity network in central and southern Scotland over the next 10 years, and is launching a recruitment drive to boost its engineering and technical workforce by creating 300 new roles.28/2/2012
Allan Confirms Boost For Science Learning
Additional funding has been awarded to the professional development of Scotland's science teachers as the Scottish Government welcomes experts' recommendations to further improve science and engineering learning. Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages, today announced funding of �600,000 as he welcomed the Science and Engineering Education Advisory Group (SEEAG) report which sets out a range of recommendations for the Scottish Government and its partners.28/2/2012
Fund to help business develop green technologies
Finance Secretary John Swinney today announced funding to increase the energy and low carbon support available to Scottish companies. The Scottish Government has awarded �3.4 million of European Regional Development Funding to six projects from leading Scottish universities and colleges.27/2/2012
£110m Caithness Wind Farm Plans On Display 
Green energy developer Infinergy is set to showcase its plans for the Limekiln wind farm, near Reay, which could bring in £9.75million to support community initiatives over its lifetime. The proposed wind farm of up to 26 turbines would have a generating capacity of around 78 megawatts (MW), enough to power around 43,600 homes - equivalent to 43% of Highland households.
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