Bad Ladz 11 is taking bookings for Sea Angling, diving etc. The boat is a Birchwood GRP performance hull, with a turbo charged Ford engine.
Leader of The Highland Council Drew Hendry has spoken of the staggering potential of the largest tidal energy project in Europe which is planned off the shores of Caithness. In welcoming guests at the Scottish Renewables Marine Conference at Eden Court, Inverness, on Monday evening, he focused on an announcement made earlier in the day by Scottish Government Energy Minister Fergus Ewing granting consent to MeyGen Ltd to develop the largest tidal turbine array in Europe and the first commercial project off these shores.
The Highland Licensing Board has included a third option to the current on-line consultation currently underway on the options for proposals for the Licensing Board's Overprovision Policy Statement 2013-16. Launched at the start of this month, the consultation invites members of the public to have their say on whether there is an overprovision of licensed premises in any locality within the area of Highland Licensing Board.
Highland Council’s Trading Standards has today launched a new information website service specifically designed for Highland business and trade users. Gordon Robb, Highland Trading Standards Manager explains: “We receive a considerable amount of calls to our free ‘Business Advice Line” service which covers the whole of the Highland area.
An emergency exercise will be held at Dounreay on Wednesday 18th September 2013. The Dounreay site alarm will be sounded to initiate the exercise and may sound again throughout the duration of the exercise.
The Inverness public is being advised that work will start in earnest from Monday 16 September on the construction of flood walls along the River Ness between the Ness Bridge and Friars Bridge. Every attempt is being made to minimise disruption by maintaining at all times pedestrian access to shops and businesses, which will continue to trade as normal.
Police in Highlands and Islands report numbers detected during national seatbelt day of action. Police Scotland Highland and Islands Division report that 33 people were found to be within vehicles without wearing a seatbelt during the national day of action, which ended yesterday morning.
Over 100 business representatives will be attending an ICT suppliers “Industry Day” hosted by The Highland Council in the Thistle Hotel, Inverness on Monday 16 September. The council has arranged the event to provide information about how it will ensure the supply of ICT Services is continued when an existing contract comes to its end in March 2015.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 13th) sold 4,853 store lambs and sheep. Lambs (4,853) sold to £73 gross for Texel crosses from Roalma, Culbokie.
The Highland Council is advising people that the car park immediately adjoining the former landfill site at Newtonhill in Caithness is to be closed in the interests of public safety, with visitors to be directed to the nearby Newtonhill Croft Community Woodland. The landfill was operated by the former Caithness County and District Councils from the mid 1960s until its closure in the mid 1970s and was managed as a community woodland between 1996 and 2008, when the site was closed for reasons of public safety, due to the presence of substances in the soils including heavy metals, arsenic and asbestos.
Highland pupils find out all they need to know about life after school. Young people in the Highlands who want to find out about life at university can come along to Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) Higher Education Convention in Inverness.
Scotland has highest employment and youth employment rates in UK. The number of people working in Scotland is at its highest level in almost five years, according to official figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Scotland, and in particular the Highlands and Islands, is continuing to lead the world in the development of marine energy devices – according to the Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Alex Paterson is opening the annual Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference at Eden Court, Inverness on Monday 16th September 2013.
A minimum charge of 5p per bag in a bid to reduce carrier bag use will be introduced in October next year, Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has revealed. Draft regulations have been put before the Scottish Parliament which will see retailers begin to charge from October 20, 2014.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 12th) sold 4,679 store lambs and ewes. Lambs (4,404) averaged £53.25 (- £2.63 on the corresponding sale of last year) and sold to £80 gross for Texel crosses from 12 Airdens, Bonar Bridge.
A Budget for investment, households and jobs. Today’s budget demonstrates the benefits of decisions being made in Scotland by those who care most about Scotland and the challenges we face as a result of decisions being made in Westminster Finance Secretary John Swinney said today.
The Highland Council has started publishing planning notices on a national website to complement the current system of placing adverts in the local press. Along with other Scottish Councils, The Highland Council is using the Tell Me Scotland (Public Information Notification Scotland – PINS) website to publish planning notices.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highlands Marts Ltd, (September, 9th) sold 4,335 ewe lambs and gimmers at the Highland Mule Breeders Association annual show and sale. The gimmer judge, Mr J.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 10th) sold 48 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (14) averaged 235.1p (-3.2p) and sold to 258p per kg and £1,741.50 gross for a 675kg Limousin cross from Udale, Poyntzfield.
Shellfish and Langoustine supplier, Magnus Houston, was named Highland’s top young entrepreneur at the regional finals of the 2013 Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland Young Entrepreneur Awards today (10 September 2013). The 32 year old founder of Coast & Glen Ltd in Inverness was announced as the regional winner at a ceremony at the Town House in Inverness.
