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Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 11 August 2009

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August 11h) sold 8,040 store lambs at their annual district sale to average �47.22 (+�15.78 on the year).  Cheviot wedder lambs (4,489) averaged �47.54 (+�14.65) and sold to �64 gross for a single from 27 Portgower, Helmsdale.  

Young People Urged To Apply Now For �30 A Week Free Money

Young people in the Highlands who have decided to stay on in education are being reminded by The Highland Council's Education, Culture and Sport Service to apply now for an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA).   The Highland Council has mailed EMA application forms for 2009-10 to young people aged 16 - 19 in its area urging them not to miss out and apply for an Education Maintenance Allowance.  

Thurso urges heating oil and LPG users to have their say

Local MP, John Thurso, is calling on constituents who use heating oils and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to have their say on the problems affecting them in an investigation by Consumer Focus.   Consumer Focus, the independent champion for consumers, launched the investigation into this often ignored market following a raft of consumer complaints.  

Beginners Digital SLR Photography Course

We are running a Beginners SLR Course on Sunday 20th September (provisional) at Castletown Heritage Centre.  It will be a one day course which will help you understand your camera, and improve your photography skills immediately.  

Success For Dingwall But Not Wick, Thurso, Fort William and Nairn

Council Welcomes Dingwall Streetscape Funding The Highland Council has been successful with a funding bid to the Scottish Government for a facelift of Dingwall High Street.   A grant of �462,000 will contribute towards a �947,000 package for town centre improvements.  

Warning To Householders About Bogus Door To Door Sellers

POLICE are warning householders in the Caithness area about bogus door to door sellers, offering sub-standard goods.   There have been a number of reported incidents in the Caithness area of people having purchased items from door to door salesmen, which have subsequently turned out to be faulty or poor quality.  

Improving Scotland's Planning System

Further new measures to create a more effective planning system to support economic recovery come into effect today.   The changes include: * Establishing local review bodies so that councillors, rather than the Scottish Government, can review decisions made over small-scale, local developments * A requirement on developers to consult communities before submitting major development proposals * More information being made available on planning decisions * Increasing the options for planning authorities to take effective enforcement action Infrastructure Minister Stewart Stevenson said: "The Scottish Government is working to ensure Scotland's planning system is increasingly joined up, providing greater certainty and speed of decision making for developers and communities.  

Highland Independent Museums Meet National Standards

Months of hard work have paid off for seven Highland independent museums.  Dunbeath Heritage Centre, Timespan (Helmsdale), Groam House Museum (Rosemarkie), Ullapool Museum, Grantown Museum, Gairloch Heritage Museum and the Museum of the Isles on Skye have all achieved museum accreditation, meeting the set of national standards for UK museums.  

Caithness Broch Centre Opens Saturday 25th July

The Caithness Broch Centre opens to the public on Saturday 25 July with a day of activities and talks.  The centre, based in Auckengill Old School, takes over where the Northlands Viking Centre left off some three years ago.  

Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 15 July 2009

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (July, 15th) sold 1,249 store cattle at the Anniversary show and sale.  The Judge, Mr Tom Stevenson of Balmacolly Farm, Bankfoot, chose a 435kg junior Limousin cross bullock from Messrs Smallburn Farms Ltd, Duffus, Elgin, which realised �1,050, as his Overall Champion in the T.S.H.