Local initiative to help roughsleepers this coming winter. Issued on behalf of Inverness Churches, Highland Homeless Trust and Blythswood Care The winter of 2010 will see a new and unique accommodation service being provided by local churches and charities to challenge roughsleeping in the Inverness area.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 28th) sold 55 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (22) averaged 159.3p (-2.3p) and sold to 170p per kg and £1,166.40 gross.
A new Job Club is opening on October 1st, for people in and around the Thurso area. In conjunction with the national economic downturn, the local socio-economic issues surrounding the rundown of the local Dounreay site, prompted Ormlie Community Association (OCA) to take on such a venture, believing there to be a notable gap for Job Seekers in the community.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (September 25th) sold 363 rams and females at its annual show and sale sponsored by Norvite. The overall show champion and winner of the Mountrich trophy was a Texel shearling from Fearn Farm, Tain, which realised £800 to Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.
The Highland Council's Transport Environmental and Community Services Committee has agreed to roll out alternate weekly waste collections to communities across the Highlands as the Council endeavours to be more efficient in the way it delivers services and save up to £500,000 in the process. The challenging timetable of implementations - between April, next year, and April 2012 - is: - • Lochaber and Caithness - April 2011 • Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey - July 2011 • Ross and Cromarty - October 2011 • Inverness - January 2012 • Wester Ross and North West Sutherland - April 2012 • East and Central Sutherland - April 2012 Councillor John Laing, Chairman of the TEC Services Committee, said: "During our budget consultation earlier this year, we received a very clear signal from the public that they want us to increase recycling and be more efficient in the way we deliver this essential service.
A 10-week public consultation gets under way on Friday 24 September on The Highland Council's Highland wide Local Development Plan, which represents the Council's land use vision, strategy and principal, general policies for the whole Highland Council area except that part within the Cairngorms National Park Authority boundary. The deadline for comments is 5 pm on Friday 3 December.
Get ready to dig deeper this October with Highland Archaeology Festival 2010. This two-week festival which celebrates the archaeology, history, landscape and culture of the Highlands, features a packed programme of guided walks, family activities, self-guided trails, evening lectures, special exhibitions, competitions and conferences.
Highland Councillors are being asked to adopt a zero tolerance approach to enforcement of littering and fly-tipping. A report to the TEC Services Committee on Thursday recommends that: _ • enforcement officers should target Inverness city and other main towns on a regular basis; • the zero tolerance approach to enforcement should be supported by publicity in the local media to advertise the city/towns where enforcement is being targeted; • the numbers of fixed penalty notices issued should be published; • the number of staff authorised to issue Fixed Penalty Notices should be extended to include Community Wardens from Housing and Property Services; • TEC Services and the Housing and Property Service should continue to work with the Police and other agencies to promote a litter free Highlands; and • the effectiveness of the zero tolerance litter enforcement campaign should be monitored through the number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued.
From Monday 4 October, The Highland Council is bringing itself in line with most local councils in Scotland by introducing a flat rate weekly charge for day care services. The £5 per week charge incorporates the existing transport charge of 50p per journey to a day care centre.
In a bid to reduce energy costs, Highland Councillors are being invited to consult with their local communities to identify appropriate areas for trialling energy reduction options for street lighting. They are also being asked to support development guidelines that street lighting is only required in new residential areas with more than 15 properties.
PORTREE, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 20th) sold 1127 weaned calves at their annual district ballot show and sale, sponsored by the Limousin and Charolais Cattle Societies. The judge, Mr A.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 21st) sold 53 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (24) averaged 161.6p (-5.1p) and sold to 170p per kg and £1,116.50 gross.
· India - Medical Technology and Healthcare Mission UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is organising a healthcare and medical technology mission for UK companies to look at opportunities across India. All UK registered life sciences companies are eligible to apply to participate in the mission and UKTI will select a mix of product, technology and service providers best suited to represent the UK's considerable strengths in this sector (Please see attached flyer for further information).
Am Mod N'iseanta R'oghail (The Royal National Mod), Scotland's premier festival celebrating Gaelic linguistic and cultural heritage, which is taking place in Caithness this October for the first time in its 118 year history, is inviting Gaelic and local exhibitors to showcase their products and services at The Mod Showcase. The nine day celebration of Gaelic music, dance, drama, arts and literature, running from Friday 8th until Saturday 16th October, is set to attract thousands of spectators to the Caithness towns of Wick and Thurso, two of the most northerly points of mainland Scotland.
The Highland Council is to establish a dedicated team to reduce the growing number of homeless individuals and families in the Highlands. The move by the Housing and Social Work Committee aims to help the Council meet the target set by the Scottish Government to ensure that all unintentionally homeless people have access to permanent housing by 2012.
The public are being given the chance to view and have their say on plans for the largest planned public park in Inverness since the Victorian era. Proposals for the first phase of Inshes District Park, adjacent to Inshes Primary School, will be on show at Hilton Community Centre between 2 - 5 pm on Thursday 23 September.
The Highland Council has imposed a temporary 7.5 tonne weight restriction on a section of B9176 Struie Road. As of today(Friday 17 September) the restriction applies to all vehicles over 7.5 tonnes wishing to travel on the between the B9176 junction with the A836 at Wester Fearn and the junction between the B9176 Struie Road and the U2002 link road to Edderton.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 16th) sold 12,840 store lambs and ewes including 2,214 on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers. Lambs (9,704) averaged £44.21 and sold to £76 gross twice for Beltex crosses from Barrogill Mains, Mey, and Mules from 116 Birch Drive, Maryburgh.
As from September all children in Highland are being offered a Pre-school Orthoptic Vision Screening (POVS) assessment in the year before they are eligible to start school. Orthoptists are trained to detect and treat eyesight problems, particularly in young children, so are considered the most appropriate professional to carry out the screening tests.
The Highland Council and NHS Highland have cemented their partnership to face the ongoing challenge of supporting the region's population to maintain a healthy weight. Members of The Highland Council's Education, Culture and Sport Committee (on behalf of the Council) have adopted NHS Highland's Healthy Weight Strategy and nominated Councillor Hamish Wood as their champion for Health and Wellbeing.
