DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 14th) sold 1630 weaned calves at their second annual district ballot show and sale. The judge, Mr G.
Work on the first stage of the Kinnairdie Link Road Scheme in Dingwall will begin on Monday when contractor, Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd will be on site to carry out improvements to the junction of the A862 Newton Road and the A834 Burn Place near to the Council Offices. The A862 will be widened to provide additional stacking length on the approach to the junction from the South.
HITRANS, the regional transport partnership for the Highlands and Islands, is spearheading a significant European-funded project to assist and develop rural and remote airports with use of new technologies. SPARA 2020, which stands for Smart Peripheral and Remote Airports, is a three-year €2.4 million Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme area project.
Dounreay has reached a significant milestone following commissioning of the new supercompactor at the Waste Receipt Assay Characterisation and Supercompaction facility (WRACS). The facility has now crushed its 1000th drum of low level waste since the plant's re-start in July.
Works start Friday 16 October 2015. Two locations on the A9 near Inverness are soon to be upgraded following an investment of £520,000 from Transport Scotland.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 13th) sold 47 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (9) averaged 216.7p (-2.1p) and sold to 228p per kg and £1,459.35 gross.
The Highland Council is seeking public opinion on the future provision of school, public and dial-a-bus transport services across the region. A series of consultation meetings will be held across the Highlands to discuss with communities their required needs and views on future Council transport services.
PORTREE, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 12th) sold 103 weaned calves and store cattle, 6 breeding cattle and 38 OTM cattle. Bullocks (52) averaged 218.5p and sold to 250.0p per kg for a pair of 180kg Charolais crosses from 5 Borreraig, Dunvegan, and £800 gross for a 420kg Limousin cross from 4 Treaslane, Skeabost Bridge.
In 2014 The Highland Council's Community Services commissioned Public Health England (PHE) to test around 1,150 Council houses in Highland at the highest risk from radon gas. Highland is one of 16 local authorities in Scotland which has areas with a presence of radon exceeding recommended levels.
Scottish Government to host renewables roundtable & meet UK Energy Secretary. The Scottish Government will today take its campaign on the future of renewable energy to London as it renewed calls for the UK Government to change course on its cuts in support for renewable energy.
Respect and dignity at heart of new Scottish system. Scotland's new social security powers will make it fairer and simpler for people to access benefits, Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil has said.
Scottish Government plan would release £150bn more for public services. The First Minister has set out an alternative option for a UK wide fiscal mandate that would ensure sustainable UK public finances while releasing additional investment in public services and infrastructure compared to the UK Government's planned cuts.
Scottish dairy and eggs exports have rocketed since 2007. Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment today revealed that the value of Scottish dairy and egg exports increased by 77 per cent between 2007 and 2014.
Amount generated from renewables rises by over a third. The amount of heat generated by renewable sources in Scotland grew by 36 per cent during 2014.
Application for Orkney Crab to be given protected status. An application is being lodged to gain European protection for Orkney crab.
Following the recent call for candidates wishing to serve on Highland Community Councils to come forward a total of 109 Councils attracted sufficient interest to form a new Council. The new Community Councils will form following Election Day on 18 November.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 7th) sold 690 weaned calves at their first annual district ballot show and sale. The judge, Mr C.
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 8th) sold 2,076 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,148) sold to £65.50 gross for Suffolk crosses from Blargie Farm, Laggan.
The Highland Council is inviting transport providers large and small to a series of events being held throughout the Highlands to find out how they can tender to supply transport services for the local authority. Representatives from the Council's Transport and Procurement Units will be holding the events throughout October 2015 in Thurso (22nd), Ullapool (23rd), Portree (26th), Fort William (27th), Aviemore (29th), Inverness (30th) and on the 2nd November in Lairg and Auchtertyre, Kyle.
The Highland Council is to hold further dialogue with Head Teachers and stakeholders on proposals to enhance support for Head Teachers and create sustained management support in Highland schools. The Council's programme, Highland First, includes a commitment to work collaboratively with Head Teachers to provide them with the best opportunity to maintain standards, reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and to drive further improvement.
