From week commencing 30th March to week commencing 4th May 2015. Energy & Business Services The MeyGen tidal project in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth continues to make progress.
The by-election for a councillor to serve the Nairn Ward (No 19) on The Highland Council has been won by Stephen Kenneth Fuller - Scottish National Party (SNP). Stephen Fuller was one of six candidates, who contested the vacancy, created by former Councillor Colin Macaulay stepping down in March.
Voters in the three Highland constituencies for the UK Parliamentary General Election of: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; Ross, Skye and Lochaber; and Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey are being reminded by Returning Officer Steve Barron that their vote matters. Tomorrow (Thursday 7 May) voting begins with 283 polling stations opening their doors at 7am and remaining open for voters until 10pm.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 5th) sold 62 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (36) averaged 200.6p (-0.5p) and sold to 211p per kg and £1,346.40 gross.
The Returning Officer for the Highland constituencies in the UK Parliamentary general election is reminding voters to check the name of the local polling station. The name of the polling station is printed on their polling card before they leave home to vote on Thursday 7 May.
Voters are being reminded to make sure they are ready to take part in the UK Parliamentary general election taking place on Thursday 7 May. Steve Barron, Returning Officer for Highland said:"We're getting very close to polling day now, so we want to make sure that everyone knows how they can cast their vote and can easily take part on Thursday 7 May.
Highland council offices will be closed for the May day holiday on Monday 4th May..
For over 20 years the Scottish Thistle Awards have been recognised as Scotland's tourism industry Oscars. These prestigious awards are without doubt the ones our industry leaders want to have in their trophy cabinet and there are five weeks left to get your application in.
Private investors withdrew £1 billion from UK equity funds in March, according to Investment Association statistics released this morning. Overall, net fund sales to retail investors were down by more than half compared to March 2014, at £1.1 billion.
With the General Election just around the corner, of which the outcome is far from clear, one would expect volatility in the FX markets. This though, rather perversely, is not the case.
Tesco Bank is to help more first-time buyers get on the property ladder by launching its first range of 95% LTV mortgage products. The new range of 2, 3 and 5 year fixed rate products offer some of the most competitive rates currently available, have no product fee and reward the loyalty of customers with Clubcard points as they repay their mortgage.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 29th) sold 662 store cattle and 85 OTM cattle. Bullocks (375) averaged 238.8p and sold to 322.4p per kg for a pen of 214kg Limousin crosses from Drumgask, Laggan, and £1,340 gross for a 660kg Charolais cross from Alterwall, Lyth.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 28th) sold 41 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (34) averaged 201.1p (+0.1p) and sold to 215p per kg and £1,406.00 gross.
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The Highland Council is pleased to announce the recruitment of six new building maintenance apprenticeship positions in four different areas of Highland. The apprenticeships available will be based in Dornoch, Alness, Inverness and Fort William and will cover painting, plumbing and joinery.
PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 25th) sold 56 store cattle, 2 breeding cattle, 4 OTM cattle and 31 sheep. Bullocks (26) averaged 231.2p and sold to 293.8p per kg for 160kg Limousin crosses from 5 Eyre, Snizort, and £1,150 gross for a 550kg Limousin cross from 2 Eynort, Carbost.
LOCHMADDY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 24th) sold 87 store cattle, 1 adult head breeding cattle and 79 store sheep. Bullocks (43) averaged 220.0p and sold to 261.8p per kg for a 275kg Limousin cross from 21 Grenitote, Sollas, and £1080 gross for a 525kg Charolais cross from Glebe, Tigharry.
Scotland's Year of Food and Drink sets the context for one-day conference on blogs and social media marketing at Thurso's Pentland Hotel. Final preparations are set for ‘the venture north byte 2015: food, photography, and the blogosphere,' a one-day conference on how to use digital communication and social media marketing at the Pentland Hotel in Thurso on Sunday, 26 April.
With the deficit in 2014-15 still at 5% of national income all these parties have pledged to reduce it over the coming parliament. New research, published today by the IFS and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, analyses the public finance implications of these political parties' election manifesto commitments, and sets out the size and composition of the future fiscal tightening that each appears to be planning.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (April, 23rd) sold 383 sheep of all classes. Lambs (185) sold to £77 gross for Crosses from Shewglie, Glenurquhart.
