The Craft shop is opening in new premises on Tuesday 13th August 2013. Open Tuesday - Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm With a wide range of supplies for the crafter or anyone making gifts it wil be worth checking out this shop in Back Bridge Street, Wick.
Government and business has earlier this month published a long-term strategy that will strengthen the UK’s position in the offshore wind industry. The multi-million pound investment has the potential to unlock £7 billion in the economy by 2020.
Halkirk Bridal, Bridge Street, Halkirk Tel No. 01847 839100 http://www.halkirkbridal.co.uk/ Massive Summer Sale Now On All Wedding Dresses Reduced - Prices from £90 - £700 Wedding and Flower Girl Shoes up to 50% Off Bridesmaid Dresses Off The Peg From £40 Wedding Outfits - Many 50% Off Sale On For Limited Time - When It's Gone It's Gone.
RWE NRL has published online the results of the Caithness converstaion research run several weeks ago in the county. Foundation Scotland carried out the research for RWE NRL to find out the views of communities, businesses and key local stakeholders as to how they thought community benefit could be used to the best advantage for the area as whole and local communities.
Final chance to enter Awards There’s just two weeks left to enter Scotland’s Modern Apprenticeship Awards, organised by Skills Development Scotland. Now in their 12th year, the Awards recognise the achievements and commitment of individuals and employers involved in the Modern Apprenticeship programme.
Detailed sea-survey work for a tidal stream electricity 'array' in the Pentland Firth is in full swing just now with specialist vessel Lia. The officers and crew of a specialist vessel, owned by a venerable British family business with a history dating back over 200 years, have been busy this week (starting 04.08.13) in the Pentland Firth conducting detailed surveys in connection with a planned sub-sea 'tidal stream electricity' power station.
Marine Scotland are holding a series of public events to advise and inform on the three consultations which were launched recently : PLANNING SCOTLAND’S SEAS NATIONAL MARINE PLAN CONSULTATION DRAFT DRAFT SECTORAL MARINE PLANS FOR OFFSHORE WIND, WAVE AND TIDAL ENERGY IN SCOTTISH WATERS 2013 POSSIBLE NATURE CONSERVATION MARINE PROTECTED AREAS CONSULTATION OVERVIEW The consultation documents and all associated documents can all be found at www.scotland.gov.uk/marineconsultation You will also find further details about consultation events http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/marine-consultation/events and how to access relevant GIS data. This is your opportunity to put your views on local or national issues directly to Marine Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage and Joint Nature Conservation Committee staff, and help to decide how Scotland’s seas are managed in the future.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 7th) sold 6617 store lambs at their annual district sale to average £52.65 (-£0.25 on the year). Cheviot wedder lambs (3,551) averaged £51.79 (-£0.92) and sold to £68.00 gross from Knockglass, Dornoch.
NHS Highland faces a forecast overspend of £9.8 million though a report by the organisation's Director of Finance predicts financial break-even by the end of the financial year. In a report to NHS Highland's board, which will meet on 13th August, Nick Kenton points out that his forecast of break-even depends on the delivery of savings targets and a range of management actions.
Fuel retailers in rural areas asked to let the government know how much they charge for petrol and diesel. A fuel pump Fuel retailers in remote areas of the UK are being asked to let the government know how much they charge for petrol and diesel as the government prepares to seek permission from the European Commission to extend the island fuel rebate scheme, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has said.
Highland fishing communities still have time to benefit from the European Fisheries Fund Axis 4 programme. Now entering into the latter stages of the programme the Highland Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) would like to highlight there is still financial support available to assist local projects.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 6th) sold 36 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (11) averaged 232.9p (+0.3p) and sold to 250p per kg and £1,545.75 gross.
Reporter - Bill Mowat Big 'push' by France into tidal-stream electricity developments, spearheaded by a major Pentland Firth participant, is welcomed by the chairman of Scotland's most Northerly mainland port. Community-owned Gills Harbour Ltd lies adjacent to the Firth's 'tide-fields', while upgrade works at the Gills Bay site continue throughout this summer (2013).
Sign of ‘increasing consumer confidence’ Scottish retail sales figures have increased for the second time this year, official figures published today show. The amount of goods purchased in shops increased by 2.4 per cent when compared to the same quarter last year, and 0.5 per cent when compared to the previous quarter.
Police in Wick are investigating two incidents of housebreaking. One of the incidents occurred at a premises on the High Street and one in the Whitehouse Park area.
Scottish tourism businesses are being encouraged to adapt their products and services to tap into ancestral tourism opportunities in the run up to 2014, when Scotland welcomes the world for Homecoming, the Ryder Cup and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Companies are being urged to take advantage of this market through a new Ancestral Tourism in Scotland guide published by Tourism Intelligence Scotland (TIS), as part of its Opportunities for Growth series, aimed at helping businesses to take advantage of new and emerging opportunities in the sector.
Overall spending per person on benefits (including tax credits and the state pension) is only slightly higher in Scotland than in Great Britain as a whole. Within this, higher spending on old-age benefits and significantly higher spending on disability benefits is almost entirely offset by lower spending on housing benefit and the fact that there are fewer children per adult in Scotland, which leads to lower spending on child benefit and tax credits.
Following the news from BT that through its commercial rollout fibre broadband is now available in Inverness, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) says it expects the first exchanges of a multi million pound publicly funded next generation broadband project to go live by April 2014. The community and economic development agency signed a contract with BT in March which, alongside the telecoms company’s commercial rollout, will bring fibre broadband services to around 84% of the region’s homes.
The £600,000 project to reintroduce rail services at Conon Bridge for the first time in more than five decades has been praised at a top UK transport awards. Delivered by ScotRail and Network Rail, the station reopening earned Highly Commended in the Small Project categories at the Network Rail Partnership Awards in London.
A new average speed camera system, which will run from Dunblane to Inverness, is to be installed on the A9 to improve safety. Transport Minister Keith Brown visited Blackford along the route today (26 July) to see one of the areas that will benefit from the scheme.
