DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 8th) sold 58 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (25) averaged 208.1p (+0.2p) and sold to 216p per kg and £1,504.80 gross.
Retail vouchers up for grabs as Scottish Water reminds customers to have say on future services. With the January sales well underway, customers who take part in a major consultation on the future of water and waste water services are in with a chance of winning shopping vouchers worth £100.
Learn more about exporting opportunities for your business at this free event. Caithness Chamber of Commerce has organised this event in Wick.
Get on down to Mcallans in Thurso or Wick for their great Sale.
£20 million ferry deal saw world-first launched on Clyde - 17 December 2012. The first of two cutting edge ‘hybrid’ ferries, and the first of its kind in the world, was launched on the Clyde today by Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
"Commencing Monday 7 January 2013, Give Svaergods Transport Ltd will be transporting the component parts of eighteen wind turbines to a site at Rothes Cairn Uish wind farm, near Fogwatt, Moray. Most loads will leave from Inverness Harbour, however there will be some leaving from Invergordon Harbour.
In a move aimed at encouraging community empowerment, The Highland Council today (Thursday 3rd January2013) launched its new Community Challenge Fund, which will provide £1 million each year of recurring spending for community projects exploring new ways of delivering services at a local level. Community councils, community groups and establish social enterprises are invited to express their interest via a one-page form which is available from the home page of the Council’s web site: www.highland.gov.uk The Council is open to ideas on how groups could:- 1.
If you already have an energy certificate for selling your home that's fine. But from 9th January 2013 you require to have the energy rating displayed on any adverts on any place or in any media.
An agreement to deliver the UK’s most complex broadband project to date is expected to be signed early in the New Year. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is very close to agreeing the detail of the multi-million pound project which will transform access to next generation broadband across the region.
Property Letting and Selling Advertisements Must Be Updated by sellers and landlords or their agents to show the Energy Performance Rating. New rules on advertising from 9th January 2013 mean they must contain the Energy rating.
Police pleased after Thurso off sales premises all pass recent Test Purchase operation On Thursday 27 December 2012, officers of Northern Constabulary completed a Test purchase operation within Off-Sales Licensed Premises throughout Thurso. This involved the use of specially trained young persons, who under close supervision of Police Officers, entered licensed premises and attempted to purchase alcohol over the counter, whilst being under 18 years of age.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 24th) sold 47 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (16) averaged 208.4p (+3.0p) and sold to 223p per kg and £1,575.90 gross.
New funding could bring more than 400 empty homes back into use for communities across Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today. Seventeen housing associations, councils and house builders submitted successful bids for the Scottish Government’s Empty Homes Loans Fund.
Get over to Wick for some bargains at the Hilltop Horses sale..
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Areas of Scotland affected by recent bad weather are now on the way to recovery, though a Highland road closure shows the importance of preparing for travel. Environment Minister Paul Wheelhouse, who visited Stonehaven and Brechin yesterday, said good progress is being made with the clear up in affected areas and thanked workers who have helped deal with the flooding and keep Scotland moving for Christmas.
Did you know you can buy Red Diesel in any quantity from small to large if you are an authorised user at Bruce Lindsay coal merchant in George Street, Wick. From time to time it maybe be that you just need a small amount of red diesel and this is no problem at Bruce Lindsay (formerly McEwans in Wick).
The Highland Council’s Leader Councillor Drew Hendry has written to the Scottish Government seeking emergency financial assistance towards the cost of repairing damage caused to piers and harbours and coastal defences by recent exceptional storms. In a letter to Richard Lochhead, MSP, Cabinet Secretary, Rural Affairs and the Environment, Councillor Hendry says: “In Highland, the storm surge caused extensive damage along the eastern coastline between Wick and Nairn and our officials are currently carrying out detailed inspections to assess the nature and extent of the damage.
Unpaid work totalling one and three quarter million hours was imposed on low-level offenders in Scotland as punishment for their crimes in the last year, according to figures released today. This included work to repair fallen gravestones, clean graffiti off streets and stairwells, remove chewing gum from pavements, renovate elderly care homes and building work to help improve sports facilities for the benefit of the community.
