Invergordon welcomes new Council house tenants. Ten new council homes in Invergordon are the latest to be completed by The Highland Council as part of a 257-house Highland-wide project supported by the Scottish Government.
The Main Points Tax • Income tax personal allowance to go up to £9,440 next year, £235 more than previously announced. The rise will be extended to higher rate tax payers.
The Highland Council awarded £24,000 to trial new project to prevent littering in the Highlands. A new project led by The Highland Council to prevent littering around 10 secondary schools in the Highlands is set to take place thanks to funding awarded by Zero Waste Scotland, the Scottish Government-backed body set up to help Scotland reduce waste, recycle more, and use resources sustainably.
To mark the 12th day of the 12th month Ackergill Tower has created a special gourmet festive celebration. Join us in the Castle for a glass of bubbly in the Drawing Room before dinner is announced when our local piper will lead you into the Great Hall.
Ackergill Tower, Wick, Scotland 14/12/2012 to 22/12/2012 Join us for a traditional Festive Evening at Ackergill Tower. With Christmas in mind, the castle will be ready to welcome you, your guests, colleagues and friends for this special Festive evening.
As the renewable energy industry gears up for the most glittering night of the year, a number of Highlands and Islands companies are looking to bring home prestigious Green Energy Awards. The event, now in its 11th year, is anticipated to be the biggest yet.
Police appeal for information about any suspicious activity around an ATM in High Street, Inverness. Police in Inverness are carrying out inquiries after a member of the public discovered an ATM skimming device on a Barclay's bank machine outside WH Smith in High Street, Inverness.
If you want something unique in the jewellery line this Christmas then look no further than a Caithness award winning designer now making a name for herself online. Lynsey MacGregor from Wick won Caithness Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur of the Year in September 2012.
Lark & Lily Designs online shop is the place to get unique handmade designs this Christmas. Everything is designed & created by Lynsey MacGregor in Wick, Caithness.
The North Highland Regeneration Fund, whose board director is local MP John Thurso, has helped retain and create 218 jobs sinces it was set up in 2006. The fund is supported by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and is designed to distribute loans to businesses in the Far North.
Week Commencing 26th November Energy: The Pentland Firth & Orkney Waters Leadership Forum's Wave & Tidal Information Day took place in Thurso and Kirkwall this week. The event had displays and staff from Meygen, Scottish Power Renewables, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Ltd, National Grid, Marine Scotland, The Crown Estate, HIE, Highland Council, Business Gateway, Skills Development Scotland, Caithness Chamber of Commerce, Scrabster Harbour Trust, Wick Harbour Authority, Energy North, North Highland College, the Environmental Research Institute and the European Marine Energy Centre.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 29th) sold 64 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (27) averaged 208.7p (-0.6p) and sold to 217p per kg and £1,569.50 gross.
Community and third sector organisations are being invited by The Highland Council to submit applications for the Council’s 2013 Deprived Area Fund. Applications will be welcomed for projects that will help communities to develop activities aimed at improving quality of life and regenerating communities.
Glamorous party nights and buying gifts for friends are two of the things we look forward to most over the festive season. But just how far would you be prepared to fake it this Christmas? With the current economic climate we are all on the look out for bargains.
Better Together campaigner David Stewart MSP has used data obtained by Scottish Labour on the number of civil servants working for UK Government departments and agencies in Scotland which has revealed that 30,000 people are currently employed by the UK Government, bringing almost £700 million to Scotland in salaries alone. Up to 800 of those jobs are located in the Highlands and Islands and jobs could be put at risk if Scotland was to become independent.
Inverness careers fair to help local youngsters into work or training. Winter school leavers and young job seekers from the Highland area are being invited to take part in a ‘Move on Up’ event which will give them an insight into the range of opportunities available to them in employment, training and learning.
New employer-assessed Certificate of Work Readiness currently being piloted. YOUNG people in the Highlands have been participating in a pilot project enabling them to demonstrate their work-readiness to employers.
The search is on to find the pupils who could be Scotland's marine renewables experts of the future and winners of Skills Development Scotland's 2013 Junior Saltire Awards. Schools are being asked to create a blueprint, design, build and test a wave powered generator which would be suitable for Scottish waters.
New contact point for 16 to 19 year olds. 0800 917 8000 is the new number for Scotland's young people to call if they are seeking a place in training or education.
New web service - Our Skillsforce (www.ourskillsforce.co.uk) - will provide skills support information for Scotland's employers. Scotland's employers have given their clear backing to the importance of training and skills in a survey published by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI).
