The budget for Road Maintenance for 2016-17 is to be distributed between the eight Local Area Committees to enable greater local decision making in line with the Council's localism agenda. The budget for road maintenance contains four main and distinct activities.
Regional airport operator HIAL has handled more passengers than ever, according to latest figures for the last financial year. The airport group, which operates 11 airports across Scotland, handled 1,437,625 passengers in 2015/16, up by more than 6000 on the previous year.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 26th) sold 22 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (12) averaged 187.5p (-1.3p) and sold to 192p per kg and £1,248.00 gross.
Xodus Group has been awarded a framework agreement with energy company SSE to provide Employers Representative Services for the development and ongoing improvements of its electrical networks. The contract is for three years with potential extension for a further two years and is estimated to be worth in excess of £1million.
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Health and wellbeing has never been further up the agenda with the introduction of sugar tax, statistics on obesity levels in our future generations and the increasing attention being paid to our metal health. Caithness is set to play its part in raising awareness and looking at alternative ways to live our lives with the return of a wellbeing festival aimed body, mind and spirit.
More than 122,000 households and businesses across the Highlands and Islands now have access to their fastest-ever broadband speeds through the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband rollout. New street cabinets to deliver the high-speed services to the first of the premises in Sullom Voe in Shetland, Dores at Loch Ness and Connel in Argyll are among the latest to go live, with 70% of the region's total number of premises now able to connect.
PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 23rd) sold 72 store cattle, 14 breeding cattle, 16 OTM cattle and 46 sheep. Bullocks (36) averaged 219.5p and sold to 314.7p per kg for 197kg Limousin crosses from 8 Torvaig, Portree, and £970 gross for a 445kg Limousin cross from 1 & 2 Stenscholl, Staffin.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (April, 21st) sold 425 sheep of all classes. Lambs (262) averaged £45.23 and sold to £80 gross for Suffolk crosses from Wester Muckernich, Tore.
Jamie Stone Lib Dems Candidate for Caithness, Sutherland & Ross and the Highlands and Islands regional list. Candidate Statement.
John Finnie is a Scottish Green Party politician. He was a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region 2011−12 then was sitting as an independent 2012−16.
People in the Highlands and Islands will be able to vote for an independent candidate with their second vote in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections for the first time since 2003. James Stockan, an Independent Orkney Islands Councillor of over 13 years, launched his campaign at the end of March 2016 and is now on a tour around the region covering as much ground as he can before the election.
From today (Wednesday 13 April) 33,565 postal voting papers are being dispatched to Highland electors that have requested a postal vote. Voters are being reminded to read instructions carefully as they cast their votes for the Scottish Parliamentary election and to return their completed postal packs ideally before polling day.
Highland Council Trading Standards have warned of - rates reduction - firms who are targeting local businesses. The Highland Councils Finance Service raised concerns when they began to receive calls from Highland businesses about receiving unsolicited marketing letters.
In light of recent developments regarding the condition of Edinburgh Schools, the Highland Council confirms that it has no cause for concern about the safety of school buildings in this authority. The Council will also be consulting with its PPP partners to provide further assurance regarding the 14 schools built under the first and second PPP development phases and to respond fully to the letter received from the Scottish Government.
OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURE FOR A9 CROMARTY BRIDGE. MOVED FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY 10 APRIL 2016, 5AM - 10AM.