Passenger numbers grew by more than 11,000 at Scotland’s regional airports last month. Latest figures show that HIAL’s 11 airports handled 126,672 passengers in September, an increase of 11,229 (+9.7%) on the same month last year.
The Highland Council is fully supporting the Scottish Government’s Ready for Winter Campaign which was launched today (Monday 21st October 2013). The national campaign focuses on being prepared in the community; at home; on the move and in the workplace and encourages people to use the “extra hour”, when the clocks go back at the weekend to “Take an Hour” to make themselves better prepared.
LOCHMADDY, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 18th) sold 321 weaned calves and store cattle and 9 breeding cattle and 10 OTM cattle at their annual show & sale. Prior to the sale the judge Mr G.
All £60 non-endorsable penalties increased to £100 on 16th August 2013. Included in this could be fines for not displaying a tax disc, no MOT, VEL plate offence, no seatbelt on children.
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 21st) sold 2,187 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,352) averaged £34.85 per head and sold to £72 gross for Suffolk crosses from Arisaig Farms, Arisaig.
The Scottish Countryside Alliance welcome Richard Lochhead MSP’s address at the Scottish Nationalist Party’s autumn conference and his announcement that rural development is a Scottish priority. However we wonder what substance lies beneath his words for Scotland’s rural and wider country sports sector.
The Scottish Countryside Alliance (SCA) is asking Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill MSP to reconsider his stance on the licensing of low-powered air weapons in Scotland. Serious doubts have been cast over planned new controls of air weapons after Scotland's most senior frontline police officers warned licensing would be unwieldy and too expensive.
The Riverbank Practice Patient Participation Group (RPPPG) is undertaking a survey to obtain patients’ views on the current provision of services at the Practice. The survey will take place between Monday 21st October 2013, through to Friday 15th November 2013, inclusive.
13 February 2014 The Business Support Roadshows will begin at 4pm with short presentations from each organisation attending detailing how they can support your business. This will be followed by workshops addressing key business issues.
Highland Councillors will be asked next week to amend the Council’s Service structure to align teams into five Services rather than the current seven, delivering year-on-year savings of £350,000 from 2014/15. New Chief Executive Steve Barron has prepared a report for consideration by the Council at its meeting on Thursday 24 October, which recommends changes - to be introduced in two phases - to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and performance of the Council’s services.
Caithness Chamber of Commerce has been set into action following announcments about the rollout of rual braodband as Caithness will not see any benefit for some time yet. The chamber has contacted their meber businesses but would be interested to hear from any Caithness business that thinks slow broadband is affecting their business.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 17th) sold 2,539 store sheep. Lambs (2,361) averaged £51.20 and sold to £66 gross for Cheviot lambs from Knockglass, Dornoch.
National anti-wind farm march & protest, Perth 19th October 2013: STOP THE SPIN! Protestors from across Scotland are converging on Perth on Saturday for the climax of the SNP's annual conference. Police and organisors are expecting higher numbers than ever before.
Police seize drugs with an estimated value in excess of £20,000 across the Highlands and Islands. Police Scotland - Highland and Islands Division are to report 19 people to the Procurator Fiscal and have seized drugs with an estimated street value in excess of £20,000 and around £5,500 in cash during an intelligence led operation.
Increased cod TAC would help prevent discards, while days at sea reduction would cripple fishing industry. A further reduction in the number of days fishermen can go to sea would be devastating for Scotland’s already fragile fishing industry.
The Highland Council’s commitment to biomass as a heat source has enabled a Lochaber-based green energy company to employ two new apprentices to help service a four-year £1.2 million per year contract with the Council. Biomass heat specialists, HWEnergy, who are based at Torlundy, Fort William, now have an in-house team of more than 50 who install, maintain and service biomass boilers as well as supply wood chips and pellets.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 16th) sold 1850 weaned calves at their second annual district ballot show and sale. The judge, Mr G.
Today green energy company Infinergy called upon The Highland Council to allow plans for a wind farm near Dounreay in order to help unlock £9m of community funds. The funds could be used to support a range of projects to help the village of Reay and the wider Caithness area and tackle the problem of depopulation.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 15th) sold 51 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (21) averaged 238.6p (-0.6p) and sold to 248p per kg and £1,751.75 gross.
The first eight areas which will go live in Scotland as part of a multi-million pound publicly-funded fibre broadband project are being announced today (Tuesday 15 October 2013) in the Highlands and Islands. Representatives of the partnership funding the £146m rollout were in Milton of Leys in Inverness to mark the milestone for a project which, together with BT's commercial rollout, will ultimately bring faster broadband to around 84% of the region's premises.