Schools throughout the Highlands are to benefit from a training event being held this weekend in Inverness which will see participants learning how to deliver the national programme "Active Learning through Music". On Saturday 22 May around 70 participants attended the event held at Millburn Academy.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 19th) sold 46 cattle at their 6th annual sale of pedigree and commercial Highland Cattle. Bullocks (16) sold to £590 gross from Roseneath Croft, Auchnarrow.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 19th) sold 171 breeding cattle including consignments from Smallburn Farms Ltd., Duffus, of 25 adult head selling to £2350 and averaging £1755, dispersal from Messrs J G Callum & Co, Milton of Culloden, of 39 adult head selling to £1950 and averaging £1,184. Bulling heifers (49, including 33 Hi-Health heifers selling to £820 for a Shorthorn from Craigroy, Edderton) sold to £900 for a pair of Simmental crosses from Shantullich, Munlochy.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 19th) sold 75 pedigree and commercial Luing cattle at their second annual spring breeding sale. Pedigree bulling heifers (56) averaged £1,414.31 and sold to 2200gns (£2310) for a pair of 25 month old heifers from Cadzow Brothers Ltd., Isle of Luing, to Ms S.
A new policy and guidance on English as an additional language will be introduced in schools and educational establishments throughout the Highlands. Members of The Highland Council's Education, Culture and Sport Committee welcomed the new policy which aims to provide a plan of action for the appropriate education of pupils for whom English is an additional language.
A Highland play aimed at protecting children from cyber-bullying has won a national award and is to be used as a national teaching resource. Earlier this year the Scottish Government announced the launch of an action plan and marketing campaign to improve the safety of children on the internet and prevent problems such as cyber bullying, internet fraud and online grooming.
Changes to the criteria on how social rented housing is allocated in the Highlands have been approved by members of The Highland Council's Housing and Social Work Committee. From September 2010, The Highland Council and partners that allocate Council and housing association properties throughout the Highlands will implement a revised Highland Housing Register Allocations Policy.
Highland Council updates Multi Agency Action Plan for Gypsy/Travellers in the Highlands Members of The Highland Council's Housing and Social Work Committee have welcomed progress on the implementation of a Multi Agency Action Plan for Gypsy/Travellers in the Highlands. Members also agreed to a new set of actions for inclusion in the plan and revisions to the Unauthorised Encampment Policy and Procedures.
The excellence of The Highland Council's Library service in implementing new technology has won national recognition. Highland Libraries has become the first Library Service in Scotland to receive accreditation by the E4libraries project.
A report published by the Care Commission on their inspections of The Highland Council's Fostering and Adoption Services has rated the service as "excellent" on all quality indicators. Members of the Council's Housing and Social Work committee welcomed the findings of the report and commended carers, staff and managers for their work.
The Planning Environment and Development Committee of Highland Council will consider a report setting out the latest thinking on the vision and spatial strategy of the Highland wide Local Development Plan. This latest stage in the plan's preparation has been reached following an extensive public consultation held between August and November 2009.
Developers behind the Spittal Hill Wind Farm in Caithness, Steven and Tom Pottinger, have reached agreement with Watten Community Council over local community ownership of a turbine. The 30 turbine wind farm, situated on the eastern flank of Spittal Hill would have an installed capacity of up to 75MW, meeting the average energy needs of some 45,000 households and offsetting the annual release of over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
We are delighted to announce that a FREE sustainable tourism workshop event will be held in Thurso on Thursday 27th May 11.00am - 3.15pm at The Park Hotel, where businesses can learn through interactive sessions and expert consultancy support from key partners. The main aim of the workshop is to promote business growth through the encouragement of sustainable business practices.
Key figures from the UK's oil sector will converge on Invergordon next month to discuss ways to strengthen the industry's links between Aberdeen and the Highlands. The two-day networking and awareness event - the first of its kind - has been organised by leading energy and engineering organisation North Scotland Industries Group (NSIG) and will be held on June 8 and 9.
Members of The Highland Council's, Education, Culture and Sport Committee have agreed to £1.79 million additional capital funding expenditure for five construction projects throughout the Highlands. At the Lochaber Leisure Centre in Fort William £370,000 will be spent bringing all the public areas up to full disabled access standards in addition to the £830,000 already committed for this project.
Plans published to harness Scotland's green energy potential Ambitious plans for the development of offshore wind energy projects in Scotland took a significant step forward today. The Scottish Government launched its 12-week consultation detailing draft plans to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and realise Scotland's multi-billion pound potential in renewables.
The Highland Council's budget blog switched its focus to swimming pools, museums and libraries. The blog was launched on Monday 10 May when the public was asked to comment on school issues and will continue to look at different aspects of the Council's spending every week until the blog closes at the end of June.
The Highland Council has moved a step closer to finding an operator to run the district heating scheme at Pulteneytown, Wick, currently operated by Caithness Heat and Power Ltd, a company owned and run by the Council. Following a procurement exercise, the Council has identified a preferred bidder to provide a suitable renewable energy solution for the existing customers of Caithness Heat and Power.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 18th) sold 62 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (43) averaged 162.7p (+2.9p) and sold to 176p per kg and £1,121.80 gross.
The Highland Council and ScotRail have announced that from Sunday 23 May a scheme will commence allowing reduced cost rail travel for companions accompanying a blind person who has a Scotland Blind Persons Travel Card. The scheme will cover all internal rail journeys for companions within the Highland Council area and to and from Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow for a single fare of £0.50p or a return fare of £1.00.
