The first stage of the £24.75 million River Ness Flood Alleviation Scheme, Inverness, which will protect approximately 800 homes and 200 businesses in the city centre, starts on Monday 29 October. Work will involve the diversion of gas, water, electricity and telecommunication services required to accommodate the first phase of the construction of folld defences on both sides of the river between the Ness Bridge and Friars Bridge.
£1 million investment to encourage and support dynamic growth entrepreneurs Finance Secretary John Swinney will today (Friday, October 19) announce the creation of a £1million Scottish entrepreneurs fund called EDGE - Encouraging Dynamic Growth Entrepreneurs - which will help accelerate innovative business ideas. The fund will invest up to £50,000 in entrepreneurial businesses to stimulate economic growth.
The Highland Council has published proposals, which will be considered on Thursday (25 October), to fulfil one of the key commitments in its programme - to invest an additional £1million in new preventative services for Highland's elderly. Preventative services involve early intervention, to promote the long-term physical, social, and emotional well-being of people and communities.
Inverness is set to see the first major regeneration in the City Centre for a number of years following the granting of planning permission by The Highland Council for an 8-storey-high building for student accommodation. This £6m development is the first phase of a £30m re-generation project within the Rose Street and Farraline Park areas of Inverness City Centre.
Members of the public encouraged to complete community consultation survey. Police and partners are today sending out ten thousand community consultation surveys to households across the Highlands and Islands to gauge the priorities of the public prior to the introduction of the Police Service of Scotland early next year.
Local food has been given a boost as £2.5 million is made available over three years to support initiatives that put a spotlight on Scotland's outstanding natural produce. The Scottish Government is working in collaboration with SRUC - Scotland's Rural College - to set up Think Local, an initiative to deliver targeted support and advice to local food companies, networks and communities.
A detailed report of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) lets in 2011/12 has been released today by Scotland's Chief Statistician. Published online, the SCORE annual summary report 2011/12 has been generated from the Scottish Continuous Recording System (SCORE).
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published Results from the Scottish Survey of Agricultural Agricultural Production Methods 2010. See - www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/10/7669 The survey covered farm practices relating to tillage and soil cover, manure and slurry usage, irrigation, and livestock housing and grazing intensity.
Gross Domestic Product for Scotland for the Second Quarter of 2012. Scotland's Chief Statistician today announced the release of Gross Domestic Product for Quarter 2 2012.
The Kessock Bridge major improvement scheme starts on Monday 11th February 2013. The programme for the advance mitigation works prior to the main construction is as follows: • Longman Roundabout Signalisation.
The shop at W & A Geddes previously known as Town and County has had a makeover and a new name. The shop is now called Driftwood and has expanded its range of clothing and other goods.
The Highland Council is seeking offers for the sale of surplus Council buildings. This includes a village hall, a former care home, a former school, an office building, a workshop garage and a house.
A GROUP of Caithnessians recently had the opportunity to get to grips with the world of undersea robotics. The short training programme was delivered by Wick-based specialist subsea training company Mackay Underwater Technology Limited.
Transport Scotland has announced a £1.8 million transport package to help ease congestion around the Kessock Bridge resurfacing works next year. A range of roads and public transport measures will be put in place between now and February, including extra seating capacity on trains and buses, additional car parking at Dingwall and Beauly stations, a dedicated bus lane and the re-opening of Conon Bridge Station.
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published the First Estimate of the Cereal and Oilseed Rape Harvest 2012. This publication contains provisional estimates (based on industry reports) of the 2012 Scottish cereal and oilseed rape harvest along with commentary and graphics on longer term trends.
Three licensed premises to be reported to Procurator Fiscal in Orkney during test purchasing operation police are to report three licensed premises in Orkney to the Procurator Fiscal for selling alcohol to underage teens. The three businesses, two in Kirkwall and one on the west mainland, failed a Test Purchasing operation held by Police on the island yesterday.
Made In Caithness - 118 High Street Wick KW 1 4LR Made in Caithness is the only shop selling exclusively quality items hand made here in the county of Caithness. Come in and be amazed at the talent of each of our local artists and craftspeople.
Mo Farah's sports physiologist, the Medical Director of NHS 24 and the Head of Enforcement at the Food Standards Agency are just three of the experts speaking at the P4 Digital 2012 conference in Inverness next month. Over 200 doctors, researchers, technical experts and business leaders from across the country are gathering at the fifth national conference to discuss the latest developments in digital healthcare.
The Highland Council can announce that access to the e-Planning service is now available for use. Problems occurred last week which caused the system to be closed down so repairs could be carried out.
Scottish Water is encouraging customers in Caithess to ensure homes and businesses are protected and prepared for winter. Protect your pipes - Be prepared, is Scottish Water's winter message, asking customers throughout the area to protect their pipes, be prepared and heat, insulate and protect their home and business.