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10/10/2012
Highland Trading Standards Service warn of 'free insulation' offers
Trading Standards officers with The Highland Council are warning all residents to be on their guard when answering 'cold-callers' at their home offering 'free home insulation'. This warning follows reports being received by Trading Standards as a result of a current Highland Council approved Universal Home Insulation Scheme being operated by Carillion Energy Services within the Highland area.10/10/2012
Capitalise On £1.5billion Events and Festivals
Tourism businesses urged to capitalise on Scotland's £1.5bn events and festivals market. Scottish tourism businesses are being challenged to look at ways of tapping into Scotland's world-class events and festivals programme in the run up to 2014, when the country will host The Ryder Cup, Glasgow Commonwealth Games and a year-long Homecoming Scotland celebration.10/10/2012
Winter Advice For Walkers and Motorists From The Police
Advice for pedestrians and motorists ahead of the winter months from Northern Constabulary. The darker nights will soon be upon us and we are already seeing a notable reduction in daylight hours.
7/10/2012
Gordonbush Wind Farm Community Day
Your chance to see round this wind farm. Scottish Hydro invites residents of Golspie, Brora, Helmsdale and Rogart to visit Gordonbush wind farm as part of a Community Day which is being held on Saturday 13th October from 9.15am.
7/10/2012
HIE Appoints Director For Broadband And Digital Economy
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is stepping up its efforts to ensure that businesses and communities across the region are able to harness the benefits of digital communications, including next generation broadband (NGB). Stuart Robertson, currently the development agency's Head of Digital and Broadband, as well as its Area Manager for Shetland, is to take on a new, dedicated role as Director of Digital Highlands and Islands.
7/10/2012
Council budget blog - How the Council can generate income?
The latest topic for discussion on The Highland Council's budget consultation blog asks the public for ideas on how the Council can generate income and also for views on whether the Council should charge more for certain Council services. The questions are posed by Councillor Dave Fallows (SNP), Chairman of the Council's Finance Resources and Housing Committee, on his budget blog which encourages comment on proposals to deliver Council services more efficiently and effectively.24/9/2012
Contracts awarded for early design work on A9 dualling programme
A9 dualling Perth to Inverness "Work to dual the A9 by 2025 is gathering pace with the award of two major contracts this week" said Transport Minister Keith Brown today. The Minister was speaking as he announced details of two consultants appointed to undertake preparatory work for dualling 80 miles of the A9 between Perth and Inverness.24/9/2012
First Sutherland District Partnership meeting
Next Friday (5 October 2012), the new Sutherland District Partnership will meet in full for the first time as part of the new arrangements under the Planning for Integration (P4i) partnership between the NHS and The Highland Council. The Partnership of the Council and Health Board proposed the establishment of a series of District Partnerships.15/9/2012
Drivers Reduce Mobile Phone Use But Still Being Caught
Northern Constabulary see reduction in driving offences during recent ACPOS campaign. Northern Constabulary are welcoming the results of the recent ACPOS day of action in comparison with results in an identical campaign, targeting mobile phone use and wearing of seatbelts, early last year, in the Highlands and Islands.15/9/2012
Miller Construction Invite Contractors To Meet The Buyer
Miller Construction is extending an invitation to businesses of all construction disciplines to a Meet the Buyer event being held at Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club on Wednesday, 19th September. Miller is the preferred bidder on £50 million of work to be delivered over the next three years in Wick, Tain and Forres and is seeking local partners to deliver these projects and others when they arise.13/9/2012
Helsmdale Trust Gains Seedcorn Funding From Big Lottery
Helmsdale & District Development Trust have been awarded £4200 by the Big Lottery. This group wish to purchase premises in Helmsdale in Sutherland and convert them into business units.7/9/2012
Wild North Festival 2012
A Festival to Celebrate the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the North Highlands You Like Wild - check the three areas festival programmes here:- 28 September - 2 October 2012 - Mackay Country, Sutherland 3 - 10 October 2012 - Assynt, Sutherland 10 - 14 October - Castletown to John o'Groats, Caithness For full details see the wild North Web site at http://northhighlandsscotland.com/wildnorthfestival/ The Wild North Festival is a new initiative which focuses on encouraging enjoyment, understanding and awareness of the rich natural heritage of the North Highland area through events and activities for visitors and local people. It is hoped that the 2012 pilot festival will be shaped into an annual moveable feast of North Highland culture, activities, nature and heritage.2/9/2012
Highland Council Budget Consultations in Wick and Durness
Two meetings in a series of 12 public consultation events on The Highland Council's budget for 2012 - 2017 are being held in: the Norseman Hotel, Wick on Tuesday 11 September; and Durness Village Hall on Thursday 13 September, both starting at 6:30pm. The meetings are joint arrangements of the Council's Ward Forums for Thurso, Wick and Landward Caithness Wards and the North, West and Central Sutherland Wards.23/8/2012
Artists Can Exhibit and Help MacMillan Cancer
WILD NORTH FESTIVAL http://northhighlandsscotland.com/wildnorthfestival/ http://www.facebook.com/WildNorthFestival ART EXHIBITION, BEN LOYAL HOTEL, TONGUE OPENING 28 SEPTEMBER AT 6.30pm & OPEN UNTIL 14 OCTOBER 2012 Dear Artist September 28th 2012 will be the opening day of the pilot Wild North Festival and you can be a part of it. You are invited to submit 1 or 2 pieces (more by arrangement) on the theme "Wild North" for the above exhibition.23/8/2012
Migdale Hospital Officially Opened
MIGDALE Hospital in Bonar Bridge was officially opened by Michael Matheson, the Minister for Public Health on 22 August 2012. The hospital, which was built at a cost of more than £8 million and opened for patients in June 2011, replaced the old Migdale Hospital which was almost 150-years-old.23/8/2012
Farmers and Landowners Can Earn £25k Every Year
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Budget Consultation At Durness
You can find out more about the Highland council budget and contribute your ideas a the meeting. If you would like to contribute but not at the meeting check how you can do it in writing or online.
20/8/2012
Chair Appointed For Caithness And Sutherland Area Committee
Councillor Deirdre Mackay who represents the East Sutherland and Edderton Ward has unanimously been elected as Chairman of the Caithness and Sutherland Area Committee. The committee met yesterday (Monday 20 August) for the first time at The Highland Council's Drummuie Offices in Golspie.20/8/2012
Budget Consultation At Brora
You can find out more about the Highland council budget and contribute your ideas a the meeting. If you would like to contribute but not at the meeting check how you can do it in writing or online.
20/8/2012
Highland Study Benefits Economy
The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) will boast record numbers of students and generate an estimated £22.5 million into the economy after the Scottish Government invested £5.5 million to fund 1,000 additional places. The extra places were created as part of the Scottish Government's commitment to ensure every 16 to 19 year old in Scotland has a place in learning or education.Search Our Site
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