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.
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).
£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.
What is flu? Flu is much more than a bad cold. It's a virus which can make even healthy people feel very unwell for a week or more.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Scottish Water is encouraging customers in Sutherland 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.
Dear members of the Dornoch Rail Link Action Group, General situation 1. Since the production of the last newsletter, the rail improvements south of the Border have been proceeding apace.
The Scottish Government is urging keepers of all breeding herds to think about their Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) testing before putting calves into the sales this autumn. As part of the Scottish BVD eradication scheme all breeding herds must be screened for BVD by 1 February 2013.
The vibrancy of Scotland's creativity was in the spotlight as the recipients of this year's Starter for 6 investment were announced by Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop. Among the successful companies are a former Hip Hop dancer whose global network is enabling dancers from the USA to Australia to share moves via an app on both the Apple and Android platforms; an innovative, high-tech fashion designer; and a product designer whose drum kit won't upset the neighbours.
The Scottish Government has made the first step towards a Scotland-wide travel Smart Card to be used across the public transport networks. The ticket, dubbed the Saltire Card, will allow passengers to pre-load money which they can then use on trains, buses, ferries, subway and trams throughout Scotland.
Highlands and Islands Social Enterprise Zone (HISEZ) have been running successful networking events across the Highlands and Islands for the last 3 years. With expertise in support for Social Enterprises and advice for anyone wishing to start a social enterprise, these events have been an ideal opportunity for many to find out more information and to meet like-minded organisations.
NHS Highland recently discussed the new Patients Rights Act. The Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 aims to improve patients' experiences of using health services and to support people to become more involved in their health and health care.
Senior Marine Scotland officials are to undertake a tour of Scotland's fishing ports for a series of quayside conversations. The officials will meet with fishermen and others involved in the seafood industry to hear first hand about their concerns.
The Highland Council is advising anyone accessing its e-Planning service that they are working to fix problems with the system and the time to respond to current consultations will be extended to take into account the difficulties experienced by users. A Council spokesperson said: "We are aware that people are currently experiencing difficulty accessing planning application documents on line through our ePlanning system.
