News Archive

Consultation Begins On Night Club Door Entry Policy

The Highland Licensing Board is consulting widely over a review of its policy governing door entry to night clubs (commonly called a curfew), which requires admission by midnight.  The Board invites representations on whether the policy should continue and, if so, whether it should be extended throughout the Highlands.  

Radical Rethink On Land Reform Underway

A radical review of land reform will deliver a more successful Scotland with stronger communities and economic growth, First Minister Alex Salmond said on Wednesday 24th July 2012.   Speaking in Skye where a summer cabinet meeting was convened, Mr Salmond revealed details of a new Land Reform Review Group that will oversee a wide ranging review of land reform in Scotland.  

Graduate Placements Set To Help Highland Businesses Grow

With more graduates than ever finding it tough to get into the workplace a new scheme to help them get a foothold into business, whilst at the same time helping Highland companies get the right kind of help to grow, launches this month.   The Highland Council Graduate Placement Programme is a work placement scheme being delivered by Business Gateway Highlands' Recruitment Service.  

Applications from Highland invited as £75k flytipping fund opens

Applications are being invited for a new £75,000 fund, launched today by Zero Waste Scotland, to help transform local areas blighted by illegal flytipping.   Grants of between £500 and £10,000 will be available to community groups, landowners and land managers in the Highland area, who are consistently battling the problem of unlawfully dumped waste, such as furniture, TVs, white goods and garden and commercial waste.  

Exam Results Helpline Goes Live 7th August

Skills Development Scotland - Exam Results Helpline.   Young people from the Highlands' schools and colleges will be among 160,000 students in Scotland who will get their exam results on Tuesday, 7th August 2012.  

Help For Highland Businesses To Create Jobs For The Unemployed

With many people facing increasing challenges in finding jobs and career opportunities The Highland Council, in partnership with the European Social Fund, has taken positive steps to help by launching an Employment Grants Scheme that will encourage and support businesses in the creation of additional posts for unemployed people.   Targeted at small and medium sized businesses employing fewer than 250 people, a wage subsidy of up to £150 per week is available for 6 months to create additional and permanent posts.  

3378 Volunteers Cleaned Up Highland

Keep Scotland Beautiful mobilised 3,378 volunteers to clean up Highland as part of Scotland's National Spring Clean.   2,612 children and 766 adults from Highland were amongst 117,734 volunteers from across Scotland who gave their time between 1 April and 31 May to support National Spring Clean, run by Scotland's leading charity for the environment, Keep Scotland Beautiful.  

"The Chase" Quiz Is Looking For Contestants From The Highlands

WE ARE COMING TO INVERNESS! ITV1's highest rated daytime show, hosted by Bradley Walsh, is back for the 6th Series! We are looking for fun & enthusiastic contestants to take on the Chaser; one of Britain's finest quiz brains! Nationwide auditions start soon! If you think you have what it takes and general knowledge is your forte… APPLY NOW! Visit:www.itv.com/thechase to apply online Alternatively you can email: thechase[AT]itv.com All applicants must be 18 years or older.  

Berriedale Braes Still On The Agenda

Highlands & Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant asked the Scottish Executive what funding it would provide for improvements to the A9 at Berridale Braes and what timeframe it had set for such improvements to take place.   In response the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Keith Brown MSP, intimated that the total cost of the works was around £250,000 and Transport Scotland had confirmed a £100,000 contribution towards the works following confirmation from other funding partners.  

Northern Constabulary Achieves Highest Ever Detection Rate

The first meeting of the new Northern Joint Police Board members heard today that Northern Constabulary achieved the highest ever detection rate by the Force last year and remains one of the highest performing Forces in the UK.   The detection rate stood at 67% (class 1 to 5) by the end of an extremely busy year from April 2011-12 and 4% up on the previous year.