SHORe the Scottish Seaweed Company (SHORE), the trading name of the Alness based seaweed processing company New Wave Foods Ltd, has expanded its product range having secured a £1.7million finance package. The company has one of its bases at the industrial estate near Wick airport.
Stagecoach welcomes new look vehicles to the Highlands. Stagecoach Highlands has welcomed the first of their new-look vehicles to Inverness.
Unveiling of the Inaugural Glass, Meet the Future Festival 3 July -17 July 2020 Northlands Creative Glass GMTF UNVEILS ITS AMBITIOUS AND DIVERSE FILM PROGRAMME REFLECTING TODAY'S GLASS COMMUNITY Scotland's arts links with Japan are being supported by over £100,000 from a partnership between British Council Scotland and Creative Scotland. Following an open call for proposals, which drew 24 responses from individuals and organisations working across the Scottish arts sector, North Lands Creative was selected to receive a share of the funding.
Natural evolution. A focus on the sustainable natural economy is at the heart of a refreshed vision and mission for Scotland's Rural College (SRUC).
The Highland Council was one of the first local authorities in Scotland recognised to develop a Schools Digital Learning Hub, which provides a resource for staff, parents and pupils to support home learning. Prior to Covid-19, we had an estate of 27,000 Chromebooks that were already a part of our ICT in Learning Strategy.
You may know little but huge sums of money about EU funding came to the UK from the EU. Highland in particular gain funds under several headings.
Seizure of controlled drugs with a street value of over £25 million. Cocaine, heroin, cannabis, herbal cannabis siezed.
Diverse views from urban, town, rural and island communities must be heard if town centres are to be revitalised and renewed in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell. Experts in town planning, public health, transport, and business will take on board views of local communities to build on the progress of the Scottish Government's 2013 Town Centre Action Plan.
New evidence indicates that a large percentage of children and young people may no longer need to shield. A review by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health with regard to COVID-19 states that the majority of children with conditions including asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, and kidney disease do not need to continue to shield and can, for example, return to school as it reopens.
Face coverings and 2 metre rule exemptions announced in preparation for Phase 3. Provisions to allow children to play outdoors with friends, the introduction of exemptions to the 2 metre physical distancing rule, and mandatory use of face coverings in retail settings from Phase 3 are among measures announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today (Thursday, 2 July 2020).
By Peter Body - an Englishman and owner of Thermohaus, the Caithness based company which will design and supply highly energy efficient timber frame kit homes, throughout the UK. According to the National Custom & Self Build Association (NaCSBA) the Highlands is one of the most popular places to build your own home.
Lesley, who previously worked for Hackney Local Authority in London, expressed how much she has enjoyed working for the Council. Lelsey started with highland council on 13 August 2019.
David Eiser, Fraser of Allander Institute. The outlook for the Scottish budget in 2020/21 has changed substantially since it was published in March.
As Scotland prepares for the easing of lockdown and the re-opening of the tourism and hospitality sector, The Highland Council's Environmental Health are advising holiday accommodation providers to make sure their private water supplies are safe to drink. A large number of self-catering and tourist accommodation in the Highlands are served by private water supplies and with these being closed during the lockdown period, the water supply system may not have been maintained and could create a risk to the quality and safety of the drinking water.
Communities Leading in Tourism programme delivered by Social Enterprise Academy. SEA, which has supported over 14,000 social economy learners, is delivering the blended learning programme of six live online learning sessions, six days of online learning, and three planned two-day residential tourism visits in Skye, the Trossachs and Stranraer.
Committee gives unanimous support to Covid-19 Spaces to People project in Highland. At today's (Wednesday 1 July 2020) Economy and Infrastructure Committee members gave their full support to progress made with the Spaces for People programme in Highland following the news that the Council has been successful in receiving a further £1.2M of funding.
Trips to Orkney in the Pentland Venture ferry have been cancelled for this year. With two months already lost operators have decided the losses would be too great.
A podcast from Fraser of Allender Institute with the Joseph Rowantree Foundation (JRF). At the end of the parliamentary year, we would normally have received a progress report form the Scottish Government on their efforts to tackle child poverty and how they are making progress towards the statutory child poverty targets.
mandatory MOT tests for car, motorcycle and van owners in England, Scotland and Wales to be reintroduced to keep roads safe. drivers encouraged to book a test in advance to ensure vehicles are in a roadworthy condition vehicle owners with an MOT due date before 1 August will still receive a 6-month exemption.
More start-ups and innovative firms will be able to apply for investment from the government's Future Fund from today (Tuesday 30 June 2020). companies which have participated in accelerator programmes now eligible for the popular scheme.
