In a move to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill by households and commercial businesses, The Highland Council begins a 6 month trial of an alternate weekly waste collection scheme in Skye and Lochalsh on Monday (6 September 2010).   From this date, collections of the blue recycling bins will become fortnightly, alternating with a fortnightly collection of the general refuse bin.   ... [more]

A new rector for the 756-pupil Wick High School was appointed on Tuesday 32st August 2010.   He is Mr Thomas McIntyre, deputy head teacher at Ladymead Community School Technology College, Taunton, Somerset.   ... [more]

The Highland Council's Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Education and Enforcement officer James Sanderson is appealing to members of the public in Brora, Golspie and Helmsdale to help provide information which will help him identify persistent dog fouling offenders.   Mr Sanderson says a minority of dog walkers are continuously flouting the law by failing to clear up after their dogs.   ... [more]

A 200-turbine offshore wind farm has been proposed for a site off the Caithness coast.   Consortium Moray Offshore Renewables the group behind the plan is to hold a series of studies on the project's economic and environmental impact.   ... [more]

Ten fines issued during Inverness city centre litter crackdown A recent anti-litter purge in Inverness city centre resulted in 10 Fixed Penalty Notices of £50 each being issued for smoking related offences.   Officers from The Highland Council's Transport Environmental and Community Services based in Aviemore, Dingwall and Invergordon were drafted in to Inverness to help mount the crackdown on Thursday 26th August 2010.   ... [more]

This week 130,000 households in the Highlands and Western Isles will receive the annual voter registration forms.   The register produced from the information provided will be used on 5 May 2011 in the Scottish Parliament election and a potential referendum on the voting system to be used in Westminster elections.   ... [more]

16 September 2010 - Thurso A Fusion facilitated discussion on how to generate sales in a tough economic climate.   This event is based around discussing issues in an open environment with a view to taking away action points for your business.   ... [more]

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 31st) sold 64 prime cattle.  Prime bullocks (33) averaged 168.1p (-3.4p) and sold to 187p per kg and £1,238.80 gross.   ... [more]

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 24th) sold 65 prime cattle.  Prime bullocks (33) averaged 171.5p (+4.7p) and sold to 191p per kg and £1,200.60 gross.   ... [more]

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (July, 14th) sold 1,122 store cattle at the Anniversary show and sale.  The Judge, Mr Ewen Macpherson of Mill Farm, Oban, chose as his Overall Champion in the T.S.H.   ... [more]

Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning, visited Inverness College UHI this week for a guided tour around its facilities and an update on the college's innovative practices in Further Education.   John Spencer, Principal of Inverness College UHI, not only updated the Minister on the progress of the college's new campus, but also led him around some of the college's state-of-the-art facilities such as the college's Centre for Renewables.   ... [more]

Danny Alexander, MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, officiated at opening of the new Fujitsu Highland Headquarters in Inverness.   Global technology company Fujitsu is establishing a new Highlands headquarters in Inverness.   ... [more]

Scotland's Housing Expo at Inverness is set to meet and possibly surpass the target of 30,000 visitors for the month-long event, which ends on Tuesday 31 August.   A bumper turn out is expected this weekend, which will add to the 25,000 visitors who have already come through the doors.   ... [more]

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August 27th) sold 8,533 store lambs and breeding sheep at their annual sale.  Suffolk cross lambs (2,757) averaged £57.70 and sold to £65.50 gross from Aldourie Home Farm, Inverness.   ... [more]

A number of key strategies, which are aimed at delivering more efficient services and significant savings, have been agreed by The Highland Council's Resources Committee.   The reviews surround making better use of council properties, sharing services with partner agencies, reducing the costs of back office support for council services and making it easier on the web for the public to access information and pay for/book services.   ... [more]

A new online gazetteer providing a single authoritative source of information on Gaelic place-names was launched today (19 August 2010) at The Highland Council's Gaelic Committee.   The National Gazetteer of Gaelic Place-names is the culmination of 10 years of research by Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA), the national advisory partnership to research and establish Gaelic place-names.   ... [more]

The public is being invited to have their say on the choice of two sites for the new Wick High School.   A consultation by The Highland Council runs from Friday 23 August until Friday 1 October.   ... [more]

EXPO marks 10,000 visitor milestone (17/08/10) Scotland's Housing Expo in Inverness celebrated its 10,000th visitor this weekend (Friday, 13 August) as Aislinn Haszeldine and her family walked through the gates.   Hazel from Falkland in Fife attended the Expo with her husband Stuart and children Suilven (2), Hamish (5) and Elfie (7).   ... [more]

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August 19th) sold 8,607 store lambs at their annual sale.  Cheviot wedder lambs (5,670) averaged £51.61 (up £8.49 on the year) and sold to £60.50 gross thrice for a pen of 25 from Millnain, Strathpeffer, a pen of 23 from Achentoul, Kinbrace (J.   ... [more]

The Duke of Rothesay has attended a workshop at the Castle of Mey looking at future opportunities for marine energy in Caithness and North Sutherland.   The event was jointly organised by The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment and the North Highland Initiative in association with the partners in the Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership.   ... [more]