Highlands

Sutherland Members of the Highland Council have agreed to ring-fence £101.7k of remaining allocated Community Regeneration Funding towards a potential transport project. Sutherland chair, Councillor Richard Gale, said: “We are aware of the ongoing transport issues across Sutherland and t

Members of The Highland Council have received a further update on the current outline business case (OBC) stage of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport process and the role of council officers and elected members.

The Highland Council has issued an update to its education stakeholders regarding the school estate capital investment programme. The council agreed in December 2022 that a complete review of the current capital investment programme was necessary, due to significant inflationary cost increases being

Construction has begun at Sutherland Spaceport, the UK mainland's first vertical launch spaceport. Located on the North coast of Scotland, the spaceport will be the 'home' spaceport of Forres-based rocket and launch services company, Orbex, which will use the site to launch up to 12 orbital rockets

Members of the Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee will consider updated developer contribution rates for education and community facilities when they meet today. Approval of the report will allow the council to apply revised developer contribution rates for schools and com

The Highland Council has launched a Common Good consultation regarding a proposal to dispose of an area of 2145m² of undeveloped land in Inverness. The area of land is a triangular parcel of land lying between 17 Longman Drive and a neighbouring electricity substation site. It does not have veh

The Highland Council has marked the official opening of Invercoe Bridge in Lochaber.

Members of the Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee have approved plans which aim to build 3,300 affordable homes over the next five years.

Work is underway to create four new business units at Wick Business Park, following interest from local firms.

Ardersier Port, situated near Inverness, has received an initial £300 million investment commitment from Quantum, a US investment firm that provides private capital to the global energy industry, to fuel the port's redevelopment into a major energy transition facility. The funding will acceler

A Highland businessman has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for attempting to defraud an insurance company out of £400,000 by setting fire to his own properties.

Construction has begun on 12 homes in the village of Broadford, Isle of Skye to help address affordable housing challenges.

The Highland Council has published its March 2023 Development Plans Newsletter, which outlines how and when people can get involved in shaping future development plans across Highland. Chair of the council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Ken Gowans, said: “Our latest D

The Highland Council has awarded a significant contract to Norbloc Construction Ltd from Halkirk to carry out a full refurbishment of the public convenience at Whitechapel Road, Wick. The £395K works involve bringing the former public convenience back into use by undertaking ground stabilisati

Specialist lender Together has provided a loan of £400,000 to a family-run developer to convert a former guesthouse into boutique holiday apartments in Aviemore. The development in Grampian Road, will create 10 luxury, self-catering rooms for visitors in one building, with another 11 rooms in