Highlands

Proposals for a new distillery in Sutherland have been submitted for planning on behalf of the Midfearn Distillery Company Limited.

The Hydro Ness, a hydroelectric generator on the banks of the River Ness, is now fully operational. Hydro Ness is a 92kW Archimedes screw hydroelectric scheme and interactive visitor experience which will generate over 500,000 kWh of renewable energy each year.

An 18th century steadings building in the Outer Hebrides is set to be transformed into a distillery, community hub and visitor centre. The ambitious project is being led by owners of North Uist Distillery, which acquired Nunton Steadings in Benbecula in 2020.

The new Broadford Hospital on Skye has been officially opened by the cabinet secretary for health and social care, Humza Yousaf. It is one of two new community hospitals delivered by hub North Scotland on behalf of NHS Highland in a £40 million project. The other hospital, the Badenoch and Str

A £4.3 million project to significantly improve the inner harbour at Ullapool in Wester Ross has secured an investment of up to £1.086m from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Set to benefit visiting leisure craft, local businesses, fishing boat operators and the cruise ship sector,

Specialist marketplace lender Assetz Capital has provided a £2 million development funding loan to London Edinburgh Investments Ltd to regenerate the former Star Hotel in Kingussie.

The Highland Council is now accepting expressions of interest for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund for 2023-2024.  The fund, which is delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government, supports locally developed regeneration projects for communities, helping with job creation and support

Robertson Homes is to build 114 new homes in the south west of Inverness after completing the acquisition of a ten-acre site in Torvean.

Construction works on essential road safety parking areas at Glenmore have been paused whilst partner agencies ensure all environmental impact concerns have been mitigated, the Highland Council has announced.

Exhibitions are to be held later this month to let the public comment on the preferred Non-Motorised User (NMU) route between Aviemore and Carrbridge.

A new public consultation has been launched into plans by Kirkwood Homes for a new mixed-use development at Fairways, Inverness.

Facilities management services provider Richard Irvin FM (RIFM) has won a series of new contracts in Scotland and the North of England.

Reinstatement works for a section of wall cladding for the games hall at Wick Community Campus will be carried out during the coming summer holiday period, it has been agreed.

Geoenergy and green hydrogen company Getech has announced the commencement of demolition works at the former SGN Commercial Services (SGN) gas holder site in Inverness.

Morgan Sindall Construction has successfully completed and handed over 12 of 13 early years centres worth a combined £13 million from the Highland Council, with the final due to be handed over in mid-April. The new early years centres - which were all built using sustainable building mate