Highlands

Morrison Construction has won a £6.2 million contract to deliver the final phase of the Smithton and Culloden Flood Protection Scheme in Inverness. The development aims to protect 129 properties in Smithton and Culloden which are at risk of flooding during a 'once-in-200-years' event. Significant f

Robertson has completed work on a flagship £140 million distillery and visitor experience for The Macallan in Speyside. Built on the Easter Elchies estate, the new distillery has been unveiled by international premium spirits company Edrington.

Proposals for 16 homes on the edge of the Culloden Battlefield site which were previously the subject of a bizarre planning mix-up have been granted final approval. Developers Kirkwood Homes will move ahead with the construction of the properties after Highland Council's environment, development and

New plans have been unveiled for a new road in Inverness linking the A9 and A96 trunk roads which developers say will provide enhanced facilities for road users, cyclists and pedestrians. A 3 metre shared surface is planned for both sides of the carriageway while a dedicated cycleway and separate fo

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is inviting tenders to design and build a new bridge linking the north end of Inverness Campus with the Inverness retail and business park. The bridge will cross the main Inverness-Perth railway line and enable access for pedestrians, cyclists and buses to and

Plans lodged by Capital Developments in December last year Highland councillors have approved proposals for the redevelopment of a vacant corner block in Inverness into a modern retail and residential building.

Former graduate research trainee Marcia Rae at one of the SUD sites around Inverness A delegation from Iceland is set to visit Inverness this week to view work being carried out on Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) in the city.

Network Rail has awarded Bam Nuttall a contract for upgrade works to the Highland mainline – to help reduce journey times for customers. The £10 million deal is part of an overall £57m Scottish Government-funded investment in the line linking Inverness and the Central Belt.

The Pattack hydro project on the Ardverikie Estate near Loch Laggan Aberdeen Standard Investments infrastructure debt team has provided over £43 million of private debt to finance six operational hydro-electric schemes in Scotland.

The granting of planning permission last month for new homes near Culloden has set a damaging precedent for one of Scotland’s most important historic sites, according to a prominent military historian. In his talk at the National Trust for Scotland property on 12 April, ahe

Balfour Beatty has been awarded two contracts worth around £47 million for the Fort Augustus to Fort William 132kV Transmission Reinforcement project. Both contracts have been awarded by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc, part of Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), through the

Plans have been unveiled today for a multi-million pound hotel, food and retail village on the A9. William Frame, managing director of Tomatin Trading Company, has submitted a planning application to revitalise the currently disused site at the Tomatin junction, within easy reach of both Aviemore an

Representatives of Marine Harvest and Robertson at the topping out ceremony An official topping out ceremony has been held at a pioneering new fish feed plant on the Isle of Skye.

Collapsed Inverness housebuilder Roy Homes owed more than £1 million to creditors when it ceased trading in January 2017, it has emerged. The self-build home business and its sister company Roy Homes Timber Frame Ltd ceased trading last year with the loss of 17 jobs.

Plans to build 16 homes on a site within the boundary of the Culloden (Battlefield) Conservation Area are to be brought back before the local authority after it emerged councillors apparently voted through the development “by mistake”. Amended plans by Kirkwood Homes for the design and l