Highlands

(from left) Cllr Audrey Sinclair, chair of planning, development and infrastructure committee; Provost and Leader of City of Inverness and Area, Cllr Helen Carmichael; Jonathan Wills, Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd; and Colin Howell, Highland Council’s head of infrastructure at Dores Road rounda

The Highland Council has approved plans for a £1.65 million community centre in the small fishing village of Aultbea. Designed by ThreeSixty Architecture for the Aultbea Regeneration Company, the project will offer a multi-use sports hall in addition to a smaller space for more intimate meetings.

Roberston Construction has scooped an £8.7 million contract to build a new primary school in the Highlands. Construction work on the new Portree Gaelic Primary School is to start later this year and the building is expected to open in late 2017.

A major plan to expand and upgrade Inverness Airport has been announced as the Highland terminal gears up for what could be its busiest year ever. Airport operator HIAL is to invest £900,000 to create a new standalone international arrivals hall, which will house Border Force and international bagg

Robertson Homes has released the first images of its proposed restoration of the listed damaged Gleann Mor House at its Westercraigs development in Inverness. The £13 million proposal, due to be discussed by Highland Council’s planning committee next week, presents the vision to rebuild much of t

Doug Soutar Work is due to start on a new £20 million hatchery in Glenmoriston which will help to put 14 million in demand Scottish Salmon into the food chain per year.

Architect Chris Bowes (centre, dark jacket) and Kirkmichael Trust members (from left) George Mackay, Helma Reynolds, Jim Mackay, Verity Walker (behind) and Lilah Dowsett inspecting plans outside Kirkmichael Church. Photograph by Andrew Dowsett. The Kirkmichael Trust is inviting tenders from contract

Proposals to relocate Highland Council’s administrative offices to a regenerated conversion of a B-listed former Fort William secondary school have been approved by the local authority. The move is part of a £6 million office rationalisation programme which will also include the demolition of a c

The Highland Council has approved an additional programme of £2.7 million for the coming year 2016/17. A total of £2.3m will be allocated this coming year to re-surfacing, surface dressing and road markings across the Highland network and £0.4m to bridges in Sutherland (Kylesku) and Lochaber (A88

Plans by Highland Council to demolish a community and family centre in Inverness and replace it with an enhanced £10 million facility have been abandoned following widespread opposition from residents and centre users. Representatives of local organisations met with council officials and elected me

The Kings House Hotel in Glencoe looks set to be refurbished under new multi-million pound proposals. Owner Black Corries Estate plans to rejuvenate one of Scotland’s oldest licensed inns into an idyllic stopping point for walkers, hikers, skiers, tourists and travellers.

Plans have been submitted to encase the Inverness Museum and Art Gallery with aluminium cladding to improve the environment in front of the castle in advance of the long term proposals for the castle and surrounding areas. The Highland Council, working in partnership with High Life Highland, said th

Inverness Castle The Scottish Government is to invest £5 million into the construction a major new justice centre in Inverness following approval in this week’s Budget.

Highland Council has approved an additional £24.520 million for roads, bridges and piers to be included in its Capital Plan, together with an additional provision of £1.6m for minor flood works. The 10-year plan, which will fund some £900m of projects, will now form the basis of a future rolling

Graham Construction has completed building a £10 million primary school in Fort William. The new Lundavra Primary School was built on behalf of the Highland Council.