Highlands

A programme of public consultation gets underway this week on plans for the next phase of development at Inverness Campus. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has led the development of more than 40 hectares of the site so far and is now inviting people from Inverness and surrounding areas to hel

Members of the Highland Council's Caithness Committee today agreed a prioritised programme of works for structural overlay/inlay works and surface dressing schemes which will be funded out of the Capital Budget allocation for 2025/26.

The Highland Council will be carrying out footway works at Hilton in Inverness to improve access and active travel links.   

Assemble and Office Corr Higgins have won a competition to undertake a feasibility study for the redevelopment of Timespan – a vibrant and ambitious museum and cultural institution in Helmsdale, Sutherland.

Network Rail is reminding the community of overnight road closures to allow repairs to Garry Viaduct (off the B847), between Calvine and Struan near Blair Atholl on the Highland Main Line.

A lifesaving defibrillator has been installed at Duror Primary School in Appin as part of a community benefits programme being delivered across the Highlands by energy services contractor Union Technical.  

The Highland Council is preparing to carry out improvement works in Thurso at Ormlie Road and at The Mall riverside path adjacent to Janet Street.

The Highland Council has appointed Pat Munro to carry out improvement works at Raigmore Housing Estate in Inverness.

Clark Contracts has opened its Bught Park Pavilion and Shinty Museum project in Inverness for a behind the scenes look at the major redevelopment works.

The Highland Council has agreed the proposed location for a Community Point of Service Delivery (POD) development in Dingwall and to allocate £150,000 from the approved capital programme towards the flood mitigation work being carried out for the River Peffery in Dingwall, as part of a first

Highlands mid-market rent (MMR) homes developer HHA has strengthened its partnership with Tulloch Homes in a deal that will create 31 new rental opportunities in Inverness and Conon Bridge. At The Maples, located to the south of the Inverness city centre, Tulloch Homes is underway with the construct

The Highland Council is in the process of producing a new Highland Local Development Plan (LDP).

The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain looks set to be back in action towards the end of December or early in the new year.  

Temporis Capital, Clarke Energy and Trina Storage have entered into construction contracts to deliver a 50MW/100MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Boat of Garten in the Highlands. Under the deal, Clarke Energy will provide the EPC wrap, with Trina Storage supplying the BESS system, includin

Inverness-based investment group GEG Capital has strengthened its electrical and construction portfolio with the acquisitions of two Highland contractors. GEG said the strategic acquisitions of electrical contractor Calder Electrical and multi-trades construction company Scotbuild mark "an exciting