Highlands

Plans for 66 new homes on land on the edge of Easter Ross town, Invergordon, have been given the green light by the Highland Council's North Area Planning Committee.

The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain is likely to remain closed for a few months after a programme of remedial works to bring it back into service enters a new phase this week.

The Outdoor Access team of the Highland Council have recently completed eight small-scale projects to improve active travel on core paths. The funding of £30,000 came from HITRANS (the Highlands & Islands Transport Partnership) Path Improvement Fund.

Inverness-based contractor Capstone Construction has completed groundworks at a new residential development in the popular Slackbuie area of Inverness.

The construction of a new ferry terminal building in Uig on the Isle of Skye, will be proceeding following a contract award to Robertson Construction Northern. Works are due to commence early summer with a completion in Spring 2025.

The Scottish Government has granted development consent to Chleansaid Wind Farm, a proposed 16-turbine wind farm near Lairg.

Current plans and proposals for a new primary school building in Broadford are to go on show ahead of a planning application submission. The event will take place at Broadford Village Hall on Thursday 18th April 2024 from 3pm-7pm.

A Highland landowner has pledged to build “much needed” homes to help tackle depopulation if a controversial golf course is allowed to go ahead. Edward Abel Smith said he intends to create 30 new homes near the site of the proposed Coul Links course in Sutherland.

Network Rail will start a £3.4m investment to carry out repairs on the 123-year-old Glenfinnan viaduct this month. Along with principal contractor AmcoGiffen, engineers will assess the condition and strength of the viaduct, while carrying out work to protect it from water erosion, completing c

The Highland Council has paid tribute to Councillor Alasdair Rhind who passed suddenly on 4 April 2024. During his current term of service, Alasdair was a member of the Corporate Resources Committee, Black Isle and Easter Ross Area Committee, Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Housing and Propert

Muir Construction has officially completed a state-of-the-art innovation hub for Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) in Inverness, which was opened this week by HRH The Princess Royal. The all-new Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) is located at the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HI

Work on a new bus only link that connects Raigmore Hospital to Raigmore Estate has been completed. The project is funded by Transport Scotland’s Bus Partnership Fund (BPF) and delivered by the Bus Service Improvement Partnership (BSIP) Group, comprised of the Highland Council, NHS Highland, HI

EDF Renewables UK will host a supply chain event in Inverness later this month to showcase its new Clash Gour wind farm and provide local businesses with the chance to discuss opportunities to work on the project. The event marks a significant milestone in the development of the wind farm project lo

Plans to invest up to £60 million new capital in roads and infrastructure have been approved by the Highland Council.

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) is to invest £9 million in new energy efficient Aeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL) systems at Kirkwall and Inverness airports. This is part of an ongoing programme to maintain airport infrastructure that will also bring environmental benefits.