Highlands

Highlands-based Global Infrastructure (Scotland) Ltd. has opened a new office at Aurora House, at the heart of the Inverness Campus in Inverness, after a period of steady growth. With the company’s operational base remaining in Beauly, the civil engineering and construction contractor to the e

Sutherland-based distiller, bottler and blender The Thompson Brothers has launched a £1.8 million crowdfunding campaign to help fund the construction of a cutting-edge sustainable distillery located in Dornoch.

The Corran Ferry Infrastructure Improvement Scheme (CFIIS), funded by investment commitments through the Inverness & Highland City Region Deal, has submitted a planning application and marine license application for the proposed Loch Linnhe/Corran Narrows infrastructure works for improvements t

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved up to £10 million to support development of the Port of Nigg’s Inner East Quay, which will result in the creation of a new heavy-duty quayside and the introduction of roll-on roll-off capability. The project, which is subject to formal

A further phase of development is getting underway at Wick Business Park in a move that aims to support economic growth and strengthen population retention in Caithness. Park owner Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has awarded a £1.8 million contract to Morgan Sindall Construction and Inf

UHI Inverness is to open a Sustainable Construction Centre backed by SSEN after leasing a prominent commercial unit in the city from Highland property investment and development company Ark Estates. The university has secured funding from the SSEN Regional Community Benefit Fund towards the cos

An unlikely group has stepped up to support an ex-teacher in her decades long dream of turning the Raasay old mill (Muileann Àrais) into a heritage centre. A community payback team take the ferry from Sconser on Skye most Fridays to work on the renovations of this historic building.

A Caithness wind farm has been turned down for the second time by The Highland Council under delegated powers despite the reduced scheme being sited in a wind farm search area.  Renewable energy company RES expressed its "strong disappointment" at the council’s refusal of its redesigned C

The Highland Council has agreed a budget which will see over £4.5 million of revenue investments for 2025 - 2026, over £17m additional reserves investment for major developments and the creation of over 100 jobs across the Highlands.

Members of The Highland Council's Education Committee have approved the draft Learning Estate Strategy (LES).

Highland housebuilder Tulloch Homes has called upon local residents to name two brand new sites in Inverness. The first is the newly approved Riverford development in Conon Bridge, comprising 160 private and affordable homes, including bungalows. As an extension to the existing Conon Bridge North de

Ground has been broken on a £1.6 million project on the North Coast 500 which could become a regeneration model for other rural communities across the Highlands. Local MSP Maree Todd cut the first turf today at the Gro For You Community Innovation Campus in Tain, a project designed to offer lo

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved a further £863,000 contribution to the Inverness Castle Experience project. Led by The Highland Council, the Inverness Castle Experience is a key project within the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, a joint initiative supported by up t

Balfour Beatty has commenced construction on the new Nairn Academy school, having been awarded the £61 million contract by The Highland Council at the end of 2025.

The Highland Council on behalf of the Inverness Common Good Fund is pleased to announce an award of contract to Savills (UK) Ltd for the development of a feasibility study on the use of Inverness Town House. Leader of Inverness and Area, Councillor Ian Brown said: “As Trustees of the Inverness