Highlands

A Scottish conservation organisation has failed in its legal challenge against a decision of The Highland Council to grant planning permission to build a spaceport and associated facilities near Tongue. Wildland Ltd challenged the respondent’s decision to allow a planning applic

Highland Housing Alliance (HHA) has released progress images of its project to bring one of the oldest buildings in Inverness back into use.

The transformation of Inverness Castle into a tourism gateway for the Highlands made further progress this week with the submission for a planning application for new external lighting. Aiming to improve the visitor experience and safety, whilst illuminating the Highland capital’s archite

Construction work began yesterday to create the world’s first rewilding centre at the 10,000-acre Dundreggan Estate in Glenmoriston, between Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye.

Highland Council and its multi-agency partners are highlighting the importance of progressing the plans for dualling of the A9 by 2025 and A96 by 2030. The local authority said the economic recovery, prosperity and green future of the region is heavily dependent on connectivity. The Highlands has be

An agreement has been signed by renewable energy company RES to support a four-year engineering apprenticeship with Brora-based Edward Mackay Contractor.

Plumbing supplier William Wilson has invested over £150,000 to open a new bath showroom in Thurso. The new showroom is the 17th customer-facing unit in the Aberdeen-based firm's portfolio, which spreads from Ayr to Orkney.

Scotland’s cabinet secretary for net zero and energy, Michael Matheson, has officially opened the Gordonbush Extension onshore wind farm in the Highlands.

Independent builders merchant MKM Building Supplies is further expanding its presence in Scotland with the purchase of Spey Valley Timber & Builders Merchants.

A turf cutting ceremony was held at Inverness Campus this week as Robertson Construction Northern started work on a new £9 million life sciences innovation centre. Designed by Austin-Smith: Lord, the 2500m² building will provide facilities for businesses to work collaboratively with acade

The contract for the upgrade of Uig Ferry Terminal on the Isle of Skye has been awarded to RJ McLeod (Contractors) Limited. Uig Port is owned by the Highland Council and working closely with Transport Scotland, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), CalMac Ferries Ltd and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar,

An Inverness hotel is to pioneer a new £2.5 million low carbon heating innovation which could pave the way for future decarbonisation of the gas grid in the Highland capital and further afield. In what will be a Scottish first, The Glen Mhor Hotel has commenced construction on an emerging syst

Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) has submitted a planning application for its Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre on the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) Inverness Campus.

Pupils at Kinmylies Primary School posted a message to the future after placing a time capsule in Inverness West Link’s new Torvean (Swing) Bridge. Kinmylies pupils Meghan Blain (11) and Sean Paterson (11) were assisted by Steve Scott of contractors, RJ McLeod, and Highland Council senior engi

A financial plan which will invest £54 million of capital investment in schools and a further £10m across a range of projects in phase 2 of the investment strategy for health and prosperity has been agreed by Highland Council. The detailed designs and costings for the five schools i