Highlands

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

Highland councillors this week received a report on the Portree Link Road and the proposed next steps that will include the detailed design and specification for the project complete by February 2025, to allow tendering for construction to proceed. The earliest anticipated start date for constructio

Network Rail is set to renew over five kilometres of lineside fencing near the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct in a project worth £500,000

Highland Council is inviting eligible trades-people and businesses operating within the region to submit expressions of interest in becoming part of its new Highland Trusted Trader scheme.

Network Rail engineers will be working around the clock over the next four weekends to renew key pieces of infrastructure on the Highland mainline. Buses will replace trains between Perth and Inverness while the works – which are part of a £9 million investment in the railway – tak

The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee have approved the rural Housing Supplementary Guidance which will now be used to inform all planning advice and decisions. The guidance aims to establish a positive, clear and consistent basis for considering and determining rural hou