Highlands

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £32 million contract to build a new, world-class Ophthalmology and Orthopaedic health facility in Inverness on behalf of NHS Highland.

The Highland Council has agreed the distribution of an additional £20 million for road maintenance programme and also agreed to continue with the current distribution method for the £7.2m base allocation.

Planning permission has been granted for ten specially-designed assisted homes in Nairn to provide accommodation for tenants with various medical needs. The 'FitHomes' development allows residents to be supported while maintaining their independence.

The original formal entrance of Inverness Castle has been revealed this week for the first time in almost 50 years, as part of the transformation of the building to create a gateway for Highland tourism.

The Tomatin Trading Company has announced the appointment of a number of key contractors for its planned hotel, shops and restaurant venture in the Highlands.

Regional development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved investment of up to £8.3 million in Scottish Government funding for an £18.9m project to develop the East Quay at Port of Nigg in Easter Ross. The project will help the Highlands and Islands economy benefit m

The cell block located to the rear of the south tower of Inverness Castle has been demolished as part of the transformation to create a gateway for Highland tourism.

Opportunity Cromarty Firth has unveiled plans to open a global centre of excellence on a North Highland College UHI campus, aimed at ensuring Scotland becomes a world leader in future renewable energy technologies.

Construction work to deliver 140 new homes in the Highland village of Evanton is to begin shortly following the appointment of a building contractor. Compass Building has won the contract to build the development at Thomas Maciver Street.

Statutory applications for the planned transformation for Inverness Castle to become a tourism gateway for the region have now been lodged with the Highland Council. Submitted by project architects LDN Architects, the applications for listed building consent and building warrant approval are in prep

An extra £20 million is to be invested in roads infrastructure throughout the Highlands, an updated report into the local authority’s Capital Plan 2018/19 has revealed.

Highland councillors have agreed to raise a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) to acquire the Struan House Hotel in Carrbridge to develop the land into much needed affordable housing. The Order, which is to be applied for under Sections 9 and 10 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, will see the council

Newly discovered photos taken during the construction of the railway line between Fort William and Mallaig have been revealed in a new BBC ALBA documentary. Arguably one of the most spectacular railway lines in the world, this collection of over one hundred hi-res celluloid nitrate plates were

Work on Dounreay’s newest radioactive waste store went up a storey last month, with the completion of a ‘mega’ concrete pour. The construction project was one of the first to re-start work on June 22, following the easing of lockdown restrictions. The 60-strong team has had to lear

Badenoch and Strathspey is poised for a triple housing bonus in 2021 with Tulloch Homes beginning work on more than 200 new homes. The developments at Aviemore, Newtonmore and Carrbridge will see a springtime start to infrastructure and construction activity, sparking a record Tulloch investment in