Highlands

Diageo’s £150 million Scotch whisky tourism vision for Scotland took a major stride forward today with the granting of planning permission to transform Cardhu Distillery in Speyside. The green light for the Cardhu plans completes the key regulatory approvals for a range of new Johnnie Wa

Bancon Construction has secured a raft of new contracts worth more than £20 million, including significant wins in Inverness. The company has been awarded affordable housing contracts in Inverness with Albyn Housing for 46 units at Torbreck and 36 units at Kinmylies for Highland Council, as we

The owners of land earmarked for a proposed spaceport development on the Moine Peninsula have agreed a lease option with developer Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Representatives of Melness Crofters Estate (MCE) and HIE signed the agreement this week which secures the option for HIE to lease

The completion of a 92-home mixed tenure residential development in Balgate, Kiltarlity, has been marked with the final handover of seven new homes to the Highland Council.

Scotland's largest offshore wind farm, the fourth-largest in the world, has been officially opened by HRH Prince Charles today.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named a house on the Isle of Skye on the shortlist for its Stephen Lawrence Prize 2019. The prize was set up in memory of the teenager who was on the road to becoming an architect when he was tragically murdered in 1993. Supported and founded by t

A significant change was made to the Inverness skyline by Morrison Construction after the installation of a 20-tonne tower crane.

The new Inverness Justice Centre has reached a key milestone as court officials confirmed the building is now wind and watertight.

Fourteen more towns and cities across the UK, including Inverness, are being prepared for full fibre deployment by wholesale full fibre infrastructure provider CityFibre.

A new 5-star hotel has opened in Inverness in a development supported by £4.5 million of funding from Barclays. The 47-bedroom Ness Walk is the latest addition to Kingsmills Hotel Group’s portfolio. Design and construction of the bespoke venue on the banks of the River Ness began in 2018

NHS Highland has signed a £40 million contract with hub North Scotland to design and build two new community hospitals in Aviemore and Broadford. The milestone in the modernisation of community and hospital services in Badenoch & Strathspey and Skye, Lochalsh & South West Ross follows

A new country hotel has opened in the Highlands following more than £12 million of investment in three properties by Indian millionaire Sanjay Narang. Rokeby Manor, located on the outskirts of Invergarry, opened this week following a major refurbishment programme and is soon to be followed by

The Highland Council has awarded a contract worth £5.1 million to build 35 new council houses in Inverness.

Plans have been approved for a new snack bar to cater for legions of hungry Harry Potter fans who flock to the Glenfinnan Viaduct.

The preferred option for the A9 / A82 Longman Junction Improvement scheme in Inverness has been identified ahead of a public consultation.