Highlands

A £12 million hydro power station has been officially opened in the Highlands. Situated on the Abhainn Chia-aig river 20 miles north of Fort William, RWE Innogy UK’s latest run-of-river hydro scheme in Scotland was officially inaugurated yesterday by Paul Wheelhouse MSP, minister for business, in

A business case for a proposed regional sports hub has been submitted to Highland Council’s finance service. Councillors agreed in March 2015 to progress plans for a Regional Sports Facility for the Highlands in Inverness, which could include a significant contribution by SportScotland to the proj

The opening of a new £48.5m school campus in the Highlands is likely to be delayed, the local authority has revealed. The campus is being delivered by hub North Scotland to replace Wick High School and Pulteneytown and South primaries. It will also have community facilities which will be available

The Highland Council has said it is "well aware" of problems with Scotland's roads network after a new report revealed maintenance spending has fallen over the last four years. In its 'Maintaining Scotland's Roads' publication, public spending watchdog Audit Scotland found that spending by Scotland'

Tarmac has acquired 11 of the 14 readymix concrete sites which were made available as part of Breedon Aggregates’ takeover of Hope Construction Materials. A proposal by Breedon to offload 14 sites to remedy competition concerns arising from its £336 million acquisition was accepted by the Competi

Conservation charity John Muir Trust said it will take no further legal action over a planned 67-turbine wind farm in the Highlands. Last year the charity successfully blocked the Scottish Government’s decision to approve the Stronelairg development, near Fort Augustus, at a judicial review hearin

Scottish Ministers have successfully challenged a judge’s decision to reduce a planning consent granted for the development of a new wind farm near Fort Augustus. Last year conservation charity John Muir Trust successfully blocked the Scottish Government's decision to approve the development at a

A potential site is being considered for a new justice centre in Inverness after plans to develop another location were dropped. The former Stagecoach depot in Burnett Road could be transformed into a facility with new courts and offices, replacing the existing premises at Inverness Castle.

Costain has been awarded a contract by Total E&P UK for the construction of a Hydrochloric Acid Dosing Plant at the Shetland Gas Plant (SGP). The contract, the value of which was not disclosed, includes installation, tie-in, pre-commissioning, and commissioning support.

The contract for building the new Torvean Golf Course in Inverness has been awarded to a joint venture partnership between Coffey Construction Ltd and EGS Golf Ltd. The tender value is £5.57 million for the golf course construction and Torvean housing site preparation works.

Image courtesy of Scene-it Media Experts in housing, healthcare and home-design from across the Highlands have come together to form a unique partnership to build sustainable homes for people with assisted living needs.

Visual impressions of an alternative location for the River Ness Art Project’s centrepiece “The Gathering Place” have been revealed by the Inverness City Arts (ICArts) Working Group. The Gathering Place is the main centrepiece project of The Highland Council’s Inverness City Arts (ICArts) Wo

Alford Community Campus The development of the new Alford Community Campus and Noss Primary School have earned national recognition for raising the bar for considerate construction.

Detailed plans have been released for a proposed new railway station to Inverness Airport. Highlands and Islands transport body Hitrans has proposed constructing a stop at Dalcross close to the airport on the Inverness to Aberdeen line at a cost of £2 million.

The world's largest fish-farmer has identified a quarry on Skye as the place it wants to build a new £80 million fish feed plant. The site at Kyleakin near the Skye Bridge was earmarked for the development by Marine Harvest after consideration of a number of different sites on the west coast. It is