Highlands

Option C for the Longman junction The emerging findings of a major study looking at a range of options to help tackle congestion, improve accessibility and support future planned development along the A96 in Inverness has recommended that the Longman roundabout should be grade-separated.

Inverness Castle Progress on the preparations being made for two projects valued at £3 million for the City of Inverness and Highland regional economy has been welcomed by members of the Highland Council’s city of Inverness area committee.

A CGI of the Montrose Woods homes Skye based house builder R.House has launched its largest multi-unit development to date with four units dedicated to social housing.

Wick Community Campus (pic from Ryder Architecture) Wick Community Campus has been hailed as one of the best educational developments in Europe after judges awarded hub North Scotland a prestigious prize at an international awards ceremony.

Pupils in West Lothian and Highland secondary schools are set to benefit from a new foundation apprenticeship in construction which has been launched at the new Forth crossing. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Skills Development Scotland have been working with local employers, sch

More construction apprenticeships will be available for young people in the Highlands thanks to a ground breaking scheme, launched in Inverness today. The Shared Apprenticeship Scheme (SAS) is a partnership between the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), the Highland Council and local const

The Constructing Your Future bricklaying workshop Young people from around the Highlands had a taste of a career in construction at an event called Constructing Your Future held at the Black Isle showground on May 7.

Graham Construction has been appointed the main contractor to refurbish the critical care and theatre suites at the biggest hospital in the Highlands. The original building at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness was constructed in 1980.

The Highland Council is to introduce a new charging scheme for its pre-application planning advice service for local developments.

The Highland Council is to proceed with its proposal to establish a £45 million school campus in Tain after the Scottish Government decided not to call in the development. Separate proposals to close four schools on Skye and replace them with a new building on one of the sites is still to be decide

Highland Council has now given the go-ahead to plans by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) for a nuclear archive at Wick in Scotland. Planning permission for the Reiach and Hall Architects-designed facility was granted this week by the North Planning Committee meeting at Dingwall, following

Reiach and Hall Architects have unveiled designs for the proposed £20 million nuclear archive in Wick as the development is recommended for approval by councillors. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) building will house records from all the civil nuclear sites in the UK and will also store

The Highland Council has agreed detailed costs set out for the West Link and associated sports facilities and to continue to progress the scheme. It is anticipated that almost £4 in economic benefit would be achieved for every £1 spent on building the West Link road alone.

Plans for a new £44 million school campus in Tain in Easter Ross were given the green light yesterday from Highland Council. Children aged from three to 18 would receive nursery and school education in new buildings proposed for the site of the current Tain Royal Academy.

The airfield at Wick John O’Groats Airport is set for a major upgrade this year, boosting safety and enabling the airport to handle future growth.