Highlands

A Highland Investment Plan worth £2 billion over the next 20 years has been approved by the local authority.

A community centre supporting young people in Wick has secured a £50,000 loan from responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) to revamp its facilities and increase its capacity.

A £3.4 million project to carry out repairs on the 123-year-old Glenfinnan viaduct is now underway.

The Highland Council has published annual reports which help to monitor infrastructure and give insight into future development opportunities across the region.

Kate Lackie, Malcolm MacLeod and Allan Gunn have been appointed as assistant chief executives with The Highland Council. Under a new council structure consisting of three service clusters, they will each manage a service reporting directly to chief executive Derek Brown.

The Highland Council has presented findings from the Economic Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) undertaken by consultants WSP into the proposed design for Academy Street in Inverness.

Springfield Properties is to appeal the Highland Council’s decision to reject plans for 47 new homes at its Drumnadrochit development, citing increased demand for new homes in the area. The housebuilder said its mailing list for buyers interested in the site has risen to almost 500,

A rural community in the far north of Scotland has welcomed the first new social housing in the village since the 1990s.

Plans for 66 new homes on land on the edge of Easter Ross town, Invergordon, have been given the green light by the Highland Council's North Area Planning Committee.

The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain is likely to remain closed for a few months after a programme of remedial works to bring it back into service enters a new phase this week.

The Outdoor Access team of the Highland Council have recently completed eight small-scale projects to improve active travel on core paths. The funding of £30,000 came from HITRANS (the Highlands & Islands Transport Partnership) Path Improvement Fund.

Inverness-based contractor Capstone Construction has completed groundworks at a new residential development in the popular Slackbuie area of Inverness.

The construction of a new ferry terminal building in Uig on the Isle of Skye, will be proceeding following a contract award to Robertson Construction Northern. Works are due to commence early summer with a completion in Spring 2025.

The Scottish Government has granted development consent to Chleansaid Wind Farm, a proposed 16-turbine wind farm near Lairg.

Current plans and proposals for a new primary school building in Broadford are to go on show ahead of a planning application submission. The event will take place at Broadford Village Hall on Thursday 18th April 2024 from 3pm-7pm.