
Caithness Company steps up to Global market place
A Caithness company is expanding into the global oil and gas engineering sector with significant backing from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
The £2.7m development plan is being...
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Clock is Ticking on Scottish Home-selling Energy Legislation
--- Six in 10 Scots will haggle over house prices if their new home is found to be energy-inefficient ---
Six in 10 Scots (60 per cent) would consider re-negotiating the asking price for a...
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Lambs to the Slaughter
Charity Lamb to the Slaughter
Islay’s new micro-abattoir is in operation for the first time today with a charity lamb.
The island’s previous abattoir was shut down in 2001 since...
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Extra Caithness Funding Starts to Make a Difference
Extra funding made available by the Scottish Government to assist the economic regeneration of Caithness, is being spent across a rigorous programme of activities driven by Highlands and Island...
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OPT to Trail Latest Technology at EMEC Wave Energy Test Site
A company developing ocean-going buoys that convert wave energy into electricity will test their latest technology at EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre.
Ocean Power Technologies...
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Regeneration Partners Make Progress
Partners involved in the effort to regenerate the economy of Caithness and North Sutherland say they are encouraged by the progress being made.
Businesses in the region are currently largely...
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Survey Offers Chance to Win Belladrum Tickets
Friendly or boring, remote or safe these are some of the conflicting descriptions of life in the Highlands and Islands provided by young people taking part in a major on-line survey.
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Zero Waste Will Boost Economy, Claims US Recycling Pioneer
One of the world’s most successful Zero Waste activists will address a Glasgow conference in August, to argue that a waste free society will be good for the economy and the climate.
Renowned...
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