$100m Subsea 7 contract secures 100 Caithness jobs
A TOTAL of 100 jobs have been secured in Caithness after Subsea 7 announced it has won a $100 million contract for a project off the west coast of Shetland.
03
Feb
News
01
Feb
Hoteliers hold on to their star ratings
Caithness Courier
Accommodation providers in Caithness have maintained their quality ratings in a national guidebook.
24
Jan
Centre opens ahead of schedule
Press & Journal
A new multimillion-pound community centre opened its doors to the public yesterday - six weeks ahead of schedule.
18
Jan
£600,000 pound plan to lift North facilities
Caithness Courier
Caithness will benefit from a £600,000 investment package which is being earmarked for the North over the next five years.
17
Jan
Scottish Chambers of Commerce welcomes Enterprise Areas
Scottish Chambers of Commerce
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce have welcomed today's announcement by John Swinney that the Scottish Governement is creating four Enterprise Areas, over 14 sites across Scotland.
17
Jan
Cash boost for taking on an apprentice
Press & Journal, Aberdeen
North and north-east businesses can now get up to £2,000 when they take on a young apprentice.
17
Jan
Highland firms given window to compete on world marketplace
Press & Journal, Aberdeen
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is helping local firms to overcome fears about exporting by providing free training for those considering new markets abroad.
12
Jan
Dounreay dome work ‘almost complete’
Press and Journal
A Dounreay team is close to completing one of the highest hazard clean-ups in the UK nuclear industry.
Staff worked round the clock over the festive period to remain on course to destroy all the liquid metal coolant in the famous dome-shaped reactor by the end of…
10
Jan
Recession ‘not foregone conclusion’
The Guardian
BCC predicts that growth will be flat this year, with one quarter of contraction, but says a full-blown recession is not inevitable if the government acts.
The UK economy is set to stagnate in the first quarter of the year but a "new recession is not a foregone…
06
Jan
Photographer turns speaker for London showcase
John O Groat Journal
A top Caithness photographer is returning to London as a platform speaker at an international convention being staged by The Societies - the UK's largest photographic organisation.
John Baikie, who runs Captiv8 Photography, is taking part in the 10th year of the week-long event, which has…