Come fly with The Highland Council this August with special promotional price on Wick-Aberdeen air service

6th July 2023

The Highland Council, in conjunction with Eastern Airways, is delighted to announce that August 2023 will see a special rate of just £49.99 per ticket being applied across every seat booked on the Wick-Aberdeen air service. Bookings for the promotional period opened on 1 July 2023 and will close on 30 August 2023. During that […]

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Offices to rent and rooms available for hire in the Dornoch Hub

6th July 2023

The Dornoch Area Community Interest Company (DACIC) purchased the redundant Police Station in Dornoch in 2020 and following a complete refurbishment opened as a business and community hub in May 2021. Since then, 18 businesses have rented office space in the Dornoch Hub. They currently have one office, and one office & workshop (or shop and […]

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Award recognition for the achievements of our enterprising business community.

30th June 2023

Trudy Morris, Chief Executive, Caithness Chamber of Commerce. Award recognition for the achievements of our enterprising business community. With our venue confirmed and entertainment in place, plans for the Chamber’s Annual Dinner are in full swing. A highlight event in our calendar brings with it our much-coveted Young Entrepreneur and Young Business of the Year […]

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Ferry fares freeze extended

28th June 2023

Ticket prices on hold for a further six months A fare freeze on the Clyde & Hebrides and Northern Isles ferry networks has been extended for a further six months. Ticket prices will be held at current levels from October 2023 until the end of March 2024 to help people and businesses from Scotland’s remote […]

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A Community Rail Partnership for the Far North Line

28th June 2023

After more than three years of preparatory work, a voluntary committee has been successful in its application to the Scottish Government to have the Caithness and Sutherland section of the Far North Line (FNL) designated as the 9th Community Rail Partnership (CRP) route in Scotland. The announcement was made by the Scottish Transport Minister, Kevin […]

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Norscot changes hands after nearly 40 years

28th June 2023

Highland based Norscot Joinery, renowned manufacturer of windows, doors and timber frame house kits, has been acquired by 1st FSD Group. Although the business may have changed hands, there will be no organisational changes, with day to day operations continuing to be provided by the existing management team. Founded by the Body family in 1984, […]

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DASA: ‘Affordable and Adaptable Unmanned Air Systems Autonomy’

26th June 2023

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called, ‘Affordable and Adaptable Unmanned Air Systems Autonomy’. Funded by the Army Rapid Innovation and Exploitation Laboratory (ARIEL), a part of the Army’s Futures Directorate, this competition seeks proposals that can help UK Defence develop affordable and adaptable autonomous air systems (UAS) to boost the […]

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West of Orkney Windfarm Pre-Application Consultation Events Onshore Infrastructure June 2023

14th June 2023

Offshore Wind Power Limited plans to submit consent applications to construct offshore wind turbines and associated onshore transmission infrastructure for the West of Orkney Windfarm. The proposed windfarm will have the potential to generate around 2GW of renewable energy and is located around 30km west of Orkney and 25km from the north coast of Scotland. […]

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Member Visits to John O’Groats

7th June 2023

This time last week Fiona and Laura were out and about visiting some of our members in John O’Groats. It was a warm, all be it typically breezy Caithnesian spring day but it was great to see so many visitors about and a buzzing atmosphere for the season ahead. First up we met with Andrew […]

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Changes to Automatic Fire Alarm Response at Commercial Premise by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

7th June 2023

From 1 July 2023, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will stop attending automatic fire alarm (AFA) call outs to commercial business and workplace premises, such as factories, offices, shops and leisure facilities – unless a fire has been confirmed. Dutyholders with responsibility for workplace premises should safely investigate a fire alarm before calling 999, as our control room […]

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