A north care leader has scooped a national award, beating 10 other finalists to the Quality Assurance Leader title at the Social Care Leadership Awards in London. Jacqui Ferguson, Operations Director at Parklands Care Homes, was recognised for her commitment to improving care and supporting residents to live well. Jacqui, from Tain, has almost 40
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Local community invited to help shape plans for new £785,000 Aberarder local community benefit fund. SSEN Transmission is inviting people across Strathnairn and the surrounding area to help shape the development of the Aberarder Local Fund, a new community benefit fund associated with the Aberarder Wind Farm Connection project. The fund, which is expected to
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Inverness’ annual Moonlight Ball is back, and this year’s event promises to be a stellar night of celebration, entertainment and fundraising in support of The Archie Foundation. Tickets have officially gone on sale for this year’s Moonlight Ball, with guests invited to dress up, dine, dance and help shine a light on the vital work
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The Highlands’ newest Culture and Events venue has been unveiled as part of the official opening of an innovative £1.8m social enterprise project in Tain. The completed Gro For You Community Innovation Campus is now fully operational, crowned by the unveiling of a new 9m spherical Events Dome which, it is hoped, will become a
By Colin Marr, Chief Executive, Inverness Chamber of Commerce Highland Council are currently consulting on an updated visitor levy scheme. The consultation period runs until 30 November and we would advise all businesses with an interest in this subject to respond directly to the consultation. The link to the consultation is here. In addition to
SSEN Transmission community benefit funding made purchase possible. Wick Development Trust has announced that it has taken ownership of the St Fergus Church in Wick to operate as a community facility. This historic building, which was formerly known as Wick Old Parish Church, is located on the western edge of Wick’s town centre and has
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An iconic ‘Highland homecoming’ for Fatboy Slim, unfinished business for James, and the return of Scottish superstar Amy Macdonald, as Belladrum reveals all three main stage 2027 headliners. Hailed by The Telegraph as the ‘Scottish Glastonbury’, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has announced its complete trio of mainstage headliners for 2027, with JAMES, FATBOY SLIM and
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Highland BlindCraft, the Inverness-based organisation that creates custom beds, mattresses & headboards, has been shortlisted in the Future of Work Award category, which recognises businesses that are taking a proactive approach to building a skilled and diverse workforce. The category looks at how organisations recruit, retain and develop their people, while demonstrating that diversity and
A new professional organisation founded in the Highlands is taking the Scottish tutoring sector onto the international stage this month, with Tutors Alliance Scotland (TAS) Founder and President Karen Simpson travelling to Sydney as an invited guest to represent tutors from across Scotland. Karen will attend the Australian Tutors Association’s Annual Conference in Sydney on
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SSEN Transmission is launching a new fund to support large-scale strategic projects that will boost skills and employability and help tackle fuel poverty across the north of Scotland. The new Strategic Investment Fund will invest up to £10m over the next two years and forms part of SSEN Transmission’s existing Regional Community Benefit Fund, which
