Eilidh Alexander

Highland seafood processor Aquascot named Waitrose Supplier of the Year

Aquascot, the employee-owned Scottish seafood processor behind Waitrose’s premium Scottish salmon and trout range, has been named Waitrose Own Brand Supplier of the Year 2026. The award recognises Aquascot’s long-standing commitment to quality, innovation and partnership and marks the first time the Highland-based business has received the honour in more than 30 years of supplying […]

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Kishorn Port honoured at Decom Mission Awards for sustainability leadership

Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL) was recently recognised with the ‘Sustainability in Decommissioning Award’ at the Decom Mission Dinner and Awards Ceremony in Aberdeen. The category celebrated the progress reached to date of the regeneration of Kishorn Port yard and dry dock to facilitate the decommissioning of oil and gas structures in a safe and environmentally

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SSEN Transmission and Hebridean Housing Partnership to deliver new homes in Lewis

SSEN Transmission has committed more than £17m to fund the construction of 50 new homes with Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP). In all, 73 homes will be built in the first phase of HHP’s Melbost West social housing development in Lewis, at the site next to MacKenzie Park east of Stornoway. This means that 23 of

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Agilico backs national event to help primary school children make the big move into secondary education

Leading workplace technology provider Agilico is supporting the stars of the future by sponsoring a Scottish initiative which supports children preparing to make the big move from primary to secondary school. We’re off to the Big School is a free virtual session which brings children who are set to start secondary school in August together.

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Aquascot celebrates double success at EOA Live! 2026

Aquascot has secured two honours at the UK Employee Ownership Awards (EOA) 2026, recognising both individual achievement and long-term contribution to employee ownership. Patrycja Cisewska, Aquascot’s Employee Ownership Trust Business Partner, has been named EO Owner of the Year, in recognition of her impact in strengthening and advancing the company’s employee ownership model. The Employee

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Scotland’s leading rewilding event returns to Perth in September

Tickets are now on sale for The Big Picture Conference 2026, Scotland’s flagship event dedicated to rewilding, which returns to Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 19 September. Centred around the themes of ‘Rewilding with people and place’ and ‘Coexistence in rewilded landscapes’, the event will tackle some of the most pressing and complex questions facing

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Aurora Energy backs Bridge to Bridge 2026 Cycle in Support of Highland Charities

Registration is now officially open for the 2026 Bridge to Bridge Highland Cycle, with organisers hoping this year’s event will be the biggest and most impactful yet. Taking place on Saturday 12th September 2026, the well-established charity cycle will once again see hundreds of cyclists travel the iconic 77-mile route from the Skye Bridge to

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The Ledge Welcomes New Trustees to Strengthen Community Impact

The Ledge Climbing Wall, Inverness’s community-focused climbing charity, is pleased to announce the appointment of three new voluntary Trustees to its Board, marking an exciting new chapter in the organisation’s continued growth and impact across the Highlands. John Housego, Amanda MacNeil, and Eilidh Alexander join the Board at a pivotal time as the charity builds

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‘Beaver Mix’ to Help Human–Beaver Coexistence 

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture welcomes a new wildflower seed mix designed to ease coexistence between people and beavers, which launched in Scotland this month. ‘Beaver Mix’ is a collaborative project between Perthshire-based rewilding business Alba Fiadhaich and Scotland’s leading wildflower seed producer, Scotia Seeds, based in Angus. Developed through a coordinated effort drawing on ecological

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From Pledge to Practice

Following the recent launch of Developing the Young Workforce Inverness & Central Highlands (DYWICH)‘s new Pledge Partner campaign, creative agency Dynam is demonstrating how you can take meaningful action. Having signed the DYW Pledge earlier this month, Dynam has been actively supporting young people across the region through a range of engagement opportunities that introduce

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