Respected Scottish writer and historian Professor James Hunter CBE is calling for an internationally renowned college on the Isle of Skye to become Scotland’s first Gaelic University. The move, which would require the backing of the Scottish Government and the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (SFC), would give Sabhal Mòr Ostaig its own […]
Robert Grant, Senior Planning Consultant at GH Johnston, a Mabbett Company provides an overview of the new rules for licensing and planning permission introduced on 01 October 2022 for short term lets in the Highlands. Self-catering holiday accommodation. Those renting out self-catering holiday accommodation in the Highlands will require to apply for a licence, the
Muckle Media, the creative communications agency, turns 10, and after a successful year of continuous growth is welcoming seven new staff members to join its team. Muckle Media is celebrating a decade of award-winning work, including recent wins at the CIPR Awards, and being named Scotland’s Large Consultancy of the year 2022 at the PRCA
Ledingham Chalmers LLP announces Inverness-based legal practice Anderson Shaw & Gilbert (ASG) will join its full-service law firm today (1 November, 2022). The deal creates a business with around a £14million annual turnover and a headcount of 196 including 29 partners. All 19 ASG staff will join Ledingham Chalmers. ASG’s commercial property, corporate, rural and
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ASPIRING entrepreneurs are invited to apply to the 2023 UHI Business Competition which has £8,000 in prize money up for grabs. The competition is now open for entries from anyone over 16 living in the Highlands and Islands, Moray, Argyll and Perthshire, as well as all students studying across the UHI partnership. Now in its
Àban Outdoor are looking to recruit new trustees to expand and strengthen the Board. In addition to the standard legal responsibilities of a Trustee, they are looking for candidates with one or more of the following: • Executive experience running a charity, social enterprise or private company of a similar size.• Charity finance and fund
A record number of cruise ships visited the Port of Cromarty Firth (PoCF), in the Scottish Highlands, this year as the industry recovered rapidly in the wake of Covid-19. And the Trust Port is forecasting further increases next year, bringing an estimated £20million boost to the region’s economy. At 109, the number of cruise ship
First Highland-specific survey will cover over 25,000 square kilometres People living in the Scottish Highlands are being asked to take part in a major citizen science study this autumn, as part of a pioneering red squirrel reintroduction project being carried out by the charity Trees for Life. The new research is part of a successful
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Full-service law firm Ledingham Chalmers has set aside £200,000 to support staff with the rising cost of living. Announced at the same time as the Aberdeen-headquartered firm’s financial results, this bonus means each member of staff employed on 10 October, 2022 — and not serving notice — will receive a one-off payment of £1,200. It
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