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SSEN Transmission Submits Spittal to Peterhead Marine Cable Licence Application to Help Deliver National Clean Power Targets 

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SSEN Transmission has submitted a marine licence application to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate for the Spittal to Peterhead high voltage direct current (HVDC) project – a strategic development connecting the Banniskirk Hub in Caithness (near Spittal) and the Netherton Hub in Aberdeenshire (near Peterhead) by subsea cable – with the capacity to transmit power […]

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The Archie Foundation Takes Fundraising to New Heights

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Charity seeks daredevils for Dunrobin Castle abseil  The Archie Foundation is looking for thrill seekers to leap into action and sign up for its Highlands abseil challenge at the iconic Dunrobin Castle, in Golspie.    Daredevil fundraisers will descend from the castle’s tallest tower – a vertigo-inducing drop from one of Scotland’s most dramatic and historic

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NFU Mutual: Last year’s winner, Matt Farmer, with his trophy after winning the Inspirational Young Person Award 2024.

Search Is On For Scotland’s Young Food And Drink Stars As Industry Award Returns   

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Scotland’s budding food and drink stars are being encouraged to enter NFU Mutual’s ‘Inspirational Young Person Award’ – with nominations now open.  The award, launched by the commercial insurer in partnership with industry leadership body Scotland Food & Drink, is now entering its seventh year and aims to uncover and reward talented 16 to 26-year-olds

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New Start Highland Brings New Shop and Job Opportunities to Dingwall

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Dingwall’s High Street is set to welcome a fresh addition this summer as New Start Highland opens a second shop in the town, bringing new retail and employment opportunities to the area. The new retail space, which will occupy the former M&Co premises, marks the charity’s sixth location across the Highlands. It will offer an

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Mike Alexander Joins Muckle Media To Help Shape What’s Next For The Agency

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Creative communications agency Muckle Media has appointed Mike Alexander as Account Director to lead new business development and support the agency’s continued growth.   Mike brings a wealth of experience to the newly created role, having previously worked at one of the UK’s leading business development consultancies, Future Factory (part of The Ingenuity Group).  With expertise

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Simpsons Garden Centre expands into Moray with Christies acquisition

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One of Scotland’s leading garden centres is expanding into Moray. Inverness-based Simpsons has acquired Christies Garden Centre in Fochabers, Moray. The new acquisition establishes a group of Simpsons centres across the North-East corridor from Inverness to Aberdeenshire. The site will become the third centre in the Simpsons portfolio following the acquisition of Happy Plant in

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Highland Council approves critical substation replacement projects and raises no objection to Melgarve cluster overhead line 

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SSEN Transmission has welcomed the decisions of Highland Council’s South Planning Committee this week to grant consent for three replacement substations at Deanie and Culligran in Glen Strathfarrar, and at Kilmorack. The existing substations were built in the 1960s to connect the associated hydroelectric generation assets to the electricity transmission network and have long supported

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Game. Set. Taste. Ness Walk Launches Wimbledon-Inspired Afternoon Tea in the Scottish Highlands

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This summer, Ness Walk Hotel in Inverness serves up a distinctly elegant celebration of British summertime with the launch of its Wimbledon-inspired Afternoon Tea – a luxurious nod to one of the nation’s most iconic sporting traditions, reimagined in the tranquil heart of the Highlands. Though many miles from the manicured lawns of the All

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Caithness Communities to Receive Over £335,000 Through Shetland HVDC Link Local Fund  

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Communities in Caithness are to receive over £335,000 through a new community benefit fund established for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Link project.   The 260km subsea link between Shetland and the mainland north of Wick was energised last year, connecting the islands to the GB electricity grid for the first time.   With

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