Inverness Chamber of Commerce

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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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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North of Scotland Family Lawyer Achieves Triple Accreditation

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A north of Scotland family lawyer has reached a new milestone by achieving triple accreditation in family law. Accreditation by the Law Society of Scotland is awarded to lawyers who demonstrate distinction in family law. Laura McLean, a partner in the family law team at Harper Macleod, based in Elgin and supporting clients across the

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The Archie Foundation ‘Waves’ Aloha to Fundraising Event

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Prosecco Picnic raises more than £40,000 for children’s charity  Guests at the annual charity Prosecco Picnic swapped the Highlands for the islands of Hawaii, raising thousands of pounds for The Archie Foundation.  More than 200 people donned Hawaiian shirts, grass skirts and floral leis as they enjoyed unlimited glasses of fizz and danced the afternoon

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Guest Blog: Help Local Pupils Realise Their Potential – Mentoring with MCR Pathways

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MCR Pathways has been running our relationship mentoring programme in Highlands and Islands secondary schools since 2021. We are delighted to say that across our eleven schools in the region, over 180 young people from S3 to S6 have been mentored by a supporting adult from the community over the past academic year. The young

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Golf Legend Sandy Lyle Joins Guestlist for Exclusive Whisky Tasting in Aid of Highland Hospice

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The Kingsmills Hotel are delighted to partner with two ‘Scottish legends’ to host a brand new whisky-focused event in aid of the Highland Hospice on Thursday 2nd October 2025. In partnership with renowned whisky guide Hamish Malcolm, ‘The Dram Caddy’, and legendary Scottish golfer Sandy Lyle OBE, the event is being held in support of

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New History of Power Transmission in the North of Scotland Published

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The story of power transmission in the north of Scotland is being told in a new book published by SSE Heritage, the archive and history arm of Perth-based electricity company SSE. Called ‘The Highland Grid’, it draws on over 100 years of archive documents, newspaper cuttings and interviews with people who worked on the high

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