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Stagecoach’s Dede comes home from Tunisia with a suntan and company’s top award

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A long-serving Stagecoach colleague returned home to Inverness from a holiday in Tunisia with more than just a suntan after discovering she had been named the bus operator’s Employee of the Year. Dede McTaggart, Administration Manager for Stagecoach in Inverness, was on holiday when the national awards ceremony took place in London, meaning she was unable […]

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United Infrastructure expands Scottish operations with new Alness office to support SSEN Transmission and local communities

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United Infrastructure has officially opened its new office in Alness, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to supporting SSEN Transmission’s major investment in the north of Scotland’s electricity network. The new Highlands base establishes a permanent presence in the region as part of United Infrastructure’s continued growth and expansion into Scotland’s power transmission

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Scotland’s rarest mountain woodlands get £108k lifeline in Lochaber

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One of Scotland’s rarest habitats is set for recovery thanks to a funding award granted this month to landscape-scale nature restoration partnership, Loch Abar Mòr, convened by rewilding charity, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture. The £108,000 award from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot, will go towards ‘Wee Trees Lochaber’, a project that will

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ILM Highland opens first Inverness retail store at landmark training and reuse village

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New store brings ILM Highland’s commitment to People, Place and Planet into the heart of Inverness ILM Highland has officially opened its first Inverness retail store, bringing its appliance service to the city for the first time. The new store, based at New Start Highland’s Training & Reuse Village in Carsegate, was formally opened on

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Workforce North partnership to harness investment and drive growth across key industries

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The Highlands and Islands is fast becoming one of the most exciting places in the UK to live and work. Major investment in the region is expected to create up to 16,000 new jobs per year, with opportunities across a wide range of sectors. Over the next 10 to 15 years, the Highlands and Islands

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Brodies LLP posts 11% growth driven by UK investment and partner appointments

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UK top 50 law firm Brodies LLP has recorded its sixteenth consecutive year of growth, reporting revenue of £138.8 million for the financial year ending 30 April 2026, up 11% from £125.3 million the previous year. All the firm’s core practice areas: banking and finance, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution and risk, personal and family,

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Parklands first to receive Highland Pride community award

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Parklands Care Homes has become the first organisation to receive Highland Pride’s Community Ally Award in recognition of its ongoing commitment to inclusion and diversity. The award recognises Parklands’ support for Highland Pride since 2023, together with its efforts to promote inclusion through Parklands Pride, a programme of live music and community events held across

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Strut delivers official app for Premiership Women’s Rugby

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Inverness-based brand and creative agency Strut has launched the official mobile app for Premiership Women’s Rugby – the elite English club competition now known as the Jaecoo PWR – bringing the fastest-growing league in women’s rugby to fans’ fingertips on both iOS and Android. Designed and built by the Strut team, the app is the

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“Amazing” care team secure first ever very good rating

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A care home in Grantown-on-Spey has achieved its highest-ever Care Inspectorate rating following an unannounced inspection. Inspectors awarded Lynemore a Grade 5 – Very Good – for supporting residents’ wellbeing, praising the team’s compassionate approach to care. The report said staff treated residents with “compassion, dignity and respect” and that people benefited from a team that

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Aurora Energy Services strengthens leadership team with two key Board appointments

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Aurora Energy Services (Aurora) has appointed highly experienced Utilities and Infrastructure Executive Pauline Walsh as a Non-Executive Director, while offshore wind veteran Ronnie Bonnar will act as an Advisor to the Board. Ms Walsh brings more than 35 years of senior leadership experience across infrastructure, utilities and industrial sectors and her appointment will strengthen Inverness-headquartered

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