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  • Local Businesses interested in reaching Nordic countries invited to meet trade experts

    Local Businesses interested in reaching Nordic countries invited to meet trade experts

    “Potentially lucrative trading links” Highlands and Islands businesses with interests as diverse as forestry, manufacturing, marine science, fine foods and textiles are taking advantage of an opportunity to meet with trade specialists from the Nordic region. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is hosting the fact finding opportunity in an effort to develop further potentially lucrative trading links [...]

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  • NHS waiting lists

    NHS waiting lists

    “We welcome this review of New Ways” Commenting on the Audit Scotland report Managing NHS waiting lists – A review of new arrangements published today, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: “We welcome this review of New Ways – the new system of managing NHS waiting lists. “We have made significant changes to the way patient waiting lists are managed. [...]

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  • Seeking a major reform of Crown Estate in Scotland

    Seeking a major reform of Crown Estate in Scotland

    “Marine energy development” The Highland Council’s Leader Councillor Michael Foxley underlined the Council’s commitment to major reform of the Crown Estate in Scotland when he gave evidence to the UK Government’s Treasury Sub-Committee, which is reviewing the role of Crown Estate in Scotland In reinforcing the Council’s written submission, Councillor Foxley told the sub-committee at Westminster that a vital concern of the [...]

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  • ‘Deer cull should continue’, says Scottish Wildlife Trust

    ‘Deer cull should continue’, says Scottish Wildlife Trust

    The largest charity organisation dedicated to the protection of Scottish wildlife has called for starving deer to be culled across Scotland. Calling for an extension of the stalking season of female deer which ended earlier last month (15 February) in line with current legislation (Deer (Scotland) Act 1996), the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) today claimed that [...]

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  • Western Isles MSP welcomes backing for winter weather payments

    Western Isles MSP welcomes backing for winter weather payments

    Western Isles  MSP, Alasdair Allan, has today welcomed the backing of Scotland’s Housing Minister, Alex Neil, for the campaign to have winter weather payments calculated by taking wind chill into account. Mr Neil has recently been corresponding with Helen Goodman MP, Under-secretary of State in the UK Department of Work and Pensions on this issue. Mr Neil draws [...]

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  • Scottish producers go for gold

    Scottish producers go for gold

    Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is ensuring Scottish companies don’t miss the opportunity to go for gold at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. QMS has registered on CompeteFor – the chosen web site for London 2012 supply chain opportunities – which will enable it to highlight any red meat procurement opportunities to the industry. It’s been estimated [...]

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  • NHS Western Isles see rise in anti-obesity drug

    NHS Western Isles see rise in anti-obesity drug

    Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has highlighted the rising physical and financial costs of obesity across the region. The party’s Highlands and Islands health spokesperson has released Scottish Government statistics which show a dramatic increase in the amount of anti-obesity drugs being prescribed over the past decade. The cost of anti-obesity drugs prescribed in NHS [...]

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  • Parking charges unfair to air travellers in Western Isles

    Parking charges unfair to air travellers in Western Isles

    By Gregg Adams Rural island communities face new charges when using air transport links to mainland airports. Highlands and Islands Airports is considering introducing car parking charges at its airports in Stornoway, Orkney and Shetland. Highlands and Islands Airport say it had its budget cut by a million pounds by the Scottish Government and the charges are needed [...]

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  • Keep Hebrides wildlife in mind

    Keep Hebrides wildlife in mind

    The return of sustained freezing temperatures across the Western Isles has prompted Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to ask visitors to the outdoors to be sensitive to the plight of wildlife and birds. The present frozen conditions means wild birds, particularly those species which rely on wet habitats such as ducks, geese and shore waders, will likely [...]

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  • International Women’s Day Western Isles

    International Women’s Day Western Isles

    To promote International Women’s Day (Western Isles) being held on March 8, a multi-partnership group, led by NHS Western Isles’ Health Promotion Department, has organised a wide variety of events in the run up to the day. The theme for 2010 is focusing upon the achievements of women past, present and future. To commemorate this special day [...]

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  • Northern Constabulary Day of Action

    Northern Constabulary Day of Action

    This week marks the third anniversary of the day when using a mobile whilst driving became an endorsable offence and motorists saw the fine rise from 130 to 160. The mobile phone law changed on 27 February 2007 and on Thursday (25 February 2010) Scotland’s Police forces will highlight the change through a national Day of Action - targeting those who break the mobile phone law, [...]

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  • Multi venue book launch for lewis writer

    Multi venue book launch for lewis writer

    Friday 26th February will see the launch of “Small Expectations” the latest book by Donald S Murray, published by Two Ravens Press. This unique event will be held simultaneously in Lerwick, Stornoway, Kirkwall, Skye and Inverness via the video network of the University of the Highlands and Islands and will begin at 4.15pm. The art work for [...]

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  • Action needed to save Highland Airways

    Action needed to save Highland Airways

    Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has called on the Secretary of State for Scotland, Jim Murphy MP to intervene to help save Highland Airways. The airline which provides vital links across the Highlands and Islands is currently in discussions with a potential investor. Commenting Angus MacNeil said: “Highland Airways provides an essential service and supports jobs and local [...]

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  • Cancer treatment targets surpassed

    Cancer treatment targets surpassed

    Waiting times for people urgently referred and diagnosed with cancer have now surpassed their target for a year. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed the ISD Scotland figures, showing 96 per cent of patients who were urgently referred and subsequently diagnosed with cancer in June-September 2009 were treated within 62 days. The national target is 95 per [...]

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  • Private Sector Housing

    Private Sector Housing

    New legislation is being introduced by the Scottish Government on 1 April 2010 which changes the way private home owners will receive assistance from Local Authorities. The Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 replaces the old grant scheme with a Scheme of Assistance, a major part of which re-emphasises that the responsibility to maintain, repair or improve a [...]

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  • Sign up to save a life

    Sign up to save a life

    campaign aiming to increase the number of organ donors in Scotland launched today. Nicola Sturgeon said that three people needlessly die each day waiting for a transplant – and ‘all Scots have the power to make a difference’. Backed by TV adverts with the message Spare Clare, as well as radio promotions, billboards and direct marketing, the [...]

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  • St Kilda job advertised

    St Kilda job advertised

    The National Trust for Scotland is recruiting for an archaeologist to monitor and update sites on the remote archipelago of St Kilda. The Trust, which owns the islands, said it was a rare opportunity to work at a Unesco Dual World Heritage site. Based in Inverness and on St Kilda the post holder will be able to [...]

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  • Funding for Scotland’s fire and rescue service

    Funding for Scotland’s fire and rescue service

    Scotland’s fire and rescue services will receive £24.6 million to assist with their capital investment programmes in the next financial year. Community safety Minister Fergus Ewing said the investment will be used for the purchase of specialist equipment, the development of training facilities and the building and modernisation of fire stations across Scotland. Mr Ewing said: “Investment in [...]

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  • HIE Chief Executive to take on green energy role

    HIE Chief Executive to take on green energy role

    Sandy Cumming CBE, Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the past nine and a half years, plans to leave the organisation next month and take on a new, national role. Mr Cumming (57), is the Scottish Government’s choice to help spearhead the development of renewable offshore energy across the public sector in Scotland. The [...]

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  • NHS Quality Strategy

    NHS Quality Strategy

    A blueprint for improving the quality of care patients receive from the NHS was announced today. The Quality Strategy recognises that the patient’s experience of the NHS is about more than speedy treatment – it is the quality of care they get that matters most to them. For the first time, the quality of care provided by [...]

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