WIE News archive

HIE Innse Gall news archive from May 2005
William Roe, HIE chairmanHIE network announces results for 2004-05

The economy of the Highlands and Islands is continuing to improve, with unemployment showing a steady downward trend while population levels are rising. That was the message today (Thursday 26 May) from William Roe, chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
26 May 2005


EMEC Tidal

The world's first marine energy test centre has been given a further boost with the announcement by the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Jim Wallace MSP and Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks, that all the necessary funding and planning permission is in place to begin work on extending the centre to include testing facilities for tidal energy conversion devices.
23 May 2005