News archive
HIE Caithness and Sutherland news archive from June 2006
| Reports signal way ahead for north rail services The conclusions of two reports on enhancing rail services in the north of Scotland are being presented to key rail policy makers in Edinburgh today (Tuesday 27 June). | |
| Springboard to a career in tourism VisitScotland and Springboard Scotland have launched a new initiative to encourage young people to follow a career in tourism and provide Scotland’s tourism industry, worth an estimated £4 billion annually, with an appropriately skilled workforce. | |
| Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards 2006 - call for entries The prestigious Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards, sponsored by Scottish Provincial Press and the Royal Bank of Scotland, are the annual celebration and recognition of the best of the industry and, this year, the event will focus on those important values that give the Highlands and Islands their true sense of place for visitors from around the world. | |
| Durness prepares for mountains of chocolate A haven of temptation for chocoholics has opened in the Sutherland village of Durness, where a local resident has launched a luxury chocolate manufacturing business called Cocoa Mountain. | |
| Highland woman completes Greenland ice-cap expedition A Highland woman is one of six members of a team who have just completed a journey on skis across the vast Arctic desert of Greenland’s ice-cap – a week ahead of schedule. | |