INE News archive
HIE Inverness and East Highland news archive from December 2005
| Competitive Inverness report published The results of the Competitive Inverness conference held in October have been published in a report that outlines an action plan to help meet the aspirations for the city.
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| Don is on a winning streak Cromarty based director Don Coutts scooped two prestigious Angel Awards at the Monaco International Film Festival last weekend (Saturday 10th Dec) with his film 'American Cousins' and is celebrating his co-operatively owned restaurant 'Sutor Creek', in Cromarty, being included as a newcomer in the latest edition of 'Scotland The Best' by Peter Irvine. | |
| The Scottish Co-investment Fund The Scottish Co-investment Fund (SCF) recently benefited from a £500,000 approval by the Highlands and Islands Partnership Programme (HIPP), which administers European Union funding in the Highlands and Islands. | |
| Launch of new commuter rail services The Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) network, along with its partners the Highland Rail Partnership, HiTrans and The Highland Council has welcomed the introduction of 14 additional rail services in the Highlands by First ScotRail. | |
| Hospitality academy up and running in Aviemore A training academy for people working in the hospitality and tourism sector is now up and running in the newly developed Aviemore Highland Resort, offering quality training at a variety of levels from one-day courses to nationally recognised qualifications. | |
| Future university seeks your views UHI Millennium Institute, the future university of the Highlands and Islands, is reviewing its vision and mission - in anticipation of its forthcoming change in status. As part of this process it is undertaking a survey so that everyone who is interested in the future of the region and its prospective university has the opportunity to express their views. | |
| Monaco international film festival - American Cousins The BAFTA award winning 'American Cousins' by Highland based director Don Coutts, is to be screened as one of the opening films at this year's Monaco International Film Festival (Film festival runs from 8th - 11th December, with screening on Friday 9th). | |
| Setting an example First Minister Jack McConnell has hailed the Highlands and Islands as "the best example of a renewed confidence and pride in Scottish culture." | |