Lochaber news archive
HIE Lochaber news archive from May 2005
| HIE 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.
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| 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. | |
| Skipinnish records duo named as Scotland's Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneurs of the year 2005 Two young businessmen from Tiree and Spean Bridge were last night named as Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneurs of the Year at the Scottish finals. Angus MacPhail, 25, and Andrew Stevenson, 27, of the Highland-based record company Skipinnish Records stood out from the nine other Scottish finalists at the event held at the Oran Mor Auditorium in Glasgow. | |