HIE Skye & Wester Ross news archive
HIE Skye and Wester Ross news archive from October 2007
Taste awards | Taste of local food awards have ambitions for Scotland-wide take-up Producers from Skye and Lochalsh hope that an innovative Taste of Local Food Award scheme, that rewards businesses showing a high commitment to the use and promotion of local food, could be rolled out across Scotland. |
| Study aims to learn from e-networks in enterprising communities The value of online networking between community groups will be at the heart of a new study, looking at opportunities to improve the long term sustainability of the voluntary and social enterprise sector throughout the Highlands and Islands. | |
| Youth Challenge 2008 launched The hunt has begun to find the best young innovators in the Highlands and Islands. | |
| Have your say on the future of Scotland's life sciences Life Sciences Scotland event: Ramada Inverness, Thursday 1 November.The Industry Advisory Group (IAG) along with members of the Life Sciences Alliance (LSA) has instigated refreshment of the industry-led Scottish life sciences strategy. | |
| Scottish Construction Forum - annual conference The Scottish Construction Forum will be hosting its annual conference in Perth on Friday 9th November. Now in its third year, the conference offers a valuable networking opportunity for all those involved in the future of Scotland’s construction industry. The conference will attract high profile delegates from within the public and private sectors as well as a considerable level of media coverage. | |
| Poland to Inverness air service survey findings The conclusions of a survey on the potential demand for new air services between Inverness and Poland are being published today (Thursday 4 October). | |
| Highland public invited to have their say on EU LEADER initiative Members of the public are being invited to help shape a new European Union community initiative - Highland LEADER (2007-13) – aimed at promoting economic and community development in rural parts of the Highland Council area. They are being asked to complete a questionnaire to highlight what they think are priorities for improvements in their communities, including enhanced community facilities, childcare provision, tourism, rural transport and facilities for young people. | |