HIE Skye & Wester Ross news archive
HIE Skye and Wester Ross news archive from May 2006
| New production facilities for Wester Ross perfume manufacturers A small company in Wester Ross who design and manufacture high quality perfumes and soaps has just celebrated moving into a new premise. | |
| Seeking super apprentices across the Highlands and Islands Highlands and Islands apprentices and the people behind their success are being sought by the organisers of the Scottish Modern Apprenticeship Awards 2006. Apprentices, training providers, colleges and employers throughout the region are invited to enter this year's awards in a number of categories. | |
| Highlands and Islands businesses on show at UK's biggest energy exhibition A wide range of renewable energy technologies and businesses from the Highlands and Islands will be on show at All Energy in Aberdeen - the UK's biggest energy exhibition - on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th May. | |
| Sale agreed for Scotland's biggest crofting estate Scotland's largest sporting and crofting estate is set to move into community ownership after the board of directors of South Uist Estates Ltd this week agreed in principle to recommend to its members that they sell the whole share capital of the company for £4.5m to local community group Stòras Uibhist. | |
| Helping businesses become wealthy and wise in northern Scotland A wealth of guidance and practical help will be on offer to small and medium sized enterprises across the Highlands and Islands, at an event to be held in Aviemore on Thursday 18 May. | |
| A lesson on new ways to deliver learning Those involved in organising learning opportunities right across the Highlands and Islands will be getting together to share their experiences and learn from one another this week. | |
| HICEC - empowering communities - first annual review The first annual review of the Highlands and Islands Community Energy Company, launched recently at a community energy conference on the Isle of Harris, shows that more than 20 groups are now on the way to developing their own projects to generate cash to reinvest with the aim of making a real difference to the lives of the people who live there. | |
| Hundreds glimpse their future in the Highlands A scarf that whispers personal messages to you as you wrap it around your neck will be among exhibits at a major conference held in the Highlands this week, Thursday 11 May. | |
| Making migration work for Scotland SCDI is working with the Scottish Executive's Fresh Talent team to organise a further three seminars to update businesses, education institutions and public service organisations on policy developments of the new managed migration system. | |
| Big Lottery Fund - Investing in Communities On 2 May 2006, the Big Lottery Fund launched 'Investing in Communities'. This makes £257 million available, over the next three years, for community groups across Scotland. | |