HI~Arts, the arts development agency for the Highlands and Islands, has completed a funding package to ensure that it can offer a suite of awards to artists, craftworkers, writers and musicians who work in the Highlands and Islands.
31 January 2006

Enterprising tourism businesses in Badenoch and Strathspey are being offered the opportunity to take part in a series of one and two-day training sessions to help develop their staff and keep one step ahead of the competition.
30 January 2006

A unique approach to address the area's construction skills shortage and getting unemployed people back into work has been devised by Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (INBSE) in partnership with the CITB-ConstructionSkills and Jobcentre Plus.
26 January 2006

The search is on to find a candidate to represent Scotland in this year’s Enterprising Britain Competition and Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have again been asked to undertake the selection process.
26 January 2006

The winner of the Barron Trophy, which recognises lifetime achievement in journalism, is Duncan Ross, editor of the Northern Times, Golspie.
26 January 2006

A record number of applications have been received for this year's ICT Youth Challenge, the regional competition that invites teams of young people to submit their ideas for information technology and communications of the future. Across the Highlands and Islands, from Stromness to Campbeltown and Buckie to Strontian, successful entrants will now progress to the next stage, the First Pitch.
25 January 2006

A Lochaber business woman is encouraging her growing list of clients that no matter where they live, they should sleep in Scotland.
25 January 2006

Ross and Cromarty Enterprise (RACE) has welcomed a new member to their board of directors. Solicitor Mark Stewart, originally from Kinlochewe, returned to the Highlands after 15 years spent studying and working in Edinburgh.
25 January 2006

The Shetland Times has been voted Newspaper of the Year by the Highland and Islands Media Awards' judging panel.
19 January 2006

Four new streaming videos have just been added to the HIE website - each in three formats - illustrating just some of the real-life action happening here and now.
19 January 2006

Donnie MacAulay, chief executive of Western Isles Enterprise, said: "We can confirm that Equateq Ltd, a sister company of Equazen, will take over the plant and equipment of the previous tenant at Breasclate, Biolitec Pharma. This is fantastic news as it will maintain this site as a pharmaceutical research base and important employer.
18 January 2006

Legislation will outlaw age discrimination in employment and vocational training in October 2006. It will cover all employers, large and small, in private and public sectors. It will include every member of the workforce, young and old. This means employers will no longer be able to recruit, train, promote or retire people early on the basis of age, unless it can be objectively justified.
18 January 2006

The careers of two boys who were among the youngest ever full-time students to attend Inverness College are on the right path to success with Inverness-based employer DMH Blacksmiths Ltd.
16 January 2006

The City of Inverness Marketing Group is urging businesses in the city to join those who are successfully involved in the City of Inverness branding campaign and benefit from being part of Inverness's success.
16 January 2006

Skills shortages faced by the buoyant construction sector in the Highlands and Islands have been highlighted in a new report.
16 January 2006

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will begin talks with Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) and the Scottish Executive in the New Year to explore the possibility of transferring ownership of Cairngorm estate from HIE to the Commission.
09 January 2006

The Bunion Boys, Pinky and Perky and The Puff Daddies may sound like something from the movies but if you go down to the woods near Strathpeffer this weekend (14th-15th January) you're in for a big surprise.
09 January 2006