A small company in Wester Ross who design and manufacture high quality perfumes and soaps has just celebrated moving into a new premise.
30 May 2006

A world first achieved by EMEC, the European Marine Energy Centre, will be officially recognised during a ceremony in Orkney on Wednesday, May 31.
30 May 2006

A year of remarkable progress in the economy of the Highlands and Islands has significantly enhanced the area's potential to become one of the best regions in the world to live, work, study and visit.
30 May 2006

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.
25 May 2006

Stories from the past told in a wild and beautiful landscape through brand-new media will be available at Uig Beach on Lewis from later this summer. Visitors to Uig's Traighe Mor, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Outer Hebrides, can pick up a hand-held computer (iPaq) at the community shop and take themselves on an adventure that spans the centuries.
25 May 2006

Children at Avoch School nursery in Ross-shire got the chance to test-drive a team of teddies recently - all in the name of science.

24 May 2006

Hotels, restaurants and the public in Lochaber will be getting a taste of the exotic thanks to a new business based in Strontian.
24 May 2006

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.
23 May 2006

A new team leader has been appointed to head the task force set up by HIE Moray to tackle the effects of job losses in Moray.
19 May 2006

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.
18 May 2006

Orkney designer Kirsteen Stewart has climbed a further level in her career as a pioneer in the fashions of tomorrow.
17 May 2006

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.
17 May 2006

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.
16 May 2006

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.
10 May 2006

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.
09 May 2006

Businessman Edgar Balfour has been appointed chair of the board of Orkney Enterprise. He takes over from Brian Kynoch who stepped down as chair at the end of April.
09 May 2006

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.
08 May 2006

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.
03 May 2006