Orkney Enterprise is looking for two new directors to join the board of the local enterprise company (LEC).
25 July 2005

Young people from across Ross and Cromarty are being invited to take part in the Summer Rock Schools being organised by Careers Scotland and the Highland Council's youth development officers.
25 July 2005

Fèis Rois is delighted to launch the third year of its innovative Fèis an t-Samhraidh (Summer Festival) project, providing a vibrant programme of traditional music in the Highlands throughout the peak summer period of July and August.
25 July 2005

Four new business units were today (Thursday 21 July) officially opened on the Shetland island of Yell - bringing hope of jobs and inward investment to the community.
25 July 2005

Four transnational projects involving Highlands and Islands partners, worth approximately £3 million, have been approved by the European Union's Northern Periphery Programme. The projects will include support for rural healthcare, maritime safety and the development of spatial planning tools.
18 July 2005

Funding of more than £3million from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will help ensure a full programme of events throughout the Highlands and Islands during Scotland's Year of Highland Culture in 2007.
08 July 2005

The Scottish Parliament has voted to introduce smoke free enclosed public places. This will have implications for employers and employees in workplaces, clubs, pubs, restaurants, hospitals and schools across Scotland.
08 July 2005

The directors of Ross and Cromarty Enterprise (RACE) today (5/7/05) welcomed Georgina Butterworth to her first board meeting as a youth observer, marking the start of her one-year appointment.
07 July 2005

Communities Minister Malcolm Chisholm visited Gigha today (4/7/05) to see how a range of housing, economic, and environmental schemes are helping islanders since their ground-breaking community buy out in 2002.
04 July 2005

Natural energy resources make Scotland’s chances of becoming an international contender in the growing renewable energy market look very promising. The challenge for the country now is ensuring that it has sufficient numbers of people with the right skills to make the most of this once-in-a-generation opportunity. This is the key issue for Jo Knight, the new Scottish-based strategy development manager.
04 July 2005

Two key speeches at the HIE network's launch of its strategy - a Smart, Successful Highlands and Islands - at the annual Network conference, held in Aviemore on 17 June 2005, are now available here as streaming video.
01 July 2005

A Wick-based business is now able to provide a service for dealing with the removal, storage and transportation of low-level asbestos waste following a significant investment in equipment, training and premises.
01 July 2005

Two new names feature in the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) network map from today (Friday 1 July). Strategic alterations to the boundaries of two local enterprise companies have resulted in the formation of HIE Moray and Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (INBSE). They replace Moray Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (MBSE) and Inverness and Nairn Enterprise (INE) respectively.
01 July 2005