A community land buy-out in Pairc and the purchase of Aline Forest are the headline projects which have emerged from Lochs this year, but what else has been happening in terms of community development?
24 December 2004

A film project about life in their home village turned into an epic adventure for a group of young people from Benbecula.
23 December 2004

The community owned Isle of Gigha is again at the forefront of community regeneration with Scotland's first, mains connected community owned windfarm - the only one of its kind in the UK.
23 December 2004

A Sutherland shellfish company who partially moved from creel fishing to mussel farming in 2003 have been so encouraged by the potential of their new venture that they are now turning their full attention to mussel farming.
22 December 2004

A Lochaber company is playing it cool as business grows and diversifies.
22 December 2004

An apprentice joiner from Portmahomack has received recognition in a national competition organised by the Institute of Carpenters (IOC) in conjunction with the Worshipful Company of Carpenters.
21 December 2004

Caithness man Robert Miller has moved up in the world, starting his own business, RWM Training, providing on-site training and testing on fork lift trucks, telescopic handlers and cherry pickers.
21 December 2004

A new club has been set up for fledgling businesses in Moray, Badenoch and Strathspey.
21 December 2004

A training programme for prospective tailors is being organised by Ross and Cromarty Enterprise (RACE) in partnership with Cardonald College in Glasgow.
20 December 2004

A young craftsman has set up a business that should ensure the traditional craft of Orkney chair making is in safe hands for at least another generation.
20 December 2004

The chairman of Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE), Pat Buchanan, along with chief executive Carroll Buxton, welcomed three new directors to the local enterprise company's board yesterday (Tuesday 14th December).
15 December 2004

A Highland artist has set up a new internet business to market her paintings to an international audience.
13 December 2004

A sub sea services company specialising in the offshore and onshore monitoring and removal of radiological contamination is training two of its key staff in health physics with assistance from Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE).
13 December 2004

An all-weather multisports pitch in Oban, which will bring an end to match cancellations as a result of the sports field becoming water logged, has been officially opened by former Scotland football manager Craig Brown.
08 December 2004

More than 70 business people from across Skye and Lochalsh gathered at Aros in Portree yesterday (Tuesday 7th December), to get advice and top tips on providing excellent customer service.
08 December 2004

The Ice Factor in Kinlochleven scooped the Building and Construction award at this year's Dynamic Place Awards which recognise Scotland's leading design, innovation and regeneration talent.
07 December 2004

Ross and Cromarty Enterprise (RACE) has approved funding towards a study into the potential construction of a £1bn state-of-the-art integrated pulpmill, papermill, sawmill and renewable energy generation plant at Delny, Invergordon.
07 December 2004

Parents of young children in the Highlands, who currently have difficulty finding childcare provision to meet their needs, are being offered a more flexible service by Direct Childcare.
07 December 2004

The chairman of Argyll and the Islands Enterprise (AIE), Professor Peter Timms, along with chief executive Ken Abernethy, welcomed two new directors to the board. Carl Reavey from Islay and Gordon Ross from Dunoon both have extensive experience in the tourism and transport sectors.
07 December 2004

The Scottish Executive has announced a £6.6 million extension to the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI) to cover the next three years.
06 December 2004

The achievements of Skillseekers and Modern Apprentices from throughout the Western Isles were marked at an awards ceremony in Stornoway this week.
03 December 2004

A mum-of-two living on the tiny island of Muck has really stitched up the market with a new global enterprise.
01 December 2004

More than 300 attendees are expected to attend the Department of Trade and Industry's Nuclear and Oil and Gas Decommissioning Share Fair, being held for the first time in the Highlands next week.
01 December 2004