29 June 2001

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22 June 2001

22 June 2001

It has been officially confirmed that more than 120 new jobs are to be created in the south of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll, through the establishment of a wind-turbine manufacturing plant on the site of the former RAF base at Macrihanish, near Campbeltown.

An award winning island restaurant has undergone a £70,000 upgrade, whilst dishes created by its head chef have been included in a prestigious new cookery book.

The UK's leading customer management company which employs around 1,100 people in the Highlands, has secured a top business award for its commitment to staff development.

It has been announced that the new chief executive of Moray Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (MBSE) is to be Douglas Yule. He will take over the role at the beginning of August.

A new blueprint for the future of Orkney's food and drink sector has been drawn up by a local group of industry representatives and economic development chiefs.

Small-boat users and watersports enthusiasts will soon be able to enjoy easier access to the waters off the Western Isles, thanks to a new slipway development.

Lower cost fuel will soon be available in Lochaber for the first time with the installation of a Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) facility at a Fort William petrol station.

Taking the waters 'Victorian style' - that was the order of the day when The Upper Pump Room in Strathpeffer was officially opened to the public by the Countess of Cromartie on Saturday (9 June 2001).

An Islay seafood company, which originally transported live shellfish to Europe, has seen its annual turnover increase by five per cent since expanding into the processing business.