Business

Last year the Red Hot Highland Fling was cancelled amid fears it would not make enough cash.

Accessing skilled labour continues to be the dominant employment issue for the UK fishing fleet, a new Seafish report suggests.

A celebratory lunch was held at the Norseman Hotel on Tuesday, May 6, to mark the 50th anniversary of a Wick company.

The potential threat to harbour seals from tidal energy developments in the Pentland Firth has been deemed to be hypothetical rather than realistic.

The biggest music festival in the north of Scotland is calling shops and businesses to get creative with window displays this year.

The Highland Business Women Awards are set to return in 2025.

Highland Council has awarded a new seven-figure contract aimed at tackling potholes and other road repairs.

Our Wee Shop at Westfield travelled back in time to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe last Thursday.

Business minister Richard Lochhead hails a major ‘boost for Highland commuters and visitors’.

A report identifies an ‘unprecedented’ investment and jobs opportunity for the Highlands - and the barriers that must be overcome ‘at pace’.

Caithness households with ageing energy meters are being urged to act now to avoid disruption to their heating or hot water systems.

Advice Direct Scotland urges consumers to familiarise themselves with heat networks, which deliver warmth from a central source to multiple homes.

Fifteen months since the launch of its FutureSkills initiative, the fund is celebrating the transformative impact on businesses and young people

Farmers are being reminded to think “safety first” at harvest time and watch out for power lines crossing their fields.

Shoppers in Wick and Thurso have been shocked to find empty shelves at their Coop supermarkets after this week’s hacking issue.

New figures show a drop of nearly 25 per cent in passenger numbers using Wick airport largely as a result of changes to subsidised flight timetables.

Dounreay has been issued with an improvement notice after a worker was injured in an incident that could have had “serious consequences”.

A new pilot scheme aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises across the far north attract and retain graduate talent has launched.

A replica Pictish stone that has been painstakingly carved over the last 12 months was put in place earlier this week.

A Thurso councillor has challenged the SNP on its anti-nuclear stance after saying Caithness is becoming overrun with renewables.