Business

Highland Council’s new leader, Raymond Bremner, has welcomed the claim that thousands of jobs would be created by Cromarty Firth Green Freeport.

A survey highlighting areas of the UK that benefit most from council tax shows that residents in Highland rank near the bottom.

The firm won the UK self-employed/sole trader of the year award at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Awards.

Tourism and hospitality leaders gathered at Lairg Community Centre to discuss development and delivery of destination recovery plans for the region.

Plans unveiled for a new wind farm near Watten have been slammed by opponents who say it is one of the "largest proposed in the UK".

Business Comment by David Richardson, Highlands and Islands development manager, Federation of Small Businesses

As a much reduced temporary rail timetable comes into force, a rail campaign group thinks that train drivers may receive little public support.

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The deadline for entries to the Scottish Highlands and Islands Renewable Energy Awards closes today, May 20, so don't miss out!

Businessman Murdo Mackay gets prestigious award at event in Aberdeen

A Thurso-based taxi driver is worried about the possibility of court action after failing to pay a £1.90 toll at the Tyne Tunnels.

The decision to delay the start to the clean-up of Vulcan until 2026 has created a mini jobs boom at the Ministry of Defence site, near Reay.

Animal welfare issues are a major priority at a Caithness pig farm, the newspaper was told during a visit to an artisan food producer in Mid Clyth.

Census staff have carried out more than 1M doorstep visits to support households complete their census. Fill in the census by May 31 or risk a fine.

Battle lines have been drawn up over newly tabled plans to develop a 12-turbine wind farm on the north Sutherland coast.

People from Caithness and Sutherland as well as the isles are being invited to take part in a voice workshop exploring dialect, speech and movement.

The price cap on energy bills could be updated every three months to help Caithness households under new proposals from Ofgem.

Local fishing businesses could benefit from a new round of funding reflecting Scotland's blue economy strategy.

Two large redundant items that were removed from Dounreay’s facilities have now left the site for disposal or diversion, opening up new waste routes.

The Action Earth campaign has launched to support communities to get back to outdoor environmental volunteering.