Business

Businesses 'can't afford' scaling back of postal deliveries.

Questions are being asked about the promise of local jobs after a business entrepreneur and apparent major investor in Wick disappeared from the town.

Job seekers are being invited to what is being billed as the largest and most comprehensive job, career, training and recruitment event in Caithness.

Many in the Highlands will be affected if Royal Mail cuts back its delivery schedule from six a week to just three, if Ofcom proposals go ahead.

Cold water has been poured on a proposal to extend Dounreay’s travel-to-work area to include Orkney.

Caithness residents are urged to have their say over the new 20mph speed limits in online consultation that is due to close next week.

Public urged to take part in consultation about rolling out the 20mph speed limit across the Highlands as deadline nears.

Thousands of homes across Scotland were still without power at 5pm on Monday evening following overnight outages caused by Storm Isha.

A 17-bedroom hotel on the NC500 in Wester Ross has gone on the market for offers over £950,000.

Seven young workers from across the Highlands are on a mission to find green solutions for their business.

MP Drew Hendry hopes his recent campaign may have helped lead to fewer delivery issues over the festive season.

This looks like being another tricky year for smaller businesses in Caithness and Sutherland, with the UK economy teetering on recession.

Scottish Green MSP for the Highlands Ariane Burgess's party is keen to see councils take the opportunity of the new levy.

Administrators have been appointed at AMTE Power, with 'advanced discussions' in progress with a third party over a possible sale of the business.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed a new area manager to lead its work across the Inner Moray Firth area.

Finance Minister says he is committed to 'meaningful and constructive engagement' with industry

Japanese giant Sumitomo Electric Industries will produce trans-national subsea cables for the renewables sector.

The sector supports 66,000 jobs, 41,000 of which are in Scotland

There are multiple closures of work places and educational establishments across Caithness due to the heavy snowfall today (Tuesday, January 16).

The £1.22m Renewable Energy Training Centre, being established by Aurora Energy Services (AES), will be the first of its kind in the region.