Business

The Scottish School of Forestry in Inverness will celebrate the past, present and future of the industry today.

A CATERING trailer will now be allowed beside the Culloden Battlefield.

A CRUISE boat crew member has jumped ship to complete a swim across Loch Ness to raise thousands of pounds for suicide prevention charity Mikeysline.

PASSENGER numbers at the region's network of airports have dipped for the first time in seven years.

Air traffic controllers at Highland and Islands Airports have rejected the latest pay offer from the company.

A NATIONAL fitness company is shaping up to open a 24-hour gym in Inverness.

A PROPOSAL for a new hydro scheme above Loch Ness has been rejected by Highland Council as “the worst planning application” it has encountered.

A WELL-KNOWN delivery firm is hoping to convert an empty industrial unit in Inverness into a temporary parcel distribution centre.

PREDICTIONS that Inverness institution the Castle Restaurant would close at the beginning of this month have proved correct.

WORK painting double yellow lines has stopped in some areas around Bught Park in Inverness to enable talks with concerned businesses.

MORE than half a million pounds will be spent to improve rural Highland roads that have been affected by increases in logging activity.

FOLLOWING a three-year David and Goliath legal battle a Highland businesswoman has emerged as the victor.

AIR passengers face further disruption in the Highlands after traffic controllers announced plans for another strike next month.

"BITTERLY disappointed" air bosses have confirmed that Inverness Airport will close to all flights for 24 hours when a strike takes place on May 23.

AIR traffic controllers are to strike in Inverness and a number of other Highland airports after talks between a union and transport chiefs collapsed.

CONSTRUCTION of new housing on a key street in the heart of Inverness is now under way.

DEBENHAMS in Inverness has been handed a reprieve after it was not included among the first 22 stores to be axed by the chain’s new owners.

A £1.36 million refurbishment of the historic Blackfriars pub on Academy Street got the go ahead this week – along with a rebrand as The Optimist.

MP Ian Blackford has backed a call from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for EU nationals to remain in the Highlands.

A LEADING Highland economist believes Scottish Government data paints an “encouraging” picture of the state of the jobs market in the north.