Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Shona and Mark Mackay after winning the mixed doubles title at the Glasgow Yonex Championships earlier this year. As a mum of two who lives and works on a busy farm, Shona Mackay has still found the time and commitment to establish herself as one … [Read more…]
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Victoria Erasmus, co-owner of the Glen Mhor Hotel; the charity’s Marina Huggett; Nicola Welsh, CEO; and care supporter Lindsay Donaldson. Picture: Callum Mackay A baby loss, counselling and support charity’s official Highland launch in Inverness heard how it plans to work with hotels to help … [Read more…]
Mumbai: The West Bengal bench of the Appellate Authority of Advance Rulings (AAAR) has upheld an earlier ruling and said that sale or right to use a car park is not naturally bundled with construction services. Thus, it will not be treated as a composite supply and will attract goods and services tax (GST) at … [Read more…]
Two Dunkirk High School students were honored as part of 97 new My Brother’s Keeper Fellows–the largest ever class of boys and young men of color who are leaders in their schools and communities. The My Brother’s Keeper initiative helps boys and young men of color — and all students — realize … [Read more…]
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Willie Watt, chairman of the Seafarers Memorial Group, accepts a cheque for £20,710 from Kayleigh Nicolson, vice-chairperson of the Caithness and North Sutherland Fund. Picture: Alan Hendry A new statue commemorating lost seafarers has “exceeded our expectations” and will become a place of reflection and … [Read more…]
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Sculptor Alan Beattie Herriot (centre) with John Bogle (left) and Willie Watt of the Seafarers Memorial Group before a public meeting in Mackays Hotel in Wick last summer at which the statue design was revealed. Picture: Alan Hendry A flotilla in Wick Bay will provide … [Read more…]
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Strathnaver Museum has been officially relaunched following a four-year closure and an ambitious £2.3 million project to upgrade the facility and build a new annexe. The reopening of the museum, housed in a historic parish church at Bettyhill and surrounded by a graveyard, was celebrated … [Read more…]
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Chris Dowling, Cairngorm Group, and Mike Jasz Trainee Window Fabricator. Picture: Callum Mackay Three young beneficiaries of DYW locally have offered personal insight into why it is a force for good. The trio, who all work for major local employer The Cairngorm Group, have each … [Read more…]
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Strathnaver Museum has been officially relaunched following a four-year closure and an ambitious £2.3 million project to upgrade the facility and build a new annexe. The reopening of the museum, housed in a historic parish church at Bettyhill and surrounded by a graveyard, was celebrated … [Read more…]
Mid-rise development proposals are still seeking clearance for take-off along a beachside strip opposite the Gold Coast Airport. The latest plans comprise an 11-storey tower with 20 three and four-bedroom apartments earmarked for a 1232sq m beachfront site at 367 Golden Four Drive, Tugun. It is at the northern end of Golden Four Drive, which … [Read more…]