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‘Wee trees a forgotten forest’

on November 20, 2012 Total Views: 13 Daily Views: 0

20 November 2012 Last updated at 00:47 Scientist Richard Buggs with a dwarf birch on Dundreggan Estate A "forgotten forest" of small tree species require conservation efforts similar to those needed to protect taller trees, a charity has said. Moray-based Trees for Life said some species such as dwarf birch were becoming scarce in the UK. The charity has included what it calls "wee trees" in projects to restore ancient woodland, ...

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Met Office Warnings for Highlands & Eilean Siar

on May 18, 2012 Total Views: 17 Daily Views: 1

Met Office Warnings for Highlands & Eilean Siar Met Office Warnings for Highlands & Eilean Siar HTTP/1.1 200 OKServer: Apache-Coyote/1.1 X-Powered-By: Servlet 2.4; JBoss-4.3.0.GA_CP05 (build: SVNTag=JBPAPP_4_3_0_GA_CP05 date=200906222114)/JBossWeb-2.0 Cache-Control: public, must-revalidate, no-transform, max-age=300 Content-Type: application/xml Content-Length: 959 Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:17 GMT http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/he/he_forecast_warnings.html Weather Warnings of severe and extreme weather from the Met

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Rooms booked for council talks

on May 4, 2012 Total Views: 11 Daily Views: 0

4 May 2012 Last updated at 12:54 All Highland Council's meeting rooms in Inverness have been booked out in preparation for talks on forming a new ruling administration. The first result from the count in the sports hall at Inverness Leisure was declared just before 10.30. Counting is continuing, with a total of 22 multi-member wards up for grabs in the Highlands. Negotiations on forming a new administration are expected to take several days. Votes are also being counted in the Western Isles in the nine wards being contested in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's election. The turnout at polling stations in the Highlands was 41%, while the postal vote was...

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Land owned by communities mapped

on April 28, 2012 Total Views: 17 Daily Views: 0

28 April 2012 Last updated at 02:32 The island of Gigha in the Inner Hebrides is among land in community ownership New online maps have been produced to show changes in land ownership in the Highlands, Argyll, Moray, Orkney and Shetland from 1908 to the present day. Published by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), one of the two maps shows where land has been taken over in community buy-outs. The second provides details of more than 40 projects supported by...

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Airport operator reports growth

on April 16, 2012 Total Views: 14 Daily Views: 0

16 April 2012 Last updated at 10:14 A new route linking Inverness and Amsterdam has helped Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd record continued growth in passenger numbers. Figures for last month show overall numbers across the Hial group rose by 4.1% to 98,109 passengers. Hial operates 11 airports across Scotland. Inverness, Islay, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree and Wick reported rises but numbers fell at Barra, Benbecula, Campbeltown, Dundee and Kirkwall. Flights between Inverness and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport started in September last year.

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Highland investment plan unveiled

on April 11, 2012 Total Views: 14 Daily Views: 0

11 April 2012 Last updated at 14:33 The agency's three-year plan includes supporting the roll-out of superfast broadband throughout the area Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has announced plans to invest at least £189m in the area over the next three years. The development agency said it would use the cash to grow key economic sectors and address challenges facing "fragile areas". Plans include supporting the roll-out of superfast broadband throughout the area. The measures are part of HIE's three-year operating ...

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