Cloned cows at Inverness?

August 4, 2010 · Filed Under Inverness 

The BBC reports on the surprise finding that cloned cows meat has entered the food chain in the UK – and that this is rumoured to have come from a farm near Inverness:
Meat of cloned cow offspring in UK food chain, FSA says

The FSA said it had “traced two bulls born in the UK from [...]

Inverness explodes!

July 30, 2010 · Filed Under Inverness 

Literally!
Bomb disposal team end blast drama

LIFE was getting back to normal today (Friday) for residents in the Merkinch area of the city after it was rocked by two explosions.
Two people received minor injuries when a container of detonators exploded in a yard in Thornbush Road next to Blackbridge Furnishings.
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The first explosion occurred at 12.24pm [...]

Smoke in the sky

July 8, 2010 · Filed Under Inverness, Nature 

Last night brown smoke was blowing in thick bands across Nairn. Giving the appearance of thin low cloud, according to the BBC news website, it originated from a 2 mile wide fire on moorland between Inverness and Daviot: Inverness moor blaze ‘under control’.

Milton of Leys – a warning for Sandown?

April 5, 2010 · Filed Under Development, Inverness, Nairn 

One of the more curious points that was raised during the recent Sandown inquiry is that retail development appeared to be suggested as an option but not fixed.
In other words, even though they were shown in the plans that were initially rejected, it could be possible that instead of retail units, Deveron would simply push [...]

Wind Farms: the battle Lines are drawn

March 26, 2010 · Filed Under Development, Inverness, Nature, Politics 

The battle lines for the latest wind farms in the Highlands are being drawn, with an application for one south of Inverness recommended for approval, but councillors who object being forbidden to speak out.
We also have a development on Dava Moor still in the planning stages, and the owners of nearby land certainly don’t seem [...]

UHI to apply for university status

March 11, 2010 · Filed Under Inverness 

The BBC reports that the UHI is applying for university status again this June:
UHI in fresh bid for university status

The prospective University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) is to apply for full university status in June.
The UHI Millennium Institute said it would make the application to the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).
The agency would assess [...]

Doctor Who comes to Inverness!

March 9, 2010 · Filed Under Inverness 

According to the Highland News, Doctor Who will be visiting Inverness as part of a BBC roadshow:
New Dr Who’s big city date!

THE eleventh Dr Who is embarking on his maiden voyage and Inverness is on the list of places he will visit.
The Highland capital is the hometown of Karen Gillan, the doctor’s new companion.
The whistle-stop [...]

Alchemy submits plans for new data centre

February 13, 2010 · Filed Under Business, Inverness, Nairn 

Alchemy have formally submitted plans for a new data centre by the harbour in Inverness.
If this plan actually goes ahead, the benefits to small IT business should not be under-estimated – there is a huge cottage industry in reselling space in data centres, either through the direct co-location of servers, or even the reselling of [...]

Tornagrain – more detail on the planning

December 9, 2009 · Filed Under Development, Inverness 

Cathy at the APT blog recently highlighted more information on the planned development at Tornagrain, by covering an article on an urban design blog which gave an architects view of the plans.
On the one hand, this is one of the most detailed coverage of the actual plans for Tornagrain I’ve seen so far and [...]

Alternative X rock nights at Inverness Ironworks

December 2, 2009 · Filed Under Arts, Inverness, Nairn 

The Alternative X rock nights are coming to the Inverness Ironworks on January 16th 2010.
They will be held on every 3rd Saturday of the month throughout 2010, with under 18’s from 6pm-9pm, and over 18’s from 10pm-3am.
It’s set in the style of the classic club rock nights you’d get all over the UK – a [...]

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