Following feedback from community councils, local politicians, businesses and individuals, SSEN has announced revised proposals for roadworks on the A832 south of Dundonnell which was previously intended to have full daytime closure of the road with limited access periods.
SSEN has now confirmed there will be no full daytime closures with the daytime work now being completed under single lane closure with traffic management while at least 30 culverts are repaired or replaced. There will be full night time closures for several weeks in summer of 2026 while remaining culvert replacement is carried out. In ruling out full daytime closures, the culvert replacement work is now planned to start in January 2026 and will take until summer 2027, beyond the initial summer 2026 completion date. Ducting and trenching works will also be carried out and are expected to take around 18 months from summer 2027, also to be conducted under single lane closure with traffic management.
As previously reported, public meetings have been arranged to take place on Monday 27th October in Aultbea Hall and the following evening at Badcaul Church where further details will be available to interested parties.
The Arctic Convoy Museum at Aultbea is raising funds to erect a modular building adjacent to its existing premises in order to provide more space to house its expanding collection of objects, documents and images, each one of which is part of the story of the World War Two operations.
The budget for the project is £22,500 of which £14,000 has been raised with a further £4,000 to be provided from the Museum’s reserves, leaving a shortfall of £3500 which it is hoped will come from public donations. Planning permission has been applied for and the Museum hope to carry out the building work during the winter.
The Highland Council is pleased to announce the first phase of local businesses to gain the newly created Highland Employer Charter accreditation. Five gold and three silver accreditations have been awarded to businesses for their commitment to high standards of excellence.
The charter is based on four key criteria – fair pay, employing locally, supporting other local businesses and investment to ensure fair work practices. Businesses which achieve two or more of these receive bronze, silver or gold accreditation. The eight businesses accredited so far work in the construction, hospitality, tourism and engineering sectors.
