Business

The names stand out in stores but have also tantalised the taste buds of judges at the Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards with a shortlisting.

Pupils at Golspie High School will soon get a chance to get behind the controls of a virtual light aircraft as part of an education programme.

There are signs of a gradual increase in business confidence but recovery remains fragile.

Developers could face tougher planning regulations in the Flow Country as Highland Council looks to tighten up the bid for World Heritage Site status.

Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards partnered with Mikeysline last year raising awareness about mental health issues in the sector

Graham Rooney, owner of Tain restaurant, Platform 1864, urges fellow businesses to enter this year’s awards

But mystery surrounds where exactly Sumitomo Electric Industries' plant will be located in the region

The chairwoman of the crofting group which backed the Sutherland Spaceport said she expects it to be business as usual as work begins on the site.

A Green Freeport offers a package of tax and customs incentives to attract inward investment.

Highland Coast Hotels bought the Tongue Hotel in May last year to add to its portfolio which includes another four hotels in Sutherland.

Sunflowers Cafe will close its doors in June.

Tributes shared for respected columnist, journalist, author and media relations officer.

Business Comment by David Richardson, regional development manager at the Federation of Small Businesses

A series of drop-in sessions have been organised next week to bring business operators up to date with the BID’s progress.

Work set to pave the way for a spaceport in Sutherland will get under way next week despite the shock departure of the developer's chief executive.

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone has praised the Scottish Government for backing down on plans to ban alcohol advertising.

A new planned wind farm development on the north coast is promising to reduce energy bills for local people if its application is approved.

Cafes around around the NC500 are taking part in the Highland Cup Movement.

Lib Dem Jamie Stone has asked the UK Government to do more to help overseas recruitment into the fishing industry.

The Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has urged the Scottish Government to go back to the drawing board.