REGENERATION
Caithness & North Sutherland
The counties of Caithness and Sutherland at
the far north of mainland Scotland encompass a vast and diverse area with many
distinct communities.
Alex Salmond At The Caithness Conference
2008
Part One
Alex Salmond At The Caithness Conference
2008
Part Two
Alex Salmond At The Caithness Conference
2008
Part Three
Alex Salmond At The Caithness Conference
2008
Part Four
29 July 08 Extra Caithness Funding Starts To Make A Difference Extra funding made available by the Scottish Government to assist
the economic regeneration of Caithness, is being spent across a rigorous
programme of activities driven by Highlands and Island Enterprise (HIE).
Twelve million pounds of additional funding was promised to the area for
commitment to projects between 2007-2010. An update by HIE area manager
Roy Kirk, shows that �1.6m has already been allocated with some
ambitious plans now in the pipeline.
17 April 08 EANN JOINS CAITHNESS REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP
Thurso man Eann Sinclair has been appointed programme manager for the
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership. The
partnership, formed last year, aims to drive forward new initiatives to
counteract the effects which the decommissioning of Dounreay nuclear
plant will have on the area�s economy. Eann is currently head of
strengthening communities with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE)
and takes up the CNSRP role vacated by interim postholder Gordon Cox.
Chair of the CNSRP Sir Anthony Cleaver
said: �This role is vital to the successful delivery of the regeneration
partnership�s action plan. Eann Sinclair brings broad experience both of
Caithness and of the challenges ahead. He also brings an understanding
of all the stakeholders involved, the ability to co-ordinate all their
strengths and the commitment to do it well. I am delighted to be
announcing his appointment.�
Eann attended Thurso High School and
graduated from Glasgow University with a degree in Scottish and English
Literature before gaining an MSc in Tourism. Married, with a six year
old daughter, Eann is a keen traveller and musician. He joined HIE in
1991. The CNSRP is co-funded by HIE, The Highlands Council, the Scottish
Government and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
Alasdair Dodds, chief executive of The
Highland Council said: �The partnership has already made good headway on
its published action plan and our collaborative approach is allowing
progress to be made without the hindrance of duplication. I am delighted
Eann is joining the partnership at this exciting stage and I very much
welcome the expertise he will be bringing to its work.�
7 April 08 Comments From John O'Groats Open Day
(Word doc)
The above document contains the comments
from members of the public who attended the open day at the Seaview
Hotel in John O'Groats on 10th January 2008.
19 March 08 Wick
Enterprise Centre The
recently opened new office for the local base of Highland Opportunity
Ltd is based right in the heart of Pulteneytown at Miller Street in Wick
where improvements to buildings have been taking place over the past few
years and is ongoing. Highland Opportunity is a company wholly
owned by Highland council and this is yet another move to help in the
regeneration of Wick. Advice on soft loans and pointers in other
directions however is available to all businesses in the area.
15 March 08 SIR ANTHONY CLEAVER TO CHAIR CAITHNESS REGENERATION GROUP Leading UK businessman Sir Anthony Cleaver has been appointed chairman
of the Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership (CNSRP)
executive board. The CNSRP was formed last year by key agencies charged
with driving ahead initiatives to ameliorate the economic and social
consequences of the run-down and eventual closure of the Dounreay
nuclear plant. Currently the site supports around 2000 jobs in Caithness
and North Sutherland.
The partnership has already published a
50-point action plan specifying a range of projects which it intends to
deliver within proposed timescales.
The partnership's executive board to be
chaired by Sir Anthony, comprises the chief executives of Highlands and
Islands Enterprise (HIE) and The Highland Council, the regional director
of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and a senior
representative of the Scottish Government. The board meets quarterly.
Sir Anthony enjoyed a 30-year career with
IBM, latterly as its chairman and chief executive. Following his
retirement from IBM he became chairman of UKAEA leading the formation
and flotation of AEA Technology. As well as chairing numerous other
companies and contributing to Government panels, he was chairman of the
NDA for a three year term which concluded in July 2007.
Sir Anthony said: "I am very much looking
forward to contributing to this vital initiative and trust that my
experience of the nuclear industry coupled with my previous career in
international business will equip me well for the challenges ahead." His
appointment marks the end of the work of the Strategy Group chaired by
John Thurso MP, for the last two years.
Speaking on behalf of the CNSRP Executive
Board, Sandy Cumming, chief executive of HIE said: "We are delighted
that Sir Anthony Cleaver has accepted this post. The partnership has
already made good progress on preparing the way forward and Sir
Anthony's contribution will, without doubt, contribute significantly to
the successful delivery of our agreed action plan."
Chairman of the CNSRP Executive Board is a non-remunerative role.
Born in 1938, Sir Anthony graduated from
Trinity College, Oxford, in Literae Humaniores in 1962.
About Sir Anthony Cleaver
Sir Anthony joined IBM in 1962. His two overseas assignments were to the
United States and to the IBM European Headquarters in Paris. On his
return to the United Kingdom, Sir Anthony was named General Manager in
1983, Chief Executive in 1986 and Chairman and Chief Executive in 1990.
Sir Anthony retired from IBM in 1994.
Sir Anthony became Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy
Authority in 1993. In 1996 he led the privatisation and subsequent
flotation of UKAEA's commercial activities, becoming Chairman of AEA
Technology plc - a position he held until the end of 2001.
During his career, Sir Anthony has held an
extensive number of positions as Chairman and Director of a variety of
international and national companies and institutions, including IX
Europe Plc, S Three and Working Links (Employment) Limited, the Medical
Research Council, UK eUniversities Worldwide Limited, General Cable Plc
and The Strategic Partnership Limited, General Accident Plc, Lockheed
Martin UK Limited and Smith & Nephew Plc, the Government's Asia Pacific
Advisers, Trade Partners UK, the Government's Industrial Development
Advisory Board. He has been a member of the British Government Panel on
Sustainable Development, the Committee on Standards in Public Life
(Wicks Committee), the Singapore British Business Council, the British
Overseas Trade Board
He is an Honorary Fellow, LLD, DSc and DUniv of a long list of
universities and institutes. Sir Anthony is President of Business
Commitment to the Environment. He was a Director of the UK Centre for
Economic and Environmental Development, founding Chairman of Business in
the Environment, a member of the first Advisory Committee on Business
and the Environment, the Chairman of the working party of the
Departments of Environment and Trade and Industry on environmental
management. In 1990 Sir Anthony was named a member of the United Nations
Environment Programme's Global 500 Roll of Honour.
Sir Anthony is closely involved in the
arts. He was Chairman of the Royal College of Music until 2007 and was
Deputy Chairman of the English National Opera until November 2000
(Director since 1988) and has also been a Director of the Association
for Business Sponsorship of the Arts. Sir Anthony was knighted in 1992.
2 March 08
The Socio-Economic Aspects Of Dounreay Decommissioning (Pdf) The above paper will be presented to councillors of Highland Council
at their meeting on 6th March 2008. This report advises Members of
recent developments in relation to the socio-economic aspects of
Dounreay decommissioning and seeks approval for the Council�s membership
of the Advisory Board. Further progress reports will be brought to the
Council on various aspects of the socio economic initiatives. The
report outlines the Highland Council contribution to the Regeneration
partnership and several of the initiatives that are being looked at or
developed.
8 February 08 Multi-Million Pound National Nuclear Archive To Be
Based At Wick The Nuclear Decommissioning Agency has announced that it will invest �8
million in plans to create the UK�s National Nuclear Archive (NNA) at
Wick, Caithness, Scotland. The NNA will potentially hold between 20 and 30 million digital records
primarily concerning the history, development and decommissioning of the
UK�s civil nuclear industry since the 1940s. The money will be invested
over three years and will help get the �17 million project off the ground. The NNA is being proposed in
response to the NDA�s statutory obligation to manage public records,
keeping them safe and making them more accessible to the public. Around 20
specialist jobs will be created by the project and the building will also
provide a new home for the Wick-based North Highland Archive, which is
much in need of additional storage space.
8 February 08 Louise
Smith Joins Project To Promote Pentland Firth Energy Louise
Smith has been appointed to progress an important marine project set to
play a crucial role in revitalising the economy of Caithness following the
de-commissioning of Dounreay. Civil engineer Louise Smith takes up the
two-year post of project manager with the Pentland Firth Tidal Energy
Project next Tuesday (12 February 2008). She joins Duncan Mackay, from the
Crown Estates, who is already in place. Louise's new post is funded by HIE
and the NDA. The Pentland Firth Tidal Energy Project is one of the key
initiatives being promoted by the Caithness Regeneration Partnership,
established early last year to help develop the economy during the
run-down of the nuclear plant.
2 February 08 Future Options For John O'Groats The Caithness and North Sutherland Partnership team invites members
of the public to drop in for general discussion on options for the
future of John O'Groats. Views will contribute to a draft plan for
further consultation.
Saturday 9th February 2008
Seaview Hotel, John O'Groats
11.00am - 3.00pm
Tea and coffee available
for further information contact Elidh Gunn on 01847 890017
27 January 08 Minutes Of Meetings Now Available Minutes of the Regeneration
Partnership meetings are now available - See lower down the left column
on this page.
Leading UK businessman Sir Anthony Cleaver has been appointed chairman
of the Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership (CNSRP)
executive board. The CNSRP was formed last year by key agencies charged
with driving ahead initiatives to ameliorate the economic and social
consequences of the run-down and eventual closure of the Dounreay
nuclear plant. Currently the site supports around 2000 jobs in Caithness
and North Sutherland.
