Inverness

Scottish green freeport hails ‘key’ milestone

The funding will be used to redevelop three sites, spanning Grangemouth, Rosyth and Mid-Forth (Leith and Burntisland), which have been affected by industrial decline, with a focus on renewable energy.
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Inverness and Cromarty Firth freeport moves its base

Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) has moved to offices at the UHI House education, research and business hub in the Highland capital.
As well as providing space for planned expansion of ICFGF’s core team, the move builds on a working …

New base for Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport

Alli Vass, Calum MacPherson and Kirsteen Adams of the ICFGF team, at UHI House, Inverness.
Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) has moved to offices at the UHI House education, research and business hub in the Highland capital.
As well…

Freeport signs up to Buy Social Scotland pledge

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Jamie Lawson (left), Strategic Partnership and Engagement Manager at Social Enterprise Scotland, with Kirsteen Adams and Calum MacPherson, of ICFGF.
Freeport bosses in the Highlands have signed up to …

Three people in hospital following A9 lorry crash near Aviemore

A crash involving a lorry on the A9 Inverness to Perth road has left three people in hospital.
The crash occurred at around 4.45pm on Friday, August 2,[1] just north of the A9’s junction with the B9152, south of Aviemore.
It involved a car, van and a …

New Freeport could attract ?7 billion in investment

The Forth Green Freeport (FGF) is officially “open for business” as of June 12, 2024, following the approval of its Outline Business Case by the Scottish and UK Governments. This approval designates three tax sites in Grangemouth, Rosyth, and Mid-Forth…

Woman dies and four people in ‘serious’ condition after crash

A woman has died and four people are in a “serious” condition in hospital after a crash on the A9 in the Highlands.
Officers were called to the scene of the collision on the major road near Carrbridge at around 10.15pm on Wednesday evening involving a …

Controversial Scottish freeport opens for business

The Forth Green Freeport, including sites in Fife, the Lothians, and Falkirk, opened on Wednesday after receiving approval from both the UK and Scottish governments.
The scheme will provide firms conducting business in the sites with tax exemptions, as…