MSP welcomes living wage rate Mixed fortunes for the economy
OCTOBER has been a mixed month for the Highlands and Islands economy, with both positive and negative developments.
According to the Highlands and Islands monthly economic report, the positive side included a fall of 355 in the number of people unemployed; £35 million investments by Diageo in reopening two whisky distilleries in Brora and Port Ellen; and a 9.7 per cent rise in passenger numbers at the regional airports.