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News published April 2006

  • Work Starts On New School For Dingwall

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    Work began today (Thursday) at Dingwall on The Highland Council’s second Education Public Private Partnership, which will see 11 new urban and rural community schools built across the Highlands at a

  • Work begins at Dingwall on 2nd Education PPP Programme

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    Work began today (Thursday) at Dingwall on The Highland Council’s second Education Public Private Partnership, which will see 11 new urban and rural community schools built across the Highlands at a

  • 20mph Introduced at Lochaber School

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    Motorists in Lochaber Area are being warned that part time 20mph speed restrictions will be introduced at Roy Bridge Primary School, along with an extensions to the 30mph limit at the Newtonmore end o

  • Easter Egg Case Hunts

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    Volunteers joined Paul Castle the Highland Council North Sutherland Countryside Ranger on two organised skate and ray egg case hunts at Torrisdale Bay and Melvich Beach in Sutherland over the Easter w

  • Boost For Recycling In Lochaber

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    Boost for Recycling In Lochaber

  • Highland Council Cycle to Work Scheme

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    A Cycle to Work Scheme for employees of The Highland Council was agreed by the Council’s Resources Committee today (Wednesday). This is a salary sacrifice scheme which allows participating employees

  • Temporary Road Closures Around City Church

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    Through traffic on roads surrounding Ness Bank Church in Inverness will be subject to temporary road closures from next Tuesday (25 April) to allow for construction work to take place.

  • New Acting Head Teacher for Lochaber High School

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    Mr Jim Sutherland, Head Teacher at Kinlochleven High School, has been appointed as the acting Head Teacher of Lochaber High School.

  • Taking action to drive down carbon emissions in West Scotland

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    A one-day community conference is taking place at the Sunart Centre, Strontian, on Saturday 6 May to raise awareness of climate change issues amongst west coast communities and showcase a range of ene

  • Major upgrade for West Coast trunk road

    Published 21 Apr 2006

    HITRANS, the strategic transport authority for the Highlands and Islands, is delighted at the announcement today (Wednesday) by Tavish Scott, the Transport Minister, to upgrade the A82 Glasgow to Fort