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News published April 2006

  • Safeguarding Affordable homes In The Highlands

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    The right to buy a council or housing association rented house is being suspended in many Highland communities for five years to safeguard the bank of affordable housing in these "pressured" areas.

  • Council Puts The Brakes On Drivers

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    Motorists in Sutherland are being warned that part time 20mph speed restrictions will be introduced at another school in the area, for children’s safety.

  • Council warns about Unpasteurised French Cheese and Butter in the Highland

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    The Highland Council’s Environmental Health Officers are warning catering business and members of the public in the Highlands to be on the lookout for certain French cheese and butter products that

  • Underage sales of fireworks

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    Firework test purchases at 23 firework retailers in the Highlands using a number of young volunteers, aged 15 and 16, have revealed a failure of three retailers in Highland to restrict the sale of fir

  • Solar Shelter is shining example of passenger care

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    The latest bus shelter in the Highlands is also a first in the area. Located at Milton of Culloden, Inverness, the shelter is equipped with solar roof panels that provide power for a light.

  • Temporary Traffic Lights in Inverness removed over Christmas Holidays

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    The temporary traffic lights which have been in place since last month on the Southern Distributor Road will be removed until work on constructing the new roundabout begins again in the New Year.

  • Highland Council Smoking Ban

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    When members of the public visit any Highland Council office or property in the New Year they will benefit from a totally smoke-free environment.

  • Skye and Lochalsh Recycling Arrangements

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    Over the Christmas period it is estimated that we will produce approximately 30% more waste than usual. In the UK, 1 billion Christmas cards will be sent, 10 million turkeys will be sold 83 square kil

  • Modernising Services for the Elderly

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    The Highland Council decision to enter into a long-term partnership with the independent sector to deliver 160 care home places across four areas of the Highlands took another step forward this week w

  • Highland Council on course to hit recycling target

    Published 19 Apr 2006

    Councillor Bill Fulton, the Council’s spokesperson for Waste Management said: "Over the last year there have been major investment in the recycling infrastructure and to date the support from the pu