News archive

News published April 2006

  • Is your housing causing you problems

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    Advice is just a phone call away!The Highland Homeless Advice Line is being run by Citizens Advice Direct, a member of Scotland’s Citizens Advice Bureau network that has already pioneered telephone

  • Inverness hotel holds Christmas lunch for homeless

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    The gathering has been organised by The Highland Council and Ramada Inverness to provide some early festive cheer for people who are either currently or potentially homeless.

  • National award for Hitrans

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    This award recognised the partnership’s "Public Transport Initiative", a programme of improvements to public transport infrastructure in the Region.

  • Seminar Addresses Future of Highland Tourism

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    "Tourism is Everyone’s Business" is the title of the 4th annual tourism seminar held by the Planning and Development Service at the Council’s headquarters in Inverness.

  • Have a Green Christmas in Inverness

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    Most of these items are thrown in to people’s bins and end up on landfill sites. However, up to 60% of the waste that is thrown away can be recycled or composted.

  • Highlands First Forest School

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    These children are taking part in the first Forest School to be run in Highland. The project, run by the Forestry Commission Scotland under the guidance of leader Simon Harry, aims to develop the pupi

  • Council digs deeper to get Lochaber Recognised as European Geopark

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    Local Councillors agreed to support the Lochaber Geopark Association with a total of £6,000 (£3,000 per annum) over the next two financial years 2006/07 and 2008/09 and to provide office space for a

  • Launch of New Commuter Rail Services

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    Under the new Invernet services, launched today (Monday 12th), there will be an additional commuter rail services to and from Inverness from Lairg, Sutherland, via Tain and Invergordon in Ross-shire a

  • Christmas preparations with the Great Glen rangers

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    Young folk are being urged to bring a parent or relative and drop into Fort Augustus Memorial Hall from 10:30am till 2:30pm where they can join the Rangers and make Christmas wreaths and cards.

  • Canadian Art Exhibition Opens at Drumnadrochit

    Published 18 Apr 2006

    Landscapes of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton feature mainly in the exhibition by renowned artist Anna Syperek. Anne Duncan, a friend of the artist will open the exhibition at a reception this evening.