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News published April 2006

  • Pupils To Record Top Hit For National Event

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    Around 50 schoolchildren from Nairn Academy will head into the recording studio tomorrow to record the theme song for this year’s Choices for Life event.

  • Motorcycle Safety Seminar

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    As the number of licensed motorcycle bikes in Scotland and the Highlands increases year by year, so does the number of accidents involving motorcyclists. Reducing casualties is the key concern of a mo

  • Antisocial Behaviour Strategy

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    Members of The Highland Council took a step further forward this week in the formation of an Antisocial Behaviour Strategy for the Highlands which will open the door to additional funding of £855,000

  • Nairn Academy Pupils To Record Top Hit For National Event

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    Around 50 schoolchildren from Nairn Academy will head into the recording studio tomorrow to record the theme song for this year’s Choices for Life event.

  • Go ahead for Skye Windfarm Application

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    After a site visit, the Committee met in Portree to consider the merits of the proposal by RDC Scotland Ltd to construct 10 wind turbine generators, up to a maximum of 100 metres high, and access trac

  • Council welcomes progress on construction of SNH HQ

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    He recalled that, along with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Inverness and Nairn Enterprise, the Council had pitched hard for the dispersal of key civil service jobs to Inverness and were absolut

  • Public invited to comment on Viewfield open space plans, Nairn

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    The paper was produced in response to receipt of a number of letters from the public regarding the value of open space at Viewfield and the desire to safeguard it from inappropriate development. It is

  • Education PPP2 Contract

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    Members were told today (Thursday) that the project has progressed very positively over the last few months and remains within the affordability level set by the Council. Full planning permission has

  • Council puts pupils' safety first on Sutherland roads

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    The new speed limits came into force this week at Melvich and Gledfield Primary Schools. These additions bring the total number of schools benefiting from part time speed limits in Sutherland to 6 and

  • Green fingered children plant for butterflies

    Published 24 Apr 2006

    The pupils had grown the plants from cuttings taken from a meadow near their school prior to the summer holidays and their intention is to create a habitat for the Northern Brown Argus butterfly whose