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News published June 2006

  • Make recycling your goal during the World Cup

    Published 7 Jun 2006

    Football fans in the Highlands, glued to their televisions watching the World Cup with a refreshment or two, are being urged to help recycle some of the extra waste they will generate during this summ

  • Highland Youth Voice - The Apprentice!

    Published 6 Jun 2006

    Seven young people have been given the chance to play the role of an “Apprentice” to senior Highland Council officials.

  • 'Scoopy Doo' Campaign - Pupil collars a prize for school.

    Published 6 Jun 2006

    Issued on behalf of: Alness Community Partnership – “Actively working together to enhance the quality of life for all those living in Alness”.

  • Badenoch and Strathspey drivers urged to "Go Slow"

    Published 6 Jun 2006

    Motorists in Badenoch and Strathspey are being warned that new full time 20mph speed restrictions will be introduced at another two schools in the area, for children’s safety.

  • Rangers offer family and fitness events

    Published 6 Jun 2006

    A weekend of fitness and family events is being organised by Highland Council’s Countryside Rangers on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June.

  • Plans for Beaufort Castle withdrawn

    Published 6 Jun 2006

    Upon the arrival on site of The Highland Council’s City of Inverness and Area Planning Committee, the applicants requested a deferral on a technicality.  However, before the Committee had an opport

  • Nairn town Centre Redevelopment back on track

    Published 6 Jun 2006

     A major facelift for the centre of Nairn, involving a number of property developments and environmental improvements, is back on track. At the centre of the multi-million pound redevelopment is the

  • Update on enforcing smoking ban in the Highlands

    Published 5 Jun 2006

    A report going to The Highland Council’s TEC Services Committee on Thursday (I June) will show that following the introduction of the ban on smoking in enclosed places, the enforcement strategy adop

  • Door to door consultation with tenants over Housing Transfer

    Published 5 Jun 2006

    The Highland Council is to go door knocking at the homes of 14,500 tenants soon to advise them of the impending ballot on housing transfer, which will ask them to vote on transferring council houses t

  • New primary school for new Inverness community

    Published 5 Jun 2006

    Work has begun in the Highlands on the first new primary school to be built for a generation to accommodate a new community. Inshes Primary School, Inverness, will draw pupils from Drakies, Cradlehall