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News published March 2007

  • Scottish Youth Parliament Candidates for Highland

    Published 20 Mar 2007

    Two Highland candidates have been automatically elected to the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) while another nine will be vying for four further places when voting takes place on-line between Monday 2

  • HMIe Report on Crown School

    Published 20 Mar 2007

    In an HMIe report on Crown Primary School, Inverness, the Inspectors judged that almost all aspects of the work of the school represented good or very good practice.  A range of strengths were identi

  • Young local golfers ready to swing into action

    Published 19 Mar 2007

    A grant, awarded by The Highland Promise, part of Highland 2007, Scotland's Year of Highland Culture, under its remit to introduce children to new activities, is helping pupils at Thurso High School t

  • New primary school for Lochaline

    Published 19 Mar 2007

    A steering group meeting has been set up to discuss and manage the development of a £2.5 million environmentally sustainable new primary school for Lochaline as part of The Highland Council’s Capit

  • Highland Welcomes Homestake Expansion

    Published 16 Mar 2007

    The Highland Council welcomes Communities Minister Rhona Brankin’s announcement of £10 million funding to extend the open market Homestake pilot scheme to a further six local authority areas in Sco

  • Tribute Paid to Senior Planner on his Retirement

    Published 16 Mar 2007

    Mike Greaves retires today (Friday) after a distinguished career in planning and economic development, the last 34 years of which were spent in the Highlands. Mike, who lives in Drumnadrochit, is The

  • New Nursery opened at St. Bride's Primary School

    Published 16 Mar 2007

    A new nursery facility at St. Bride’s Primary School, Onich, together with a major refurbishment of the school, was formally opened today (Friday) by Councillor Andrew Anderson, Chairman of The High

  • Cairngorms National Park Authority Elections

    Published 16 Mar 2007

    Five community representatives have been elected to serve on the board of Cairngorms National Park Authority for the next four years.

  • Official Opening of Wester Ross Road

    Published 16 Mar 2007

    To celebrate the completion of the third and final stage of a £10 million project of improvements on the A832 Achnasheen to Kinlochewe road, pupils who had attended the official turf cutting ceremony

  • Go Ahead for Design of Inverness Trunk Link Road

    Published 15 Mar 2007

    The Highland Council’s Transport Environmental and Community Services Committee today (Thursday) gave the green light to proceed with the design of the Inverness Trunk Link Road (PDF 2490 Kb), whic