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News published October 2007

  • Lord Sebastian Coe's Visit To The Craig MacLean Centre

    Published 16 Oct 2007

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  • East Sutherland and Edderton Ward Forum

    Published 16 Oct 2007

    A meeting of The Highland Council’s East Sutherland and Edderton Ward Forum will take place at 7.30pm on Monday (22 October) at Edderton Community Centre.

  • Drivers Urged To Slow Down At Rural Schools

    Published 15 Oct 2007

    20mph part-time speed limits will start operating at two rural schools in Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty after the October holidays in a bid to improve the safety of pupils travelling to and from th

  • Thurso Pupil Wins Council Sponsored Mod Award

    Published 15 Oct 2007

    Sixteen year old Phillip Todd of Thurso High School has won The Highland Council sponsored Mairi Mhor Felllowship silver kilt pin for his performance in the 'Singing in Traditional style for Gaelic Le

  • Highland Junior Golf Championships at Spey Valley

    Published 12 Oct 2007

    A total of 60 young golfers took part in the fifth Highland Junior Golf Championships held at Spey Valley Golf Course, Aviemore, on Thursday 11 October. Nairn Academy and Lossiemouth High School won t

  • Launch of the ‘City of Inverness Greenspace Strategy’

    Published 11 Oct 2007

    A greenspace strategy, which sets out a long term vision for protecting and enhancing greenspace within the city, will be officially launched on October 18th by the greeninverness partnership.

  • Transport Chairman starts final contract on Skye road.

    Published 10 Oct 2007

    The start of the sixth and final contract to upgrade the A851 road between Broadford and Armadale, Sleat, Isle of Skye, was marked today (Wednesday) at a turf cutting ceremony.

  • Council Tendering procedures to be reviewed

    Published 9 Oct 2007

    The Highland Council’s Audit and Scrutiny Committee has called for a review of arrangements for tendering of Council construction contracts. This follows an internal audit examination of the tender

  • Nova Scotia Minister Confirmed For Mod Opening

    Published 9 Oct 2007

    Organisers of the Royal National Mod 2007 which opens in Lochaber this week are delighted to announce that the Official Opening of the event is to be performed by the Honourable Len Goucher, Minister

  • Highland Council supports Mod Lochabair 2007

    Published 8 Oct 2007

    The Highland Council has announced that they will be once more supporting several prestigious events at this year’s Royal National Mod which takes place in Fort William between 12-20 October includi