News archive

News published January 2008

  • Calendar Boys and Girls

    Published 21 Jan 2008

    Twelve Highland pupils have won top prizes in an art competition to design Lyreco Office Supplies 2008 calendar.

  • Glen Urquhart Wildlife Recorders

    Published 21 Jan 2008

    A wildlife watching group is being set up by The Highland Council’s Rangers for local volunteers and enthusiasts covering the Glen Urquhart, Glen Affric and Strathglass areas.

  • Start Of City Centre Street Pastors

    Published 17 Jan 2008

    Next Friday (25 January) a new scheme in Inverness will see trained Street Pastors on the streets offering support and care to people in the city centre between 10pm and 3am.

  • Councillors Back Campaign to Retain Saltburn Post Office

    Published 17 Jan 2008

    The four Highland Councillors, who represent Cromarty Firth, are supporting a local campaign to retain Saltburn Post Office. Councillors Martin Rattray, Mike Finlayson, Carolyn Wilson and Maxine Smith

  • Gold For Alness Academy

    Published 17 Jan 2008

    Alness Academy has been presented with a Gold Award for SHAW (Scotland’s Health at Work), the first school in the Highlands and only the fifth in Scotland to achieve this top award.

  • Highland Rent Increases Pegged at £3 Per Week

    Published 16 Jan 2008

    A council house rent increase of £3.09 per week is being recommended by The Highland Council’s Housing and Social Work Committee.

  • Public Invited to Comment on Skye and Lochalsh Local Plan

    Published 16 Jan 2008

    The public is being invited to have their say on proposals published by The Highland Council on how it believes land should be earmarked for building or development over the next 5-10 years within Sky

  • Fort William Waterfront Update

    Published 16 Jan 2008

    Senior officials of The Highland Council have met with members of the Council’s Administration and Lochaber Members to update them on the progress of the £80million Fort William Waterfront developm

  • Interim Director of Planning and Development

    Published 15 Jan 2008

    Following the retiral of John Rennilson as Director of Planning and Development with The Highland Council, and until an appointment is made on a permanent basis, the Chief Executive has asked Richard

  • Highland Council approves Slackbuie retail application

    Published 15 Jan 2008

    Members of The Highland Council’s Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Planning Applications and Review Committee today (15th January 2008) were minded to grant outline planning application by