News archive
News published February 2008
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Locals urged to have their say on future of Highland’s only Local Nature Reserve
Published 11 Feb 2008Members of the public are being invited by The Highland Council to have their say on the future of the Merkinch Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in Inverness which is Highland’s only LNR.
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Ranger walk takes a ramble on old A96
Published 11 Feb 2008An abandoned coastal road on the Moray Firth is the unlikely location for a winter wildlife walk with Highland Council’s Countryside Ranger this weekend (Saturday 16th February).
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Council’s cooking classes are a recipe for success
Published 11 Feb 2008A series of cookery classes for young people in the Ullapool area has proven so successful that The Highland Council’s Education, Community Learning and Leisure Service is extending the classes.
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Highland Focus on Scams Awareness Month
Published 11 Feb 2008Trading Standards Officers of The Highland Council are taking part in a national campaign – Scams Awareness Month - to crack down on the misery and heartache caused by unscrupulous scammers, whose s
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Streetscape and Water Mains Replacement Progresses in South Church Street, Inverness
Published 8 Feb 2008Implementation of the Inverness city centre streetscape works will progress in south Church Street, from Monday (11 February). In the interests of public safety, the section of Church Street from the
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Temporary Access Restriction on Crown Road, Inverness
Published 8 Feb 2008The Highland Council is advising motorists that due to ongoing works being carried out by HQC Ltd to install a bus priority system at Eastgate, Inverness - temporary traffic restrictions will take pla
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£8 million boost for nuclear archive
Published 8 Feb 2008Issued by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
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Council sets out concerns on Post Office Closure Consultation
Published 8 Feb 2008The Highland Council has highlighted a number of concerns in its draft response to Post Office Ltd’s consultation on post office closures across the UK (PDF 626Kb). The response will be considere
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School Introduces Memorial Prize for Popular Pupil
Published 7 Feb 2008Culloden Academy, Inverness, is to inaugurate a new prize in memory of a fifth year pupil who died in an accident last weekend. The Roddy Stewart Memorial Prize will be an annual award for Excellence
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Independent/SNP Administration recommends Council Tax freeze and growth in key services
Published 7 Feb 2008A freeze in the Council Tax and a growth in spending to accommodate priority front line services is being recommended by the Independent/Scottish National Party Administration of The Highland Council