News archive
News published April 2008
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Council warns motorists to slow down near Ross schools
Published 14 Apr 2008Motorists are being warned that part time 20mph speed restrictions have been introduced at another three schools in Ross and Cromarty for children’s safety.
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Council warns motorists to slow down near Lochaber School
Published 14 Apr 2008Motorists are being warned that permanent 20mph speed restrictions are being introduced at another Lochaber school for children’s safety.
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Lord Lieutenant Opens Lochaber Archive Centre – Ionad Tasglann Loch Abar
Published 11 Apr 2008An £80,000 new archive centre, which preserves and makes available documents relating to aspects of Lochaber’s history from the 15th Century until the present day, was formally opened today Frida
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Revamped Visitor Centre Opens
Published 11 Apr 2008Crossroads of the North ~ Crois-rathaid aig Tuath
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Council Reaffirms Heathrow Priority
Published 10 Apr 2008Highland Councillors firmly believe that some of the additional capacity at Heathrow Airport, London, which will be created by a third runway should be used to secure slots for air services which serv
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An Additional £1.662 To Roll Out Recycling Schemes In Highland
Published 10 Apr 2008Members of The Highland Council’s TEC Services Committee have approved an additional £1.662m to be spent on providing additional recycling services across the Highlands including plastic bottle col
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New Policy for Bulky Uplift Service
Published 10 Apr 2008In a move to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill sites, The Highland Council has altered its free Bulky Uplift policy so that from the beginning of July 2008 black bag waste will be removed f
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Survey Seeks Views on Political Arrangements at The Highland Council
Published 9 Apr 2008A new working group, set up to examine political arrangements of The Highland Council, is to survey all 80 members of the Council to gauge opinion on the current political structure and, in light of t
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Drummuie Opening
Published 9 Apr 2008The phased opening of the Council’s new flagship office accommodation for East Sutherland at Drummuie, Golspie, begins on Monday 14 April, when Transport Environmental and Community Services staff c
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Council Gets Top Marks For Customer Care
Published 9 Apr 2008The Highland Council has been awarded the Charter Mark Standard for excellence in customer service delivery for its network of 37 Service Points and its Service Centre at Alness.