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News published May 2008
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Portree welcomes another record breaking cruise ship season
Published 14 May 2008The first of this season’s cruise ships dropped anchor in Portree Harbour on Sunday 11th May, bringing a welcome boost to the island’s economy. The 22,000 gross tonnes “Marco Polo” carrying 79
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Butterfly affected by climate change to be surveyed in Highlands
Published 14 May 2008Butterfly Conservation Scotland and the Highland Biodiversity Partnership are urging people throughout Scotland to keep their eyes peeled for a common butterfly whose distribution in Scotland seems to
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Invitation To Join With Fellow Residents
Published 14 May 2008A few residents hope others living in their part of Dingwall will join with them as they try to set up their own residents group.
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Highland Pupils To Feature in BBC TV Programme
Published 14 May 2008Pupils from Mallaig High School will feature in a BBC 4 Series ‘My New Best Friend’ The series, which starts on Wednesday 21 May looks at three schools from different parts of Britain and in each
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Council Consults Further On Draft Local Plans
Published 14 May 2008The Highland Council is consulting further on its draft Local Plans for Sutherland and for West Highland and Islands, beginning on Friday 16 May 2008.
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The Crown Estate in Scotland – Cross Party Group Seeks Review
Published 14 May 2008For the first time in The Highland Council’s history, the four political groupings on the Council have signed an agreement to work jointly and co-operatively to achieve a review of the Crown Estate
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Council’s Ranger gets ‘erratic’ on Ben Wyvis
Published 14 May 2008A guided walk on a Ross-shire mountain with Highland Council’s Countryside Ranger, Martin Hind will explore how upland Highland was formed.
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Highland event has top spot during Scottish Biodiversity Week
Published 13 May 2008In a top ten list of events being held during Scottish Biodiversity Week 2008 (18th - 28th May) Highland Council Rangers are organising three events, with a puffin watching guided walk in Caithness ho
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Highland Youth Convener takes on role as UK Youth Ambassador for the World Economic Forum
Published 13 May 2008Highland Youth Convener, Gillian Slider, 18, who represented Scotland at the recent Learning from the Futures Programme in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been selected to go on to the World Economic
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A’ gluasad Plana na Gàidhlig air Adhart
Published 12 May 2008Read this in English