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News published June 2008

  • B T Payphone Removal Consultation

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    The Highland Council has today (Wednesday) published on the Council’s website an Initial Response (PDF) to BT’s payphone consultation across the Highland area.  BT wishes to remove 194 payphones

  • Success of Automated Blue Badge Scheme

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    The Highland Council is the first local authority in Scotland to introduce a fully automated Blue Badge scheme, offering customers a quicker and more efficient service. 

  • Mallaig High School Hostel

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    A turf cutting ceremony will be held on Tuesday 10th June to mark the start of work at a new £4 million residential hostel at Mallaig High School.

  • Young Voices Wanted For New Highland Choir

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    Invitations have been issued to all P3 pupils in, and within, 30 minutes travelling time of Inverness to audition for a place singing with a new junior choir.

  • Highland Council reassures home carers

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    The Highland Council’s Chairman of Housing and Social Work has reassured around 685 home carers working in the Highlands that the Council does not anticipate redundancies in its home care service.

  • Old Achintore School

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    Urgent restoration work is to be carried out over the summer months to the B-listed Old Achintore School, Fort William. A structural survey of the building has identified that the building is in very

  • Council Welcomes Road to Recovery Campaign

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    The Highland Council has welcomed the Scottish Government’s “The Road to Recovery – A New Approach to Tackling Scotland’s Drug Problem.”

  • Funding Help At the Touch Of A Button

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    Organisations such as community and voluntary groups, sports and other clubs, schools, social enterprises and small businesses are now able to search across a huge range of funding sources thanks to t

  • Community Hopes To Reverse Bad Parking Habit

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    An Easter Ross community partnership wants to put the brakes on an increasing antisocial problem in its area by appealing to residents to change their habits. 

  • National Award For West Alness Resident Group

    Published 4 Jun 2008

    A resident’s association from Alness is one of 79 volunteering groups from across the UK who have been announced as winners of this year's Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.  These awards recogni