News archive
News published August 2008
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Highland Council to design care homes in-house
Published 7 Aug 2008Members of The Highland Council’s Housing and Social Work Committee yesterday (Wednesday 6 August) agreed to procure 5 new care homes using its own in-house design team and a traditional competitive
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Council cracks down on tenants' gas safety checks
Published 7 Aug 2008Highland Council house tenants could be charged £120 if they do not allow access for an annual gas service and safety check in their homes.
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Site for new homelessness centre to be sought by Highland Council
Published 7 Aug 2008The Highland Council is to seek a new site within Inverness for a dedicated Housing and Health Advice Centre for the homeless which will be linked to affordable housing.
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Council Called in to Dispose of Dead Beached Whale
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Scottish Qualification Results 2008 – Highland
Published 6 Aug 2008Highland pupils have once again done well in their Scottish Qualification Authority exams.
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Tours of Inverness Town House get go-ahead
Published 5 Aug 2008Public tours of The Highland Council’s Town House could soon be starting with a pilot programme in autumn 2008 and a wider programme of tours starting in 2009.
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Full steam ahead for UK's first Eco Housing Fair
Published 5 Aug 2008The Board of the Highland Housing Fair, the UK’s first eco housing fair planned for Inverness in August 2009, has moved the event to 2010.The Fair aims to showcase 55 architecturally designed eco-ho
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Decision deferred on site for Three Graces
Published 5 Aug 2008The decision on a site for the Three Graces Statues (Faith, Hope and Charity) was deferred by members of The Highland Council’s Inverness City Committee yesterday (04 August 2008).
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Scottish Government’s Cabinet Meet in Inverness
Published 5 Aug 2008The Scottish Government’s Cabinet met today (Tuesday) in the same Inverness room where Lloyd George held his Cabinet in 1921.
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Freedom of Caithness Conferred on Prince Charles
Published 5 Aug 2008Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay, said he was "flattered" after receiving the Freedom of Caithness from The Highland Council at a ceremony in Wick today (Monday). Since the Queen Mother's death, h