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News published October 2008

  • A9 Longman Roundabout Resurfacing

    Published 9 Oct 2008

    Scotland TranServ are advising motorists of a disruption to traffic movement which is necessary to allow them to resurface the A 9 Longman Roundabout, Inverness.  The works will commence on Monday 20

  • New Kerbside Recycling Collections for Rural Areas in Caithness

    Published 9 Oct 2008

    The Highland Council has invested in a new vehicle and crew to expand the recycling routes in the far north. Caithness will be the first area in the Highlands to receive the Council’s new kerbside r

  • Fire Damages Hall at Inverness High School

    Published 9 Oct 2008

    Inverness High School will remain closed today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday) as the result of a fire which badly damaged the main hall of the school. It is hoped that the school will be able to re-

  • Inverness school rewarded for international excellence

    Published 8 Oct 2008

    Cauldeen Primary School, Inverness, has won a prestigious International School Award for its outstanding work in bringing the wider world into the classroom.

  • Council and Constabulary clamp down on unlicensed tattooists

    Published 8 Oct 2008

    The Highland Council’s Environmental Health Service and Northern Constabulary have launched an investigation into unlicensed tattooists working within the area and the tattooing of young people unde

  • Brora Environmental Improvements

    Published 8 Oct 2008

    The Highland Council’s Planning and Development Service are working with community representatives in Brora on developing improvements to the streetscape in the vicinity of Fountain Square and Gower

  • Road widening works on Telford Street

    Published 7 Oct 2008

    Road widening works relating to the new ALDI store on Telford Street, Inverness will continue beyond the initial programmed construction period of 3 weeks.A temporary lane closure is scheduled to come

  • Highland pupils take up Lake Malawi rowing challenge

    Published 7 Oct 2008

    Pupils at a West Coast high school will be taking part in the Row Lake Malawi challenge this Friday (10 October).

  • Books are the Booty! Highland Libraries prepare for a swashbuckling National Bookstart Day!

    Published 7 Oct 2008

    Pre-school children, parents and carers are being invited to take part in National Bookstart Day on Friday (10 October) at a range of pirate-themed events in Highland Libraries.Bookstart, run by the i

  • Inverness Car Boot Sale Suspended

    Published 7 Oct 2008

    Charity car boot sales, held on Sundays at The Highland Council car park at Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, are being suspended with immediate effect. As owners, the Council has withdrawn permission fo