News archive

News published November 2008

  • Standalone Gaelic Primary Schools

    Published 14 Nov 2008

    The Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport Committee has agreed the principle of establishing a Gaelic Medium School to serve Greater Fort William and another to serve Portree and communiti

  • Highland Council makes further progress on affordable housing developments

    Published 14 Nov 2008

    Members of The Highland Council’s Housing and Social Work Committee have agreed a number of recommendations that will see the provision of another 20 affordable new homes throughout the Highlands.Th

  • £16 Million Upgrade for Garden of Skye

    Published 14 Nov 2008

    The completion of the fifth and final phase of improvements to one of Scotland’s most popular tourist routes was celebrated today (Friday) with an opening ceremony.  £16 million has been invested

  • New Head Teacher for Ardnamurchan High School

    Published 14 Nov 2008

    Ardnamurchan High School, the newest secondary school in the Highlands, has a new head teacher. He is Christopher Millar-Craig, who has been acting head teacher of the 140-pupil school over the past y

  • People in Lochaber invited to help shape new cancer information and support service

    Published 14 Nov 2008

    Issued by NHS Highland & The Highland Council

  • Class size reduction implementation costs in Highland

    Published 14 Nov 2008

    Members of The Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport (ECS) Committee have reluctantly delayed implementation of the Scottish Government’s policy to introduce maximum class sizes of 18 in

  • Operation Respect: aims to enhance city environment

    Published 13 Nov 2008

    A multi-agency group today (Thursday 13 November) launched a new initiative,  which aims to enhance the cleanliness and safety of Inverness City Centre during the forthcoming Winter Festival, which r

  • Good News for City Flat Tenants

    Published 13 Nov 2008

    The Highland Council has written to the tenants of 62 Council-owned flats at  Glendoe Terrace, Inverness, to advise them of plans to modernise their homes in a phased programme of upgrading estimated

  • Highland launches new Homelessness Strategy

    Published 12 Nov 2008

    The Highland Council’s Housing and Social Work Committee approved a new homelessness strategy today (Wednesday).  It aims to prevent homelessness, make sure that people experiencing homelessness sp

  • Brora streetscape enhancements consultation day

    Published 12 Nov 2008

    Residents in the Brora area are invited to an informal drop in session to view outline proposals for the improvements to the streetscape in the vicinity of Fountain Square and Gower Street.