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News published December 2008

  • East Inverness School Pupils Help Their Community To Travelsmart

    Published 2 Dec 2008

    Issued By Sustrans

  • Lochaber road conditions update

    Published 2 Dec 2008

    The Highland Council has assured residents of Lochaber that its entire winter roads workforce has been in use since yesterday evening (Monday 1st Dec) up till 9pm and from 6am this morning (Tuesday 2n

  • National Entitlement Cards delivered in Highland secondary schools

    Published 2 Dec 2008

    The first issue of High Life ~ Young Scot National Entitlement Cards in thirty Highland secondary schools have been completed. New first year pupils are due to receive their cards before the end of th

  • Caithness Broch Centre

    Published 2 Dec 2008

    Work commences this week in the transformation of the old Northlands Viking Centre at Auckengill into the Caithness Broch Centre, which is due to open in the spring. This new facility, collaboration b

  • Temporary Road Closures During City’s Santa Run

    Published 1 Dec 2008

    The Highland Santa Six Fun Run takes place in Inverness on Sunday (7 December) so drivers are being advised that certain city roads will be temporarily closed to traffic during the event.

  • Presentation of the Freedom of Nairn

    Published 1 Dec 2008

    Mr. Ronnie M. Watson will be presented with the Freedom of Nairn during a special ceremony on Saturday (6 December) which will include a March Past by the Nairn and District Pipe Band.This prestigious

  • Ullapool art project comes home from Holyrood

    Published 1 Dec 2008

    After recently exhibiting at Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, a Highland 2007 community art exhibition inspired by the spectacular land and water in around Ullapool is now looking for a home (or home

  • Review of Canal Bridge Opening Times

    Published 1 Dec 2008

    Options for a new protocol for the opening of the Caledonian Canal bridges at Muirtown and Tomnahurich in Inverness will be presented to a meeting of The Highland Council’s Inverness West Ward Forum

  • Portrait of a Nation Finale

    Published 1 Dec 2008

    Young people from across the Highlands and Islands set off for Liverpool on Sunday (30 November) to take part in a two-day celebration of the UK’s heritage and cultural identity. They will be joinin