News archive
News published November 2009
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Home reports: a year of change for house sellers and buyers
Published 30 Nov 2009On the first anniversary of the introduction of Home Reports for house sales, Trading Standards Officers at The Highland Council are reporting a relatively smooth implementation of the new regime in t
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Temporary closure for Invergordon Service Point
Published 30 Nov 2009The Highland Council is notifying members of the public that Invergordon Service Point will temporarily close for essential maintenance work at 1pm on Thursday 10th December and re-open at 9am on Wedn
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Caledonian Canal Ceilidh trail wins traditional music award
Published 30 Nov 2009The Caledonian Canal Ceilidh Trail 2009 has won first place in the Community Project of the Year category of the coveted Scottish Traditional Music Award which were held on Saturday 28 November.
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Interim Chief Fire Officer for Highlands and Islands appointed
Published 27 Nov 2009Issued on behalf of the Highland and Islands Fire Board
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Disappointment at primary school funding bid
Published 27 Nov 2009The Leader of The Highland Council’s Administration, Councillor Michael Foxley, has expressed his bitter disappointment at the absence of the Council from the list of authorities to benefit from Sco
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Future Jobs Fund set to create additional temporary training places at the Council
Published 27 Nov 2009The Highland Council has made a bid for £1.75 million to allow people - aged between 18-24 years - to get training to help them back into work in the Highlands and deliver benefits to the community
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Northern Constabulary and Partners Working Towards Safer Communities
Published 27 Nov 2009Issued by the Northern Constabulary
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Highland Adult Literacies Partnership leads the way in the delivery of a brand-new qualification
Published 27 Nov 2009Ten Highland tutors have just completed the new Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) first-stage professional development award entitled ‘Introduction to Tutoring English for Speakers of Other Lan
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Housing high on agenda at Easter Ross Ward Forums
Published 26 Nov 2009Next week (9 and 10 December 2009) households from the Cromarty Firth to the Dornoch Firth are being invited to have a say on how The Council and its partners can meet people’s housing needs and de
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Plockton man helps rescue flood victims in Cockermouth
Published 26 Nov 2009On November 19th 2009, Paul Burden, volunteer coxswain for the British Red Cross swift water rescue team was deployed to Cumbria to assist the emergency services in the rescue of over 200 residents of