News archive
News published February 2009
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Athletics Stadium At Inverness Leisure To Get Silver Anniversary Facelift
Published 23 Feb 2009The team at Inverness Leisure are delighted that they have been able to secure £125,000 funding in order to undertake full refurbishment and upgrading to the athletics track located at the Bught Park
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Ministerial meeting prompts postponement of City Transport Forum
Published 20 Feb 2009The Highland Council has secured a meeting with Scottish Transport Minister, Stewart Stevenson, to discuss the implications for the Highlands of the recently published Strategic Transport Projects Rev
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Launch of Highland Reading Blog
Published 19 Feb 2009A new initiative to help children to share reading experiences with each other across the region was launched today (Thursday). A blog (hlpreadingblog.edublogs.org) has been designed to allow children
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Council supports UHI Centre for History development
Published 19 Feb 2009Members of The Highlands Council’s Resources Committee have pledged their support to the development of a UHI Centre for History at Dornoch.
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Councillors Welcome Improving Accident Statistics
Published 19 Feb 2009The number of accidents reported to The Highland Council’s Health and Safety team has significantly reduced, councillors have been advised. In their annual report for 2007/8, the team report reduct
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Caithness volunteers brave winter weather at St John’s Pool
Published 19 Feb 2009A small but hardy group of dedicated Caithness Countryside Volunteers recently (Sun 8th February) braved wintry conditions to undertake maintenance work at St John’s pool (between Dunnet and Brough)
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Additional Investment for Money Advice and Welfare Rights Services
Published 19 Feb 2009For a second year running, The Highland Council is committing a further £100,000 to money advice and welfare rights services in the Highlands.
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Customer Services at Highland - a beacon of public service delivery
Published 18 Feb 2009The Highland Council has retained its Charter Mark Standard for excellence in customer service delivery at its network of 37 Service Points, and its new Service Centre at Alness with a glowing repor
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Two arrested for counterfeit games and illegal chipping service
Published 18 Feb 2009Raids on two separate addresses to investigate an illegal counterfeiting operation has lead to the arrest of two people in the Scottish Highlands. Further to Friday’s raids, a large number of items
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Ward Forum drives transport plans
Published 17 Feb 2009Transport will be the focus of discussion at the next meeting of The Highland Council’s Tain and Easter Ross Ward Forum, which is being held at Fearn Village Hall from 7.30 pm on Thursday 26 Februar