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News published June 2009

  • Ferries Meeting at Mallaig

    Published 3 Jun 2009

    A meeting is being held in the Marine Hotel, Mallaig on Thursday 11 June 2009 to give the public the chance to have their say on the Scottish Government’s Ferries Review. To allow for ferry arrivals

  • Opening of Achiltibuie Playing Fields

    Published 3 Jun 2009

    A new playing field serving the Wester Ross community of Achiltibuie, Wester Ross, will be opened on Saturday (6 June). 

  • £2 million Investment at Grantown Grammar School

    Published 2 Jun 2009

    The start of work on a £2 million extension at Grantown Grammar School was marked today (Tuesday) with a turf cutting ceremony. The new modular two-storey building will feature five science labs on

  • Highland Pupils To Enjoy Special Opera Performances

    Published 2 Jun 2009

    A collaboration between Scottish Opera and The Highland Council means that two top quality performance events for young people will take place in Alness and Inverness this week. On Thursday 226 pupils

  • Scottish Hydro Electric Key Meter Replacement Programme

    Published 2 Jun 2009

    In the latest phase of Scottish Hydro’s  token meter to key meter rollout project in Scotland, the utility is preparing to withdraw the sale of tokens from Post Offices and PayPoints in selected po

  • Highland Members of The Scottish Youth Parliament

    Published 1 Jun 2009

    Five young people from the Highlands have been elected as members of the Scottish Youth Parliament and will take their seats in Edinburgh when the youth Parliament meets on 13 and 14 June.

  • Launch of Nigg Development Masterplan Consultation

    Published 1 Jun 2009

    An 10-week period of public consultation begins today (Monday 1 June) on the final draft of a development masterplan and Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Nigg Yard.  People will have until

  • Celebrating Completion of Inverness Resettlement Project

    Published 1 Jun 2009

    The resettlement of 38 adults with learning disabilities from New Craigs Hospital, Inverness, into their own supported tenancies within the Inverness area has been hailed as a “great success story

  • Council Invests £1 million in Community Transport Projects

    Published 1 Jun 2009

    The importance of good transport services in rural communities has been recognised by Highland Councillors with an allocation of £1,004,000 worth of grants over the next two years to community transp