News archive

News published July 2009

  • Team Highland Prepare To Jet Off to The Special Olympics

    Published 21 Jul 2009

    On the 24th July `Team Highland` will be getting `piped off` to The Special Olympics when they depart from Inverness Airport on their chartered flight to Leicester to compete in which will be the larg

  • Highland independent museums meet national standards

    Published 21 Jul 2009

    Months of hard work have paid off for seven Highland independent museums. Dunbeath Heritage Centre, Timespan (Helmsdale), Groam House Museum (Rosemarkie), Ullapool Museum, Grantown Museum, Gairloch He

  • North West and Central Sutherland Ward Discretionary Budget Supports Local Projects

    Published 21 Jul 2009

    This is the third year that the Ward Discretionary Budget for North West and Central Sutherland (Ward 1) has been successfully used to support local projects. The awards have enabled many groups and o

  • Masters World Championships Review

    Published 20 Jul 2009

    An estimated 7000 spectators braved torrential rain over the weekend to enjoy the Tulloch Homes sponsored Masters World Championships which was staged in Bught Park as part of the Inverness Highland G

  • Highland Dates For Performers From Spain’s Basque Region

    Published 17 Jul 2009

    One of the highlights of the 2009 Inverness Highland Games will be a performance by 65 members of the Nazioen Mundua (World of Nations) touring group from the Basque Region.  Following their appearan

  • Caithness Broch Centre To Open

    Published 15 Jul 2009

    The Caithness Broch Centre opens to the public on Saturday 25 July with a day of activities and talks. The centre, based in Auckengill Old School, takes over where the Northlands Viking Centre left of

  • Harry Potter Highland Quest

    Published 15 Jul 2009

    With Harry Potter mania sweeping the nation following the launch of the latest film The Highland Council Countryside Rangers and Forestry Commission Scotland Rangers have teamed up to organise a spec

  • Hill Walking For Beginners

    Published 15 Jul 2009

    The Highland Council Countryside Rangers are organising a hill walk to introduce people to hillwalking and navigation at Meall Fuar mhonaidh, near Drumnadrochit on Saturday 25th July from 10am to 4pm.

  • First Phase of Nairn Streetscape Opens

    Published 14 Jul 2009

    The first phase of the Nairn Streetscape Scheme - at The Brae, Nairn - has opened and The Highland Council is now seeking contractors to carry out the second phase of the project. The cost of phase o

  • Contractors Sought for Major Inverness Flood Scheme

    Published 14 Jul 2009

    The Highland Council is seeking tenders from contractors to build the first two phases of the South-West Inverness Flood Relief Channel, having obtained the necessary Flood Prevention Order and planni