News archive

News published November 2009

  • A trip down memory lane

    Published 11 Nov 2009

    The Highland Council has announced details of an exciting project  in Inverness to enable children of all ages to take a trip down memory lane in the city’s Victorian Market.

  • Song and yoga workshop

    Published 11 Nov 2009

    Highland musicians and singers are being invited to improve their breathing techniques by taking part in a song and yoga workshop.

  • Clubs and Societies – Highland libraries need your help!

    Published 11 Nov 2009

    The Highland Council’s Library Service is inviting the public to take part in an online survey to ensure that local library collections best represent their interests, leisure pursuits and hobbies.

  • Fort William Waterfront Consultation Underway

    Published 11 Nov 2009

    Public consultation for the Fort William Waterfront Development gets underway in two weeks time, with the first formal consultation meeting being held on Thursday 26 November 2009 in the Council Chamb

  • Streetscape works take shape

    Published 11 Nov 2009

    This week sees completion of new Caithness slab footways on the south side of Dingwall High Street as the first phase of a £947,000 package of town centre improvements starts to take shape on the gro

  • Council welcomes new scheme to protect vulnerable groups

    Published 11 Nov 2009

    The Highland Council Child Protection Committee has welcomed the announcement made today by the Minister for Children and Early Years Adam Ingram about the new scheme for protecting vulnerable groups.

  • Inverness community benefits from new play park

    Published 10 Nov 2009

    Local Highland Councillors and community councillors are celebrating this week the installation of new facilities at a public play park in the Castle Heather Park area of Inverness.

  • Home Composting in the Highlands

    Published 10 Nov 2009

    This year sees the fifth birthday of the WRAP Home Composting Scheme in Scotland, and thanks to householders all over the country it has been a roaring success. Since 2004 over 230,000 subsidised comp

  • Positive Follow through report by Inspectors for Farr Primary School

    Published 10 Nov 2009

    In an HMIe follow through inspection of Farr Primary and Nursery, it was noted that the school had improved aspects of its work since the original inspection in September 2008.  The following key str

  • Nairn town clock refuses to change to winter time

    Published 10 Nov 2009

    People in Nairn may have noticed that the town clock is still standing at British Summer Time.