News archive
News published March 2010
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Highland Community Council Review
Published 5 Mar 2010Highland Councillors today (Thursday 4th March) approved a draft Community Council Scheme for Highland for consultation between April and June this year.
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Discussions on Mod funding in the Highlands
Published 4 Mar 2010A meeting was held today (Thursday) between senior representatives of The Highland Council and An Comunn Gaidhealtachd to discuss arrangements for the funding of future Royal National Mods held in the
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Council faces 45% cut in housing development spending
Published 4 Mar 2010Highland Councillors were advised today (Thursday) that the funds available to them in 2010-11 to promote affordable housing developments is to be significantly reduced by the Scottish Government. Co
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Budget consultation timetable agreed
Published 4 Mar 2010The Highland Council has agreed proposals for consulting with the public over options to identify major savings in 2011/12 and 2012/13. At its meeting on 11 February, the Council identified more than
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Council supports campaign for Highland-wide Fairtrade zone
Published 4 Mar 2010To mark Fairtrade Fortnight and as part of the current campaign for the Highlands to become officially recognised as a Fairtrade zone representatives from the Inverness Local Fairtrade Group were at C
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Essential repairs means partial closure of Harbour Road, Inverness
Published 4 Mar 2010Between Monday 15 March and Friday 26 March,The Highland Council intends to carry out footpath works, plus other essential maintenance, on Harbour Road, Inverness, between Raigmore (Millburn) Level Cr
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Way to go! Great Glen Ways Project reaches finals of UK Awards
Published 3 Mar 2010Issued by British Waterways Scotland
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Council calls on public to heed Health and Safety Warnings at Caithness woodland
Published 3 Mar 2010The Highland Council is urging dog walkers in Caithness to heed health and safety advice and to stop using the Newtonhill Community Woodland which was closed as a precautionary measure to all site use
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Seeking a major reform of Crown Estate in Scotland
Published 3 Mar 2010The Highland Council’s Leader Councillor Michael Foxley underlined the Council’s commitment to major reform of the Crown Estate in Scotland when he gave evidence to the UK Government’s Treasury
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New head teacher for Carrbridge Primary School
Published 3 Mar 2010The new head teacher of Carrbridge Primary School is Miss Jillian Kean, who, since August last year, has been the acting head teacher at the 67-pupil school. Miss Kean moved to the Highlands 18 month