News archive

News published March 2010

  • Highland General Election votes to be counted overnight

    Published 15 Mar 2010

    Following a period of public consultation over the count for the General Election, the Returning Officer for the three Highland UK parliamentary constituencies has decided to count the votes in each c

  • Plockton @ Pertick

    Published 15 Mar 2010

    S6 Students of the National Centre for Excellence in Traditional Music – Sgoil Chùil na Gàidhealtachd  will be performing in concert at Partick, Glasgow on Thursday 25 March.

  • Major investment in Highland schools

    Published 15 Mar 2010

    An update on major building projects being undertaken by The Highland Council’s Education Culture and Sport Committee has been welcomed by councillors. They were told:

  • Highland agencies launch latest plan For Highland’s Children

    Published 12 Mar 2010

    ‘Giving every Highland child and young person the best possible start in life’ is the aim of a plan which was launched today (Fri 12 March 2010) at the Highland Joint Committee on Children and You

  • The Apprentice Day for Highland Youth Voice members

    Published 12 Mar 2010

    Apprentice Day is running next Wednesday (17 March) giving young people from all over the Highlands the chance to play the “Apprentice” by shadowing senior officials within The Highland Council a

  • Planning for Award winning Open Spaces

    Published 12 Mar 2010

    On March 11, 2010 the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth John Swinney, presented the awards for the 13th Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning. The awards, ran by the Scottish Gove

  • Skye and Lochalsh - Environment Fun Days 2010

    Published 12 Mar 2010

    The Highland Council and National Trust for Scotland Countryside Rangers are hosting two Environment Fun Days for primary school pupils in Skye and Lochalsh in March 2010.

  • Highland Council signs up for WWF’s Earth Hour

    Published 12 Mar 2010

    The Highland Council is supporting the WWF’s Earth Hour 2010 and on Saturday 27 March will be joining million of people across the globe by switching off lights to seven prominent landmarks for an h

  • Consultation over primary school closures

    Published 11 Mar 2010

    The Highland Council is to carry out statutory consultations to close five rural primary schools which the Council considers are no longer educationally viable.

  • Consultation on review of Greater Fort William primary school provision

    Published 11 Mar 2010

    Two statutory consultations are to be carried out in the Greater Fort William area over future pre-school and primary school provision in the area.