News archive
News published May 2010
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Best selling author to open Macmillan Information Centre
Published 25 May 2010Issued by: Macmillan Cancer Support
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Life on the edge - a guided walk with Council Ranger
Published 25 May 2010Highland Council Countryside Ranger John Orr is leading a guided walk from Ardersier Common to Fort George and back on Sunday 30th May, from 2 till 4pm.
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Highland wins national competition for Internet Safety Resources
Published 25 May 2010A Highland play aimed at protecting children from cyber-bullying has won a national award and is to be used as a national teaching resource.
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Highland Council Advice Service Wins Top Scottish Award
Published 24 May 2010A value added service offered by The Highland Council in partnership with a number of other national agencies including Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Transport
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Giant blue elephant reminds families in the Highlands to recycle
Published 24 May 2010They say elephant’s never forget. That’s why a ten foot inflatable blue elephant visited Loch Ness on Friday (May 21st), reminding people to recycle more items, more often as part of the Scottish
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Inverness Summer Festival
Published 24 May 2010Details of the programme for the 2010 Inverness Summer Festival were announced at a press conference held in Inverness Town House today (May 24th) by Provost Jimmy Gray.
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Music group competition hots up with audition day
Published 24 May 2010Saturday (29 May) will see hundreds of talented young musicians descend on Millburn Academy in Inverness as they vie for coveted places in one of the eight Regional Music Groups run as an extension to
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Volunteer efforts at Reiss Beach
Published 24 May 2010A Caithness beach access area got an environmental tidy yesterday (Sunday 23 May 2010) thanks to members of the Caithness Countryside Volunteers group.
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Launch of new music initiative for Highland schools
Published 24 May 2010The Highland Council is the first Local Authority to introduce the Active Learning through Music programme to all its schools. The programme, written by National Youth Choir of Scotland, was trial
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Support confirmed for education policy on English as an Additional Language in the Highlands
Published 24 May 2010A new policy and guidance on English as an additional language will be introduced in schools and educational establishments throughout the Highlands.