News archive
News published June 2010
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Highland Young Musicians end year on a high note
Published 29 Jun 2010After a weekend of intensive rehearsals and performance, five of Highland’s most talented young musicians took part in the annual Highland Young Musician of the Year competition. The judge’s dec
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Recommendation of Council run harbours to tourist boats
Published 29 Jun 2010A forum on the Yachting and Boating World website has highlighted the positive role Highland Council plays in attracting leisure boats to the area. A member of the on-line yachting magazine is prais
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Top dogs
Published 29 Jun 2010The special Dog Dayz event, held on 20 June at the Black Isle Show was voted to be a great fun day out by all the four-legged participants, with some very proud pooch owners taking home well deserved
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Gaelic learners receive Ùlpan awards
Published 29 Jun 2010Around seventy Gaelic language students recently attended an award ceremony at Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis (Thursday 24 June) to receive their Ùlpan certificates of attainment.
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History website calls for everyday images of bygone Inverness
Published 29 Jun 2010The Highland Council's Highland history and culture website, “Am Baile”, is displaying a photographic exhibition of old images of Inverness on Monday 5th July in the Eastgate Centre, Inverness, at
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Great Glen Way walkers boost local economy by £1.5 million according to latest figures
Published 29 Jun 2010Figures collected from automated visitor counters along the Great Glen Way have revealed that in 2009, whole-way-walkers generated £1.5million to the local economy.
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Council consults on rented housing pressured area status
Published 29 Jun 2010People in the Highlands are being asked to make their views known on ‘Pressured Area Status’ concerning socially rented housing provided by The Highland Council and housing associations.
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Council confirms no new plans for sale of Nairn land
Published 28 Jun 2010The Highland Council has today ( 28 June 2010) confirmed that there is no new sales marketing campaign for the sale of land at Sandown Nairn and that Deveron Homes remain the preferred bidder for deve
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Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership welcome their new Chair
Published 28 Jun 2010Issued by NHS Highland
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Council tenants invited to have their say on rents review
Published 28 Jun 2010Around 13,600 Highland Council housing tenants will receive a letter and questionnaire this week inviting them to make their opinions known on a review of council house rents and service charges throu