News archive

News published June 2010

  • Let’s hear it for the Portree Chatterbooks

    Published 23 Jun 2010

    Ten children from Skye will receive their reward on Saturday (26 June) for successfully completing the Chatterbooks challenge at their local library.

  • Success of Ullapool workshop about local lives

    Published 23 Jun 2010

    Two generations came together in Ullapool’s Macphail Centre this month to look at the changing faces of where they live.

  • Caithness Community Care Consultation

    Published 23 Jun 2010

    Members of the Caithness public have a chance to make their voice heard as part of the consultation process on changes to community care services in the Highlands. This event will be held in the Park

  • Young writers to launch their first books

    Published 22 Jun 2010

    A group of eighteen young writers from Cauldeen Primary School in Inverness have created a beautifully illustrated first book of original stories called ‘The Mysterious Traveller’.

  • Council staff swap car journeys to help “Change the World”

    Published 22 Jun 2010

    Staff of The Highland Council are again entering into the spirit of Change Your World Week (28 June – 2 July), by walking, cycling, car-sharing or using public transport to get to work.

  • Lochaber pupils vie for swim, run, athletics competition

    Published 22 Jun 2010

    Fifteen Lochaber Primary Schools come together this week (22 June) for the annual swimming gala, hill race and athletics competition.

  • Feasibility study on Berriedale Braes’ improvements welcomed

    Published 22 Jun 2010

    The Highland Council has welcomed news that a study is to be carried out to identify improvements to the alignment of the north hairpin on the Berriedale Braes, Caithness. 

  • National recognition for City Streetscape project

    Published 21 Jun 2010

    Inverness has gained national recognition at the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) Awards in London.  The Inverness City Centre Streetscape and Transportation Project won th

  • Council technician puts himself on the map

    Published 21 Jun 2010

    The cartographic skills of one of the Council’s senior technicians have been recognised at a national level by the British Cartographic Society. 

  • New rector for Inverness Royal Academy

    Published 21 Jun 2010

    The new rector of Inverness Royal Academy is Mr Alastair McKinlay, who is currently depute head teacher at Tain Royal Academy. Mr McKinlay will take up his new post at the helm of the 968-pupil schoo