News archive
News published August 2010
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New Ullapool kerbside recycling collection is a huge success
Published 9 Aug 2010The Highland Council’s new blue bin kerbside recycling service in the Ullapool area has proved a great hit with residents wishing to recycle. Feedback from collection crews has been extremely posi
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Successful summer at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
Published 9 Aug 2010Early indications from visitor numbers at Highland Council’s Inverness Museum Art Gallery are showing that the facility has received its highest number of visitors over the last 3 years for the mont
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Council Tax rebate scam
Published 9 Aug 2010The Highland Council’s Finance and Trading Standards teams have been alerted to the fact that Highland residents are currently being targeted by a Council Tax rebate scam.
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Councillors to consider renewed Inverness City Vision
Published 6 Aug 2010A report (PDF) will be considered by members of The Highland Council’s Inverness City Committee on Monday 9 August, which sets out a renewed vision for shaping the future of the city. The City V
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School closures confirmed by ECS Committee
Published 5 Aug 2010The Highland Council’s Education Culture and Sport Committee today (Thursday 5 August 2010) agreed to amalgamate or close rural primary schools which it has deemed to be no longer educationally viab
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Council apply to extend freeze on council house sales
Published 5 Aug 2010The Highland Council is applying to the Scottish Government for permission to extend the freeze on the right to buy council houses to ease housing pressures.
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Highland Council to consider delivery of community learning and leisure services by arms length organisation
Published 5 Aug 2010Members of The Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport Service have agreed to the principle of setting up an arms length organisation to deliver the local authority’s community learning an
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Highland pupils perform above the Scottish average in SQA results
Published 5 Aug 2010Highland pupils have done well in their SQA exams, again performing above the Scottish average.
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Children make funny faces at Caithness countryside centre
Published 4 Aug 2010Around seventeen children packed out the Seadrift Centre at Dunnet in Caithness yesterday to take part in a “Funny Faces” mask making event organised by The Highland Council’s Countryside Ranger
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The shifting sands of Culbin
Published 4 Aug 2010Locals and visitors to Nairn are being invited to join Highland Council Countryside Rangers on a stroll among the Culbin sand dunes on Wednesday 11 August.