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News published March 2011

Mural competition winners announced
Published 22 Mar 2011
The P4 class from Strathpeffer Primary School are the overall winners of The Highland Council’s Recycling Mural competition and will now see their award winning design produced as banners which will
Council welcomes Scrabster Harbour funding announcement
Published 22 Mar 2011
The Highland Council Convener Sandy Park, has welcomed the decision of the Scottish Government to allocate £2.2 million to the Scrabster Harbour Project, thereby completing the £20 million funding p
Ullapool Wildlife Watch Group joins forces with the Woodland Trust Scotland to plant trees
Published 22 Mar 2011
Ullapool Wildlife Watch Group in conjunction with The Highland Council’s Countryside Rangers are rolling up their sleeves to be part of a national tree planting movement to double the number of nati
Highland school leads the way for nature detectives
Published 22 Mar 2011
A new booklet entitled “Nature Detectives… The Challenge” was launched at South Lodge Primary School, Invergordon today (Tuesday 22 March). The booklet aims to help children find out more abou
Community Council showcase at Ward Forum
Published 22 Mar 2011
The work of Community Councils in the Ward is being promoted at the next Tain and Easter Ross Ward Forum being held next Thursday (31 March).
Charleston Academy hailed Big Green Challenge champions
Published 22 Mar 2011
A team of pupils from Charleston Academy in Inverness have today (Monday 21st March) been hailed as the Highlands and Islands’ top young renewable energy experts, after the Scottish Parliament playe
New clinic for Raasay
Published 22 Mar 2011
The residents of Raasay will soon have a new clinic thanks to a joint venture involving NHS Highland, The Highland Council and Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association.
Gaelic Medium Education stakeholders invited to have their say on 25th anniversary
Published 22 Mar 2011
As part of Highland Council’s celebrations of 25 years of Gaelic Medium Education (GME), the authority is inviting parents, former Gaelic medium pupils, teachers and others who have had involvement
Monster support for WWF’s Earth Hour from Loch Ness and the Highlands
Published 22 Mar 2011
Residents, businesses and organisations around Loch Ness and the rest of the Scottish Highlands have thrown their support behind WWF’s Earth Hour initiative – an annual global event to highlight p
Council publishes budget consultation feedback
Published 21 Mar 2011
The Highland Council is today (Monday 21st March) publishing the feedback to its Budget Consultation, which took place between March and June 2010 and was in response to the significant savings that r