News archive
News published March 2011
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Lessons learned from CHaP project
Published 11 Mar 2011The Highland Council has learned lessons from the Caithness Heat and Power Project in Wick, and introduced measures to ensure the corporate failings are not repeated in any future project.
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New children’s home earmarked for Wick
Published 11 Mar 2011The Highland Council’s Housing and Social Work Committee has agreed in principle to build a new five-bed children’s residential home in Wick at an estimated cost of £1.2 million.
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Music school presents third Festival of song
Published 11 Mar 2011Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd is to host its third festival of singing. SingThing 2011 will take place in Plockton on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th March, and will highlight the craft of songwriting
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Convention of the Highlands and Islands
Published 11 Mar 2011The Convention of the Highlands and Islands meets between 9 am - 5 pm on Monday 14 March at the Hilton Hotel, Coylumbridge, Aviemore. Here is the agenda -
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Highland Council to create arms length organisation for Community Learning and Leisure
Published 10 Mar 2011Members of The Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport (ECS) Committee have agreed to a major transfer of the management and delivery of Community Learning and Leisure Services to an arms le
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Business as usual for voluntary sector with The Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport Service
Published 10 Mar 2011Service delivery contracts between the voluntary sector and the Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport Service will remain under the management of the Council when its Community Learning an
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New housing in the city for older people
Published 9 Mar 2011The Highland Council’s Housing and Social Work Committee has agreed to develop new housing for older people on the site of the former Burnside care home in Inverness. The Council agreed earlier thi
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Young musicians busy tuning up for showcase concerts
Published 9 Mar 2011300 young musicians from the eight Highland Regional Music Groups are busy rehearsing for a special showcase event featuring both afternoon and evening concerts in Eden Court Theatre in Inverness on S
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Tenant Information Days in Skye and Lochalsh
Published 9 Mar 2011The Highland Council and Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association are hosting two Tenant Information Days in Skye and Lochalsh to provide information on a wide range of topics and to give tenants the opp
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Inverness planning and building standards office move
Published 8 Mar 2011Members of the public are being informed by The Highland Council that the Inverness Planning and Building Standards Office is moving to 2nd Floor, Kintail House, Beechwood Park, Inverness.