News archive
News published May 2011
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New head teacher at Park Primary School, Invergordon
Published 23 May 2011The Highland Council has appointed Tania Mackie to the post of Head Teacher at Park Primary School in Invergordon. Mrs Mackie was the Depute Head Teacher at Park Primary School and had been acting u
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Inverness marks 30 years of town twinning with La Baule, France
Published 23 May 2011Please note that this event was postponed because of the volcanic ash cloud which caused disruption to air travel.
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Halkirk Spring clean
Published 23 May 2011Members of the Halkirk Primary Eco-school committee together with P5 and P6 children, staff, the Highland Council Countryside rangers and local volunteers undertook a litter pick around the school gro
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Proposed new speed limits for city streets
Published 23 May 2011Inverness residents are to be consulted on a proposed “20’s Plenty” scheme following a Highland Council Ward Forum held last week. The discussion focused on motorists taking short cuts through r
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Visitor numbers at new Highland Archive Centre increase by almost half in first year
Published 23 May 2011Visitors to The Highland Council’s Highland Archive Centre have increased significantly during the first full year of operation at the new state-of-the-art purpose-built premises at the Bught in Inv
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New Highland schools on track for completion by 2012/13
Published 20 May 2011Plans to spend £33 million on new school projects in the Highlands were welcomed today by members of The Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport (ECS) Committee.
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Council to consult over extending pressured area status
Published 20 May 2011Highland Councillors have agreed to consult with tenants, residents and social landlords over a proposal to extend Highland’s pressured area status from five years to the new maximum period of 10 ye
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Highland Leader urges retention of emergency towing vessels
Published 19 May 2011The Leader of The Highland Council, Councillor Michael Foxley, has appealed to the UK Government to extend contracts for the emergency towing vessels based at Stornoway and Lerwick beyond September to
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Scotland’s Six Cities
Published 19 May 2011Scotland’s Six Cities are the economic, cultural, social and intellectual powerhouses of our nation.
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Highland Council and NHS Highland take lead on Fairtrade and Health Promoting Schools guidance
Published 19 May 2011Guidance on the sale of Fairtrade food items in Highlands Schools has been endorsed by members of the Council’s Education, Culture and Sport Committee.