News archive
News published May 2011
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Highland motorists warned to be alert to Walk to School Week
Published 13 May 2011Motorists in the Highlands are being alerted by The Highland Council that Monday 16 – Friday 20 May is National Walk to School Week and over 11,000 pupils at 89 primary schools throughout the region
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Lochaber interschool tag rugby tournament
Published 13 May 2011Scotland international rugby players Max Evans and Hefin O’Hare recently visited Fort William to meet pupils at the annual Lochaber interschool tag rugby tournament on 4 May.
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Caithness Heat and Power
Published 13 May 2011The 242 households in Wick which receive their heat and hot water from Caithness Heat and Power (CHaP) have been told that attempts by The Highland Council to find a private operator to take over the
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2010-11 Skye and Lochalsh Mink Monitoring Project – Final Meeting
Published 13 May 2011Full results of the Skye and Lochalsh Mink Monitoring Project will be presented at a meeting in Tigh na Sgire, Portree, Isle of Skye on Thursday 26 May at 7.30pm.
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Go ahead for health, education and social care integration project
Published 12 May 2011Members of The Highland Council and directors of NHS Highland have unanimously confirmed their intention to progress far-reaching plans to integrate health, education and social care services in the H
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Council to campaign over airport landing fees
Published 12 May 2011Highland Councillors are to mount a campaign to retain Inverness as a regional air hub amid fears that rising landing charges at Gatwick and increased competition with Heathrow for long haul routes wi
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Directors sought for High Life Highland board
Published 12 May 2011An opportunity has arisen for people with an interest in community learning and leisure services in Highland communities to become involved as Directors of the board of High Life Highland and its trad
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Caithness and Sutherland biodiversity groups join forces to record bats
Published 11 May 2011People in Caithness and Sutherland are being invited to join a survey of bats in the north which is being organised by the Caithness and Sutherland Biodiversity Groups and Highland Council’s Country
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New Rector for Dingwall Academy
Published 11 May 2011The new Rector of Dingwall Academy will be Mrs Karen Cormack, the Depute Rector at the school.
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A82 Priority upgrade identified
Published 11 May 2011The upgrade of a 10-mile stretch of the A82 between Tarbert and Inverarnan in Argyll has been identified as the key priority in the campaign to make the trunk link between Inverness and Glasgow safer.