News archive
News published June 2011
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Contract awarded for new Conon Bridge/Maryburgh Primary School
Published 7 Jun 2011The Highland Council has awarded a contract for the construction of a new primary school which will combine Conon Bridge and Maryburgh Primary Schools in a new building on the existing Conon Bridge si
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Preparations for new refuse and recycling service in Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey continue
Published 7 Jun 2011This week sees the next stage in the roll out of new refuse and recycling collections to Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey as blue wheelie bins begin to be distributed to households in areas presently
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Highland Youth Voice Conference – Making Change Happen!
Published 7 Jun 2011Highland Youth Voice, the elected youth parliament for the Highlands, meets this week (9th-11th June 2011) at Sabhal Mor Ostaig College, Skye. The conference has been planned by young people with a th
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Highland Young musician of the Year
Published 7 Jun 2011Ten of the Highland’s most talented young musicians will gather at Drumossie Hotel, Inverness on Sunday 12th June as they complete for the title ‘Highland Young Musician of the Year 2011’.
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Keep Scotland Beautiful mobilises 5,327 volunteers to clean up the Highlands as part of Scotland’s National Spring Clean
Published 7 Jun 2011Issued by Keep Scotland Beautiful
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Butterfly walk at Nairn east beach
Published 7 Jun 2011Highland Council’s Countryside Rangers are inviting people to join them for a walk on the popular east beach at Nairn to look for butterflies.
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Challenge Innovation Fund
Published 7 Jun 2011The Highland Council has agreed to operate again the Innovation Challenge Fund that was successfully piloted last year. Run by the Council’s Planning and Development Service, it aims to encourage th
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All systems go for Barclay’s Scottish Open at Castle Stuart
Published 6 Jun 2011Highland Councillors have been assured that plans are taking shape to welcomevisitors to the Barclays Scottish Open Golf Championship at Castle Stuart Links, near Inverness, between 7 -10 July.
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High level of interest for board of High Life Highland
Published 6 Jun 2011The Highland Council has welcomed the high level of interest from members of the public applying for positions of directors of the board of High Life Highland, the new arms length company which will d
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Last chance for Primary School teachers to receive renewable energy resources
Published 6 Jun 2011Issued by HIE