News archive
News published June 2011
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Rugby sessions over the holidays
Published 24 Jun 2011The Highland Council’s Youth Development team has joined up with The Highland Rugby Club to offer taster rugby sessions for all ages in Kiltarlity and Beauly.
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Council agree to moratorium on rural primary school closures
Published 24 Jun 2011The Highland Council has accepted the imposition of a one-year moratorium on rural school closures but is to seek an urgent meeting with Scottish Cabinet Secretary, Mike Russell, to discuss the Counci
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High Life Highland independent directors appointed
Published 23 Jun 2011The Highland Council has appointed eight independent directors to serve on the board of its new arms length company, High Life Highland, which will deliver community learning and leisure services on b
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New Chairman of Audit and Scrutiny Committee
Published 23 Jun 2011The new Chairman of The Highland Council’s Audit and Scrutiny Committee is Councillor David Fallows (Scottish National Party).
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Classroom support needs review agreed
Published 23 Jun 2011The Highland Council has agreed that the budget for the service provided by classroom assistants in primary schools be reinstated in 2011-12 and that further work is carried out to redefine the role o
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City Provost backs campaign for public to stop feeding seagulls
Published 23 Jun 2011The Provost of Inverness, Councillor Jimmy Gray is supporting The Highland Council’s campaign to raise awareness of the problem of seagulls nesting in urban areas.
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Presentation of Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards 2011
Published 23 Jun 2011Five young people from across Highland were today Thursday (23 June) presented with their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award at a meeting of The Highland Council.
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Councillors oppose any move to close Fort George army base
Published 23 Jun 2011The Highland Council is to write to Dr Liam Fox the Secretary of State for Defence and Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, expressing its opposition to any moves by the UK Government to
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Inverness Town House stain glass window refurbishment
Published 23 Jun 2011Work begins on Monday 27 June and continues for 12 weeks on the refurbishment of three west facing stain glass windows in the Town Hall, Town House, Inverness, which overlook Castle Wynd.
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Planning for Integration - the development of a lead agency model in Highland for care and health services
Published 23 Jun 2011Highland Councillors and Directors from NHS Highland have agreed to proceed with plans to integrate health, education and social care services in the Highlands.