News archive
News published August 2011
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Inverness play parks receive welcome upgrades
Published 8 Aug 2011Whin Park, the Inverness jewel in the crown of play parks is to receive an upgrade to some of its play equipment.
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Date set for Inverness flooding meeting
Published 4 Aug 2011The Highland Council has fixed a date for the public meeting it promised to hold as a result of the flooding which affected areas in Smithton, Culloden and Balloch over the weekend of 16/17 July.
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Opportunities to maximise benefits of national park
Published 4 Aug 2011The chairman of the Cairngorms National Park Authority has urged Highland Councillors to work closely with the authority to maximise the benefits of having a national park on the doorstep. David Gre
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Play area boost for Inverness communities
Published 4 Aug 2011Community groups are being encouraged to work in partnership with The Highland Council to upgrade local play areas.
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Highland pupils again excel in SQA exams
Published 4 Aug 2011Highland schools have again performed well in SQA results. At Higher level, 322 candidates passed 5 Highers, 47 of them with five straight A passes. Some, such as Elliot Tilling at Ardnamurchan High
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Cabinet Secretary briefed on progress of health, education and social care integration project
Published 3 Aug 2011Senior leaders from NHS Highland and The Highland Council today (Tuesday) took the opportunity of the visit to the Highlands of the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities’ Strategy, Nico
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Major investment envisaged for Wick schools
Published 3 Aug 2011Major investment, totalling more than £57 million, is being planned for schools in Wick over the next five years.
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Work commences on two key Black Isle bridges
Published 3 Aug 2011The Highland Council has awarded contracts valued at £600,000 for vital works at two Black Isle bridges. Both Henrietta Bridge, in Avoch, and Rosemarkie Bridge on the A832 road to Cromarty, suffe
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Motorists advised of Sutherland bridge closure to accelerate completion of upgrade
Published 3 Aug 2011The Highland Council's contractor, CRL, is progressing well with major works to renovate the A838 Kyle of Tongue Bridge. The work, costing £1.2 million, is being carried out under temporary traffic
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Tribute paid to council worker killed in Dingwall accident
Published 2 Aug 2011Tribute has been paid to a member of The Highland Council staff, who died when she was involved in an accident involving a car while she was walking through Cromartie Car Park in Dingwall at lunch tim