News archive
News published March 2012
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Pupils mark start of landscaping work at new Inshes District Park
Published 15 Mar 2012Five pupils from Inshes Primary School, Inverness, today (Thursday) helped launch the next phase of work at Inshes District Park when they planted fruit trees in a section of the new park beside the
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Council agrees funding formula for extra road maintenance works
Published 15 Mar 2012The Highland Council’s Transport Environmental and Community Services Committee has agreed a formula for spending an extra £2 million in the new financial year commencing on 1 April on road mainten
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Highland agencies drive home road safety to young people
Published 15 Mar 2012Tomorrow (Friday 16) Charleston Academy in Inverness will host ‘Driving Ambition, a road safety education programme that provides vital road safety education and information to senior secondary scho
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Provost welcomes city status for Perth
Published 15 Mar 2012Provost Jimmy Gray, Chairman of The Highland Council’s Inverness City Committee, said The Highland Council had supported Perth’s bid for city status, through its active involvement in the Six Citi
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The Highland Council agrees response on exotic fuels and nuclear materials consultation
Published 14 Mar 2012At today’s meeting (Wednesday 14 March) of the Planning, Environment and Development Committee, members agreed that if the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency decides to transport fuel material from Doun
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Head of Legal and Democratic Services
Published 13 Mar 2012The Highland Council has appointed a new Head of Legal and Democratic Services.
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Stromeferry A890 update
Published 13 Mar 2012From Monday 19 March, it is intended that the A 890 Lochcarron – Kyle road at Stromeferry will be open 7 days per week 7am to 7pm, with traffic diverted from the road on to the railway line. Passa
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Highand organisations join "See Me" to tackle stigma
Published 13 Mar 2012Eight Highland organisations have formally pledged their commitment to work with ‘see me’ to tackle the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental ill-health.
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Highland community benefit policy discussed at community workshop
Published 13 Mar 2012Having launched its revised Community Benefit Policy at a conference in Inverness recently, The Highland Council is holding a series of workshops across the Highlands to enable local communiti
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Council agree to examine Gaelic school sites at Fort William and Portree
Published 13 Mar 2012The Highland Council’s Education Culture and Sport Committee has agreed to progress plans to build new Gaelic Medium Primary Schools to serve the Greater Fort William area and Portree, Skye, by ag