News archive
News published July 2012
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Help for Highland businesses to create jobs for the unemployed
Published 9 Jul 2012With many people facing increasing challenges in finding jobs and career opportunities The Highland Council, in partnership with the European Social Fund, has taken positive steps to help by launching
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Highland achieves success in gum litter campaign
Published 9 Jul 2012A local campaign which called on people to “Do your country proud…bin your gum” has seen a reduction of 68% in littered gum in the Highlands.
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Youth Trainee Project is springboard to work or future training
Published 9 Jul 2012As part of a wider commitment to promoting youth employment, The Highland Council, with support from Europe, has launched a project which aims to be a springboard to full-time employment or future stu
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Council welcomes Scottish Open golf fans to the Highlands
Published 9 Jul 2012The Highland Council is gearing up to play its part in the latest big event to take place in the area – the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open – to be played at the Castle Stuart Golf Links,
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Portree Primary’s sporting success
Published 9 Jul 2012Portree Primary School has won the Outstanding Sporting Initiative or Partnership Award at the annual TES Schools Awards.
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Roadworks A82 – three miles south of Fort William
Published 6 Jul 2012Scotland TranServ, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be carrying out essential drainage works three miles south of Fort William on the A82 at Innes-na-birlin cemetery.
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Fun family events running next week
Published 3 Jul 2012Den building in the woods at Farr, a hunt to find The Gruffalo on Ness Islands and quest to track down dragons in Nairn all feature next week in three family friendly events organised by The Highland
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Motorists warned of delays on A897 Helmsdale to Melvich road
Published 3 Jul 2012The Highland Council will be carrying out a major patching exercise on the A897 between Helmsdale and Kinbrace with work starting on Monday (9 July). The works will be carried out Monday to Friday b
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Keep Scotland Beautiful mobilises 3,378 volunteers to clean up Highland as part of Scotland’s National Spring Clean
Published 3 Jul 2012Issued by Keep Scotland Beautiful
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Conference organisers urged to head for the Highlands
Published 3 Jul 2012Business tourism in the Highlands is being given a welcome boost as conference organisers are being invited to make Inverness their next conference location with the availability of funding support fr