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News published August 2013

Plans underway to bring life back to vacant city properties
Published 27 Aug 2013
City Leader Ian Brown is to push for speedy implementation of Priority Action Status for the city centre to tackle the long term problem of empty city centre properties that with imagination and innov
Bun-sgoil Shlèite is Trail Blazing
Published 26 Aug 2013
Leugh sa GháidhligCouncillor Hamish Fraser in association with Bun-sgoil Shlèite Parent Council, officially opened a new 20 metre long Timber Trim Trail today at the School. The Timber Trim Trail is
Come to see the creatures of the night
Published 26 Aug 2013
On Friday evening, between 8pm and 10pm, The Highland Council Countryside Rangers will be leading a guided walk through Farr forest to discover which creatures in the woodland are most active at dusk.
Bun-sgoil Shlèite nan Treòirichean
Published 26 Aug 2013
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Music school to host piping book launch
Published 26 Aug 2013
The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music and Plockton High School are delighted to be hosting the Highland launch of a significant new book on piping. “A Piper’s Tale” is full of f
Council Leader supports - Make Young People Your Business Week.
Published 26 Aug 2013
Leader of The Highland Council Councillor Drew Hendry has welcomed a new Scottish Government campaign ‘Make Young People Your Business Week’ which starts today (26 August) and runs till Friday 30
Inverness Divers clean-up River Ness.
Published 26 Aug 2013
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The Highland Seashore Roadshow Rolls into Laide
Published 26 Aug 2013
The Highland Seashore Roadshow rolls into Wester Ross with a fun packed day of seaside adventures, exploration and games on Laide Beach at the Gruinard Bay Caravan Park on Saturday 7 September.
Leader of new Lochaber Area Committee chosen
Published 26 Aug 2013
The Leader of The Highland Council's new Lochaber Area Committee is Councillor Thomas MacLennan, an Independent member who represents Fort William and Ardnamurchan.
Seashore life identification and survey workshop at Dunnet Bay
Published 26 Aug 2013
The Highland Seashore Project is running a free 'Seashore Life Identification and Survey' workshops at the Seadrift Centre, Dunnet Bay on Saturday 7 September.