News archive
News published February 2014
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Licensed trade in Highlands reminded of need for refresher training
Published 20 Feb 2014Members of the licensed trade in the Highlands are being reminded of the need to undergo refresher training to ensure they retain their personal licences - and the authority to sell alcohol.
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Council approves steps to deliver 600 hours funded early learning and childcare
Published 19 Feb 2014Highland parents and families are to benefit from the introduction of 600 hours funded early learning and childcare from August this year.
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New capital projects approved for Highland primaries
Published 19 Feb 2014Seven new projects totalling £800,000 of expenditure on repair and replacement works in seven Highland primary schools have been approved .
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Members of The Highland Council’s Adult and Children’s Services Committee have welcomed the Council’s intention to award the third and final contract in the Council’s programme of new primary schools for the Fort William area. The award of the three con
Published 19 Feb 2014Members of The Highland Council’s Adult and Children’s Services Committee have welcomed the Council’s intention to award the third and final contract in the Council’s programme of new primary schools for the Fort William area.
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Supply teacher recruitment campaign reaps returns for Highland schools
Published 19 Feb 2014The initial success of an advertising campaign to recruit supply teachers for Highland Council schools has resulted in the local authority running a second recruitment campaign.
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Message for Lochaber dog owners – your dog, your mess, your £40 fine!
Published 19 Feb 2014Your Dog, Your Mess, Your £40 Fine is the clear and simple message on a new poster produced by The Highland Council aimed at irresponsible dog owners who allow their dogs to foul in public places. Dog wardens and enforcement officers have been identifying dog fouling ‘hotspots’ such the play park on Banavie Road, Fort William and these areas are to be patrolled and enforcement action taken if owners fail to pick up after their dogs.
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Community clean ups and secret ballots
Published 19 Feb 2014Over 30 residents took part in a Community Clean Up in the Seaboard Villages of Balintore, Shandwick and Hilton last weekend in an effort to improve their local area.
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Job opportunities on offer to students
Published 19 Feb 2014Up to 25 job opportunities will be available to young Gaels over the summer months as a result of a longstanding partnership between Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Comunn na Gàidhlig (CnaG
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Garden waste collections resumed 3 March
Published 18 Feb 2014Our brown bin garden waste collections have resumed.
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New vision for Muirtown and South Kessock
Published 17 Feb 2014Scottish Canals and The Highland Council are inviting the public to help shape the future of Muirtown Basin and South Kessock in Inverness at a series of public workshops being held later this month.