News archive
News published June 2014
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Invitation for Highland communities to attend national WWI Centenary service
Published 17 Jun 2014Highland communities are being invited to come and take part in a Scotland-wide event in Edinburgh Castle to gather together and remember the sacrifice made by those who endured the First World War.
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Damaged sea wall in Invergordon
Published 16 Jun 2014Highland Council engineers have been inspecting a sea wall at Cromarty View in Invergordon today (Monday 16 June) following reports over the weekend that a hole had appeared
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Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu are crowned Cuach na Cloinne 2014 champions
Published 16 Jun 2014Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu are the winners of the Cuach na Cloinne 2014 trophy. Following six regional competitions held across Scotland over the past month, Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu beat Condorrat Primary School in the national finals which were held in Inverness last week.
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Names announced for new Wick primary schools
Published 16 Jun 2014The names for two new primary schools being built under Highland Council’s modern school buildings programme were announced today in Wick by Caithness Civic Leader, Councillor Gail Ross.
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Highland pupils take bridge to employment.
Published 16 Jun 2014Around 175 young people from 14 Highland schools recently spent a team-building day (on 11 June) at the Black Isle Show ground.
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Public invited to have their say on names for new Fort William schools
Published 16 Jun 2014With three new schools due to open in Fort William in the next eighteen months, The Highland Council is asking the local community to vote for names for the new schools.
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Integrated transport project drives forward support for health and social care
Published 16 Jun 2014A new Transport Advice and Bookings Service for Lochaber was launched in Fort William today (16 June). The new service aims to seek a more joined-up approach to the provision of transport in the area - primarily for people attending health and social care appointments and to encourage social inclusion activities.
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Kids get creative as they prepare to welcome Commonwealth Baton
Published 16 Jun 2014Primary school children in 10 local primary school are busy creating a colourful Highland welcome for the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton relay celebrations which will take place in Dingwall Jubilee Park on Friday 11 July.
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Highland’s premier musicians compete
Published 16 Jun 2014Eight of the Highland’s most talented young musicians will gather at Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness on Sunday 29 June as they complete for the title of ‘Highland Young Musician of the Year 2014’.
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Ardnamurchan High Wins Bridge Building Competition
Published 16 Jun 2014A team from Ardnamurchan High School have won the Lochaber finals of the Construction Bridge Building Challenge.