News archive
News published June 2014
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Council to raise concerns about armed Police in Highland
Published 13 Jun 2014Members of The Highland Council’s Community Safety, Public Engagement and Equalities Committee have agreed to write to the Scottish Police Authority and Sir Stephen House, Chief Constable of Police Scotland to express concerns about armed police operations in the Highlands
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New head teacher appointments.
Published 13 Jun 2014The Highland Council has recently appointed four new head teachers at Highland Primary schools.
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Highland school pays tribute to former rector
Published 13 Jun 2014Plockton High School will pay tribute to its former Rector and renowned Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean today (13 June 2014) as it officially names a new building expansion in the school as ‘Togalach Shomhlaire - The Sorley Building’.
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New support in Highland for deaf people to access Council and Health services.
Published 12 Jun 2014Highland Councillors have welcomed new arrangements put in place to support the deaf people in Highland
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Convener wishes batonbearers well
Published 12 Jun 2014The Glasgow 2014 team have announced the names of the 109 batonbearers who will take part when the Queens Baton Relay comes to the Highlands next month.
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Council focuses on partnership, community challenge and rural poverty
Published 12 Jun 2014Discussions at yesterday’s Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee of The Highland Council, held at the Court House in Nairn, focussed on partnership working; empowering communities; and issues of rural poverty.
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Budget blog focusses on how to generate income to pay for Council services
Published 11 Jun 2014The second topic on the Council’s Budget Blog goes live on Thursday 12 June - how can we generate income to pay for services?
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Safer cycling and walking to Nairn school
Published 11 Jun 2014Funding for a Safer Routes to School project in Nairn has been approved The Highland Council’s Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee.
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Funds awarded for Nairn employability projects
Published 11 Jun 2014Three projects in Nairn have been awarded £15,000 Deprived Area funding for employability projects by Members of The Highland Council’s Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee.
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"Chip, chip hooray" as Dogs Trust hosts successful microchipping event in The Highlands
Published 11 Jun 2014It was chips ahoy at Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, from 6-10 June as the charity held five days of microchipping events in The Highlands.