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News published December 2014

Highland Community Planning Partners recognise Gaelic as a regional asset
Published 15 Dec 2014
The Highland Community Planning Partnership has agreed to consider the role that Bòrd na Gàidhlig could play in supporting the remit of the Community Planning Partnership to promote Gaelic as an asset to the Highlands.
New changes to agricultural and forestry tracks permitted development rights
Published 15 Dec 2014
Today (Monday 15 December) marks the introduction of revised planning permitted development rights for agricultural and forestry tracks.
Inverness West District Partnership to focus on support for carers
Published 15 Dec 2014
Support for carers, both children and adults, will feature prominently on the agenda for the Inverness West District Partnership public meeting at Inverness Town House on Friday 19 December from 10 am
Thurso recycling point at Lidl closed
Published 12 Dec 2014
People in Thurso are being advised by The Highland Council that the recycling banks at Thurso Lidl have been removed until February 2015 due to lack of space in the car park during the store’s renovations.
Highland Council winter road condition and school closure report for 12 December 2014
Published 12 Dec 2014
Road condition and gritting treatment and school closure reports by The Highland Council’s for the morning of Friday, 12 December 2014
Part-time distance learning primary teaching course
Published 11 Dec 2014
Building on an existing successful partnership between The Highland Council and the University of Aberdeen, the next Distance Learning Initial Teacher Education Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (DLITE PGDE) (Primary) begins on 7 February 2015.
Police appeal for information following report of suspicious person in Drakies, Inverness
Published 11 Dec 2014
On Tuesday 09 December 2014, Police Scotland received a report from Drakies Primary School that a parent had been in touch with the school to report an incident where an unknown man had approached their child on a path between Drummossie Avenue and MacKenzie Park Gardens.
Winter Wonderland adds WOW factor
Published 11 Dec 2014
A number of new attractions will take place in Whin Park, Inverness this weekend (Friday 12, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December 2014) at The Highland Council’s Winter Wonderland event.
Gairloch girls are crowned Scottish rowing champions
Published 11 Dec 2014
A team of young rowers from Gairloch High School have returned home victorious after winning the 2014 Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships.
Inverness schools welcome survivor from the Holocaust Educational Trust
Published 11 Dec 2014
This week, pupils at Culloden Academy and Millburn Academy, Inverness will hear testimony from Holocaust survivor, Mala Tribich MBE, as part of a visit organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust.