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News published March 2015

Returning Officer receives Royal instruction to run election
Published 31 Mar 2015
The official process to elect Members of Parliament to represent the three UK Highland constituencies has begun.
Balloch Kings and Queens win Scottish Minibridge Championship
Published 31 Mar 2015
An Inverness Primary School team has won the Scottish Minibridge Championship.
Operation Monarda update - campaign against bogus callers and associated doorstep crime
Published 30 Mar 2015
As part of Operation Monarda, Police Scotland's campaign against Bogus Callers and associated Doorstep Crime, officers from Police Scotland, VOSA, SEPA and Highland Council Trading Standards, carried out a high visibility operations in both Inverness and Brora last week.
Garden waste monitoring raises the standard
Published 30 Mar 2015
With the re-starting of The Highland Council garden waste collections at the beginning of March, tighter contamination monitoring has seen a substantial improvement in the quality of the collected material compared to last year.
New Corporate Parenting legislation increases corporate responsibility
Published 30 Mar 2015
On the 1st of April 2015, changes to the Children and Young People Act (2014) will increase the number of Corporate Parents who must take responsibility for looked-after children and young people.
Public meeting for B851 Sockich Bends road improvements
Published 30 Mar 2015
The Highland Council is holding a public meeting on Thursday 2 April to discuss the on-going project of improvements to the B851 road at Sockich Bends.
Big wins for the Highlands at the FilmG Awards
Published 30 Mar 2015
Stars of the big screen turned out in Glasgow on Friday night ( 27th March) to present a number of awards at the seventh National Gaelic Film Awards ceremony where film-makers from the Highlands took home many of the top awards.
Celtic media festival 2015 announces programme of public events
Published 27 Mar 2015
Opportunity for film fans to attend events at the prestigious broadcast and film festival next month
Highland LEADER funding outcome awaited
Published 26 Mar 2015
In common with other rural areas across Scotland, the Highland LEADER Programme is currently working to secure an allocation from the Scottish Government to deliver the Programme across the Highlands until 2020.
Highland Council submits European Green Leaf Award for Inverness
Published 25 Mar 2015
The Highland Council is submitting an application on behalf of the City of Inverness to the European Green Leaf Award.