News archive

News published August 2015

Preventative approach to poverty and debt
Published 26 Aug 2015
Members of The Highland Council Resources Committee have received a report on the current status of welfare reform and a number of anti-poverty initiatives.
Employee Survey shows significant positive progress
Published 26 Aug 2015
The initial results of the recent Highland Council staff survey show a very positive trend. There were 3831 responses with a good overall response rate of 36%. (a 2% increase on 2012). 70% answered
UK Government approves £3m funding for City/Region Deal projects
Published 25 Aug 2015
Projects worth £3million have been approved by the UK Government as an initial allocation of City-Region Deal funding.
New Improved Blue Bin Service Begins
Published 25 Aug 2015
The Highland Council’s new improved recycling service begins next week.
Children and Parents are reminded of being ‘Stranger Smart’
Published 24 Aug 2015
Children and parents are reminded how to stay safe going to and from school using “Stranger Smart”, an initiative launched in May, by The Highland Council and Police Scotland.
Seashore Film Premier at a Seashore themed Summer Isles Festival
Published 24 Aug 2015
Did you ever want to know what lurks beneath your toes as you paddle in the crystal clear waters of the Highlands? When you dive or snorkel into the waves off the rocky promontories in summer, do you pass a thought to whose homes you are swimming over?
Highland Harvest at Farr
Published 24 Aug 2015
The Highland Council Countryside Rangers are inviting families outdoors for some foraging fun and to join in their Highland Harvest event which will take place at Farr, outside Inverness, on Saturday 5 September.
Highland Council Leader calls for assurances on future Highland projects
Published 21 Aug 2015
The Highland Council is not impacted on any current projects by the “interruption” of EU funds to Scotland for 2007 -13 Programmes.
Winter maintenance review to inform 2016/17 policy
Published 21 Aug 2015
Members of The Highland Council’s Community Services Committee have considered a benchmarking exercise on the Council’s existing winter maintenance service
War memorials’ restoration welcomed
Published 21 Aug 2015
Progress on the restoration of war memorials in the Highlands was welcomed this week by Members of The Highland Council’s Community Services Committee.