News archive

News published November 2015

  • Highland Youth Wind Band success

    HYWB Published 23 Nov 2015

    Highland Youth Wind Band (HYWB) are delighted to have been awarded a Gold+ accolade by the adjudicators from the Scottish Concert Band Festival.

  • Your chance to learn traditional slate building techniques at free Ballachulish training workshop

    Published 23 Nov 2015

    People interested in learning about slate building techniques are being invited to attend a free two-day course in Ballachulish at the beginning of December.

  • Pupil Support Assistant is council’s employee of the year

    Published 20 Nov 2015

    Ishbel Gordon, a Pupil Support Assistant from Nairn Academy, has been named as The Highland Council’s Employee of the Year. She received her prize from Council Convenor Isobel McCallum at the Council's annual Quality Awards held last night in Inverness.

  • Merkinch Community Hub and Family Centre

    Published 19 Nov 2015

    The Highland Council and High Life Highland are working to improve community facilities available to people living in the Merkinch area of Inverness.

  • Council Leader hits out at welfare cuts

    Published 19 Nov 2015

    The UK Government’s ongoing changes to welfare, which began in 2010, will substantially reduce the amount of benefits paid to households and families.

  • West Link tenders issued

    Published 19 Nov 2015

    The Highland Council will issue invitations to tender for the construction of West Link Stage 1, and Canal Parks Enhancement Project, to eight contractors tomorrow, Friday 20 November.

  • Next Ward Forum for Skye

    Published 19 Nov 2015

    The next Eilean A’ Cheò Ward Forum will take place in Portree on Monday 7 December and members of the public are invited to attend.

  • Licensing of public entertainment activities

    Published 18 Nov 2015

    The Highland Council is inviting the public to submit written representations to the Council about proposed changes to public entertainment licensing activities.

  • First Inverness SuDS Conference – SuDS for People and Wildlife

    Published 17 Nov 2015

    Highland Council graduate research assistant Marcia Rae has been investigating the presence of amphibians in Inverness Sustainable Urban Drainage (SuDS) ponds and the results will be presented at the first ever Inverness SuDS Conference on Friday 27th November.

  • Good response to Care and Learning Facebook chat

    Published 17 Nov 2015

    Highland Council held the third in a series of Budget Facebook Chats on Wednesday 11 November.