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News published May 2016

• Primary school pupils gear up to become "Safe Young Highlanders"

  Published 10 May 2016

  Hundreds of local primary seven pupils will be looking forward to taking part in the forthcoming ‘Safe Young Highlander’ event which i

• ​Putting walking and cycling on the map in Inverness

  Published 9 May 2016

  A new Active Travel Map for Inverness was launched this week, providing local residents and visitors alike with key information on the excellent opportunities for walking and cycling around the city.

• ​Keys to Skye school residence door handed over

  Published 9 May 2016

  Highland Council has received the keys to the door of a pupil residence at Portree High School which has seen the refurbishment of the former Elgin Hostel building.

• Funds of £6.6m available from the Highland LEADER Programme

  Published 9 May 2016

  The Highland LEADER Programme is now open to receive applications with funding of over £6.6m available for projects which will benefit communities across the Highlands.

• Alness, Portree and Kingussie pupils commended in robot competition

  Published 6 May 2016

  Teams of pupils from Alness Academy and Portree High School have been named as joint winners of the University of the Highlands and Islands robot competition.

• Scottish Parliamentary Election 2016 results

  Published 6 May 2016

  The Returning Officer for Highland and Islands, Steve Barron has declared the results for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in Highlands and Islands.

• ‘Wildcards’ shown for Highland Schools in Rock Challenge.

  Published 4 May 2016

  Three Highland Schools are celebrating as they have been given “wildcards” to perform at the UK Rock Challenge (Scotland) finals.

• Twinning anniversary celebrated with university link

  Published 3 May 2016

  The University of the Highlands and Islands principal and vice-chancellor, Professor Clive Mulholland, is travelling to Germany this week to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Augsburg University of Applied Science.

• Communities to be consulted on public conveniences

  Published 3 May 2016

  The budget for operating public conveniences across Highland was reduced by £250,000 in 2016/17 and a further £344,000 in 2017/18, at Highland Council in February 2016 as part of the overall savings

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