News archive
News published June 2016
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Additional Support Needs in Highland Schools
Published 23 Jun 2016The Highland Council can confirm that it will sustain the current funding for Additional Support Needs in Primary and Secondary Schools for the new school year – 2016/1
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Black Isle Wildlife Park - closure direction.
Published 22 Jun 2016The Highland Licensing Committee held at Highland Council’s headquarters in Inverness, has today (22 June) issued a zoo closure direction to the operators of the Black Isle Wildlife Park at Drumsmittal, North Kessock.
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Record crowds make Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup best ever
Published 21 Jun 2016A record number of fans attended the 15th year of downhill mountain bike racing in the Scottish Highlands in what is being described as the best ever Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup.
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Events across Highland mark Breastfeeding Awareness Week
Published 21 Jun 2016People across Highland are being invited along to a number of events being held in Highland to mark this year’s Breastfeeding Awareness Week.
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Alness Academy is top of Rock Challenge
Published 21 Jun 2016Alness Academy won first place becoming the Scottish Champions for 2016 in UK Rock Challenge.
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£361,000 Funding Boost for Inverness Town House
Published 21 Jun 2016Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced investments of over £1.7 million to repair historic buildings around Scotland, including £361,000 for Inverness Town House.
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Put an ‘X’ in a box! Make sure you know how to have your say on 23 June
Published 20 Jun 2016Voters are being reminded to make sure they are ready to take part in the EU Referendum on 23 June.
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Highland tuba player blows up a storm
Published 20 Jun 2016Antony Hook, tuba player and pupil at Lochaber High School, was awarded Highland Young Musician of the Year 2016 at a competition held in Inverness yesterday (Sunday 19 June).
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A beastie start to the summer holidays for Highland Council Countryside Rangers
Published 20 Jun 2016As the summer holiday programme starts for the Highland Council Rangers, things that creep and crawl and swim are the focus for several events taking place in and around the Inner Moray Firth area.
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Applications are invited from Lochaber groups for a share of £30,000 – Your Voice, Your Choice 2016
Published 20 Jun 2016Following the success of last year’s participatory budgeting funding opportunity, Lochaber Councillors have made a further £30,000 available ....