News archive

News published July 2016

Storytime in Cannich woods
Published 18 Jul 2016
“If You Go Down to the Woods Today”…
Highland householders and small businesses urged to think twice about buying equipment from itinerant traders
Published 18 Jul 2016
Highland Council Trading Standards have seized over 20 items of machinery and equipment
Work begins to create new homes for rent in Fort William
Published 18 Jul 2016
Work has begun to transform the site of a former medical centre in Fort William into accommodation for rent.
Tricolour flies at half-mast for France once more
Published 15 Jul 2016
The Tricolour, the national flag of France, is flying at half-mast at The Highland Council’s Headquarters and Town House in Inverness, as a mark of respect and solidarity for Nice
Take a dip in Tain and Muir of Ord
Published 13 Jul 2016
The Highland Council Countryside Rangers continue with their summer holidays programme next week looking at beasties that live in the water.
Supporting and developing Gaelic Broadcasting
Published 13 Jul 2016
The Highland Council is taking the opportunity to urge the BBC to ensure that under the new Charter audiences in Scotland get a fairer deal regarding the future of the BBC
Emergency Towing Vessel - Contract Extension
Published 13 Jul 2016
Leader welcomes news of retention of Orkney Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV)
Inverness Highland Games & Gala Weekend Preview
Published 13 Jul 2016
A bumper crowd is expected to attend this weekend’s festivities at Bught Park which will see the popular TruckNess event relocated from Dores in order to join the Inverness Highland Games and Inverne
Freedom of Grantown on Spey granted to footballing twins
Published 12 Jul 2016
At a ceremony held at the Grantown Courthouse on Saturday 9th July, The Highland Council presented twins Suzanne Grant and Shelley Cowie (nee Grant) with the Freedom of Grantown on Spey
Making homes for minibeasts event
Published 12 Jul 2016
Would you like to attract more creatures to your garden and help our minibeasts?