News archive
News published August 2016
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Redesign Board set to agree a range of council functions for review
Published 29 Aug 2016The Redesign Board of The Highland Council is preparing to agree a list of functions identified for review
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Refurbishment works started at Craig Maclean Leisure Centre
Published 29 Aug 2016£2.175m works have commenced at Craig Maclean Leisure Centre to refurbish the swimming pool which is used by locals, visitors and Grantown Grammar School.
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Tickets selling well as BLAS 2016 prepares to launch
Published 29 Aug 2016
Tickets are already selling well as communities across the Highlands and Argyll prepare to celebrate Highland culture at this year’s Blas Festival which takes place between 2 and 10 September.
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Leader welcomes delay in closure of Inverness Police Control Room
Published 26 Aug 2016The Leader of the Council has welcomed the announcement by Police Scotland of their plan to delay the closure of the Inverness Control Room until June 2017
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Council takes step closer to first community-owned school
Published 25 Aug 2016Proposals for a community owned, funded and developed primary school for Strontian received approval today from The Highland Council’s Education, Children and Adult Services Committee.
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Community to be consulted on future of Lochaber multi-use games area
Published 25 Aug 2016Repairs are to be made to a multi-use games area at Upper Achintore, Fort William to allow the previously closed pitch to be brought back into temporary use.
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New Islands Strategic Group announced
Published 25 Aug 2016A new Islands Strategic Group will be created, bringing all six local authorities with responsibility for Scotland’s 93 inhabited island communities together.
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Caithness & North Sutherland Safe Highlander 2016
Published 24 Aug 2016Over 270 local primary seven pupils across Caithness and North Sutherland will be looking forward to taking part in the forthcoming ‘Safe Highlander’ event which is being coordinated by a local steering group on behalf of The Highland Council, Community Planning Partners and the many other organisations involved.
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Highland Council selects preferred bidder for ICT Contract
Published 24 Aug 2016The Council’s Resources Committee has agreed to select WIPRO Holdings UK Ltd as its Preferred Bidder for the future delivery of its ICT Core Services.
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Exciting developments for Dornoch and Bonar Bridge schools
Published 24 Aug 2016The Highland Council, schools and Parent Councils in the Dornoch Associated School Group are working together to create new management arrangements that will secure schools in the local communities
Published 29 Aug 2016