News archive

News published September 2016

  • Response to Skills and Enterprise Review

    Published 28 Sep 2016

    The Highland Council has stressed the need to retain a regional economic development focus in its response to the Scottish Government’s Enterprise and Skills Review

  • Astro turf kick about area – public meeting

    Published 27 Sep 2016

    A public meeting will be held at 7pm on Thursday 6 October 2016 in the Community Room, Lundavra Primary School. 

  • ​Trading Standards raise tumble dryer safety awareness

    Published 27 Sep 2016

    Highland Council’s Trading Standards team and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are asking owners of certain tumble dryers to be sure they are aware of some important safety advice issued by a prominent white goods manufacturer.

  • Councillors commend Environmental Health action with partners

    Published 26 Sep 2016

    Highland Council’s Chair and Vice Chair of the Community Services committee have commended the actions of the Council’s Environmental Health Officers in a recent multi-agency crackdown on suspected underlying criminality within the takeaway and restaurant industry.

  • Lochaber Your Voice – Your Choice results

    Lochaber participatory budgeting Published 26 Sep 2016

    Lochaber’s recent ‘Your Voice – Your Choice’ event saw 27 projects receive money from a £30,000 pot of ward discretionary budget money.

  • Changes to parking fine enforcement

    Published 26 Sep 2016

    The Highland Council will be taking over responsibility for enforcing parking restrictions across the whole of the Highlands from Monday 3 October 2016.

  • Multi-agency day of action

    Published 26 Sep 2016

    Officers from the Highland and Islands Division have co-ordinated a multi-agency day of action to tackle suspected underlying criminality within the takeaway and restaurant industry.

  • Hogmanay headliners announced in - Inverness Winter Festival programme

    Published 22 Sep 2016

    Headliners at this year’s Inverness Winter Festival Hogmanay celebrations are The Elephant Sessions, Scooty and The Skyhooks and multi-award winning folk-rock band Skerryvore.

  • Taking forward community partnership in Nairnshire and Ardersier

    Published 21 Sep 2016

    The creation of a new Nairnshire and Ardersier Community Partnership which will be launched this autumn

  • Local priorities for Nairnshire

    Published 21 Sep 2016

    A draft list of local strategic priorities for Nairnshire, which reflect the geographical diversity of the Ward, has been drawn up by members in order to ensure that local needs