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News published April 2017

• Digital Café challenges Highlanders to save money

  Published 28 Apr 2017

  People in the Highlands are being invited to drop in to new Digital Café sessions which could save them significant amounts of money.

• ​​​​​​​Royal visit to Resolis as HRH the Duke of Gloucester joins pupils for school’s 10th anniversary celebrations

  Published 27 Apr 2017

  Pupils at Resolis Primary School on the Black Isle entertained a special royal guest yesterday (Wednesday 26 April) as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations.

• Council’s Energy Designer nominated for top national award

  Published 25 Apr 2017

  A design engineer with The Highland Council has been shortlisted in Scottish Renewables’ Young Professionals Green Energy Awards.  

• Voters reminded to mark their Council Election ballot papers with numbers

  Published 25 Apr 2017

  Voters taking part in the forthcoming Highland Council elections on Thursday 4 May are reminded that in filling in their ballot papers they should use numbers against the name of candidates in order of choice, using 1, 2, 3 and so on – and not a cross.

• Pipers to lead pupils back to school at new Wick Campus

  Published 24 Apr 2017

  Around 400 pupils and teachers attending Newton Park Primary school and Nursery at Wick Campus in Wick will walk to their new school on Wednesday 26 April setting off at 9am from the Old Pulteneytown Academy building.

• Watery wildlife events for the Easter holidays

  Published 19 Apr 2017

  An afternoon Explore the Seashore event takes place at Merkinch Nature Reserve in Inverness on Saturday 22 April.

• Castle Viewpoint Success - fully booked by Tuesday lunchtime

  Published 18 Apr 2017

  Inverness Castle Viewpoint, the newest visitor attraction in Inverness opened its doors for the first time on Easter Monday offering free access to the public until Friday 21st April .....

• Dingwall resounds to Pipes and Drums of Army, Sea and Air Cadets

  Published 14 Apr 2017

  Crowds lined Dingwall High Street today (14 April 2017) to watch and hear the Beating of the Retreat by the massed Pipes and Drums of the Army Cadet Force, Air Training Corps and Sea Cadets Corps.

• Service arrangements for Easter

  Published 13 Apr 2017

  Our administrative offices will close at 5pm on Thursday 13 April and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 18 April. Our Service Centre (01349 886606) will close at 5pm on Thursday 13 April and reopen at 8am on Tuesday 18 April.

• It’s onwards and upwards as Castle Viewpoint opens

  Published 13 Apr 2017

  Easter Monday will mark the much-anticipated opening of the newest visitor attraction in the City of Inverness as High Life Highland opens the doors of Inverness Castle Viewpoint to the public for the

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