News archive
News published August 2017
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River Connections artwork breathes life into riverside
Published 24 Aug 2017River Connections by award winning artist Mary Bourne is a series of inter-related works which was commissioned to highlight the ways the River Ness connects Inverness to other times and other places
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Litter lessons from a Chilean cyclist
Published 24 Aug 2017“Don’t drop your litter and spoil this beautiful scenery!” is a message from a Chilean cyclist travelling on the NC500 in the Highlands.
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Investment in hydraulic bollards to help protect city centre pedestrians
Published 23 Aug 2017Highland Council has invested £50k to help protect pedestrians in Inverness city centre.
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North Coast Leisure Centre to join High Life Highland management portfolio
Published 23 Aug 2017Highland Council’s People Committee has agreed to transfer funding from its third sector grants budget to High Life Highland to manage the North Coast Leisure Centre at Bettyhill in Sutherland.
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Picking up prize money is ‘childs' play’
Published 23 Aug 2017Winners of the Highland Council’s Play Improvement Group annual Highland Play Award were in Inverness today (Wed 23 August 2017) to receive £1000 towards their children’s play project.
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Ardersier Primary and Nursery closure 24 and 25 August
Published 23 Aug 2017Ardersier Primary and Nursery will close on 24 and 25 August because of a suspected Norovirus outbreak.
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Proposal to establish Gaelic Medium catchment areas for Portree associated school group
Published 23 Aug 2017Highland Council is to seek the views of local communities on a proposal to establish Gaelic Medium catchment areas for the primary schools serving Portree High School.
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Lochaber area gritting routes for winter confirmed
Published 23 Aug 2017Details of the Lochaber Area priority routes and winter services information
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Chair of Lochaber Committee questions Police Control Room arrangements
Published 23 Aug 2017Chair of the Council’s Lochaber Committee, Cllr Andrew Baxter, has questioned Police Scotland’s proposals for closing the Inverness Control Room and establishing two National Database Enquiry Units
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Options Appraisal for Corran Ferry to get underway
Published 23 Aug 2017The Lochaber Area Committee has agreed that an options appraisal should commence for the future of the Corran Ferry service.