News archive
News published August 2017
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School Transport Update
Published 23 Aug 2017Highland Council is reassuring all pupils, parents and carers this morning (23 August) that all school transport routes have been covered in Caithness and East Ross following the loss of the contractor Andrew's (Shetland) Ltd.
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Improvements to Council’s bulky uplift service as savings achieved
Published 23 Aug 2017The public will shortly be able to book bulky uplifts with just 24 hours’ notice as part of a number of improvements to the service following a council-wide initiative ....
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Disruption to Highland Council School Transport
Published 22 Aug 2017Parents and carers of pupils using Andrew’s (Shetland) Ltd coaches for Thurso, Wick, Dornoch, Golspie and Invergordon High Schools and some of their associated Primaries are warned for disruption.
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9-day Highland Cultural Celebration on the horizon
Published 22 Aug 2017Blas Festival begins on Friday 1 September
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Castle Viewpoint Celebrates 15,000th visitor
Published 22 Aug 2017Inverness Castle Viewpoint opened in April 2017 following refurbishment funded by Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, designed to transform the Highland economy.
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Viking Invasion!
Published 22 Aug 2017The Lerwick Jarl Squad from the 2017 Up Helly Aa in Shetland will be visiting Inverness this weekend for a Viking Fun Day on Saturday 26th August in the City Centre. The visitors will be joining in t
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Wait for decision after Community Links PLUS project presentation to panel
Published 22 Aug 2017The ambitious ‘Inverness City Active Travel Network’ Project was presented to the Community Links Judging Panel in Edinburgh on Thursday last week. The Inverness Project is one of five submissions.
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Highland school hostel garden creates home-from-home haven
Published 21 Aug 2017Staff and pupils of Plockton High School Residence will (on Thursday 24 August 2017 at 4pm) celebrate the official opening of their newly completed garden which has taken 3 years of fundraising and hard work.
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Chance to have your say on River Peffery flood protection proposals
Published 21 Aug 2017The Highland Council has invited local residents of Dingwall and Blairninich to attend a public exhibition highlighting proposals for flood prevention measures along the River Peffery
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Council and businesses to roll sleeves up for ‘City Streets - Deep Clean’
Published 18 Aug 2017Highland Councillors and Inverness city centre businesses will meet next week to mark the start of a City Streets – Deep Clean project.