News archive
News published October 2017
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Uig Ferry Terminal Improvements
Published 26 Oct 2017Members have approved the drafting and submission of a Harbour Revision Order and other construction consents for the new works required at Uig Harbour
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A place to live - Citizens Panel Survey reports highest ever percentage of people feeling safe
Published 26 Oct 201798.1% of respondents consider the area within 15 minutes’ walk of their home to be ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ safe compared to 96.7% the previous year. This is the highest ever recorded figure.
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A Redesigned Council - Redesign projects produce results
Published 26 Oct 2017Redesign of the Council means it will be more open-minded to new ways of delivering services, more commercially-minded to raise income to sustain services and jobs across the region
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Sustainable travel advice on hand for City centre shoppers
Published 26 Oct 2017Inverness city centre shoppers will get the chance on Saturday (28 October) to learn more about the growing opportunities for travelling in ways that save them money, keep them safer and benefit the environment.
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Landslip affecting Knoydart road
Published 25 Oct 2017Late last night the Highland Council's Roads Inspector received a phone call advising him that that a 15 metre section of the road at Soldiers Rock on the Knoydart peninsula had collapsed.
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Joint measures agreed to tackle speeding in Milton of Leys
Published 25 Oct 2017The Highland Council has undertaken surveys on the Milton of Leys distributor road, which reveals that a high number of drivers are speeding, some at significantly above the speed limit of 30mph.
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Paper published focuses on tourism infrastructure for Skye and Raasay
Published 25 Oct 2017
A workshop focusing on issues surrounding tourism infrastructure on Skye and Raasay is to take place following the publication today (Wednesday 25 October) of a paper entitled - ‘Skye and Raasay Tourism Infrastructure: A Dynamic Workshop Approach’
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Highland Council prepares for third group of refugees
Published 25 Oct 2017The Highland Council is working with COSLA and community planning partners to plan and prepare to welcome a third group of Syrian refugees to the Highlands.
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Council continues to support Inverness City FC to find new home
Published 24 Oct 2017Highland Council has agreed to extend the lease of a sports pitch at Bught Park, Inverness to Inverness City Football Club until 15 May 2018.
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Millburn Academy to be awarded gold status by sportscotland
Published 24 Oct 2017Millburn Academy in Inverness, has been recognised with a prestigious national award for innovation and achievement in delivering physical education and extra-curricular sport.
Published 25 Oct 2017