News archive
News published October 2017
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Royal National Mòd Kicks Off in Style in Lochaber
Published 15 Oct 2017The Royal National Mòd (Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) opened on Friday night as Scotland’s biggest Gaelic cultural festival arrived in Lochaber for the first time in a decade.
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Highland Council welcomes the 125th Royal National Mòd to Lochaber
Published 14 Oct 2017At the official opening of the Lochaber Royal National Mòd (Friday 13 October) Councillor Alister Mackinnon, Chair of The Highland Council’s Corporate Resources Committee .....
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Record Breaking Royal National Mòd Takes Over Lochaber
Published 14 Oct 2017Last night saw the return of Scotland’s biggest Gaelic cultural festival Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd) to Lochaber for the first time in ten years.
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Highland is ready for winter – are you?
Published 13 Oct 2017The Highland Council is ready for winter and prepared to grit council roads as the council’s winter maintenance programme starts on 14 October.
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Council Leader Welcomes Scottish Government’s Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund
Published 13 Oct 2017The Leader of The Highland Council Councillor Margaret Davidson welcomed the First Minister’s announcement of a Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund to deliver much needed improvements to tourist infrastructure to support the rising numbers of visitors to the Highlands.
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Storr statement
Published 10 Oct 2017Chair of the Isle of Skye & Raasay Committee, John Gordon has provided the following statement on behalf of the 4 Elected Members
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Call for 2017 Eilean a’ Cheò Civic Awards entries
Published 10 Oct 2017Communities across Skye and Raasay have until Wednesday 29 November to get their entries in for the 2017 Eilean a’ Cheò Civic Awards.
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Gas roadworks on Millburn Road, Inverness
Published 10 Oct 2017Motorists are being advised of SGN roadworks on Millburn Road, Inverness between Raigmore Interchange and Millburn Roundabout on Wednesday 11 October 2017.
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Exchange visit could lead to Berlin district twinning
Published 9 Oct 2017A visiting official from the District Office of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Borough in Berlin has sown the seed for a possible new Town Twinning.
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Trading Standards are looking for Test Purchasers
Published 9 Oct 2017Trading Standards are looking for young people to take part in test purchasing exercises.