News archive
News published February 2018
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Tain and Easter Ross Community groups awarded funding after public vote
Published 27 Feb 2018Local people in the Tain and Easter Ross Ward took the opportunity to cast their votes at a Highland Council participatory budgeting event held on Saturday in the Duthac Centre.
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Positive destinations increasing for Highland senior school leavers
Published 27 Feb 2018Highland Council has welcomed the Scottish Government’s official statistics publication ‘Initial Destinations of Senior Phase School Leavers’ which was published today (Tuesday 27 February 2018).
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Highland Council winter road condition and school closure report for Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Published 27 Feb 2018Road condition reports by The Highland Council’s Community Services for Tuesday, 27 February 2018.
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Drugs and alcohol profile statistics to be discussed at Inverness Community Partnership meeting
Published 26 Feb 2018Inverness Community Partnership (ICP) will meet for the first time this year on Wednesday 7th March and members of the public are invited to come along.
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Amber warning for snow issued
Published 26 Feb 2018Travellers are being warned to expect significant disruption to the transport network later this week, after the Met Office issued an amber warning for snow.
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Funding boost for Highland & Moray Fishing Communities
Published 26 Feb 2018Over £220,000 has been awarded to projects in the latest round of funding through the Highland & Moray Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) to boost the marine economy and create employment .....
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Glenelg and Arnisdale bus user group celebrate sale of 1000 tickets for their community run on-request taxi service
Published 26 Feb 2018Mrs. Elizabeth Ralston Chair of Glenelg and Arnisdale Bus User Group (BUG) said: “We are delighted to be celebrating the sale of the 1000th ticket for our on-request taxi service which works to keep our remote community connected with City Link buses to and from Inverness and Glasgow and Isle of Skye.
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Extra time for Merkinch applications
Published 26 Feb 2018In light of the growing interest in the Building a Stronger Merkinch Participatory Budgeting event we are pleased to announce the deadline has been extended.
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Funding for improvements at top tourist sites on Skye
Published 26 Feb 2018Funding packages are in place to improve parking at two top tourist sites on the Isle of Skye.
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Record enquiries about filming in Highland
Published 26 Feb 2018Last week saw The Highland Council’s film unit receive its 200th enquiry of the year – a new record that illustrates the level of appeal the area now has as a location for everything from high end movies to online commercials. Enquiries are already 19% ahead of the previous financial year even before what is traditionally the busiest period of production development in March.