News archive
News published August 2019
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Public warned of algal bloom presence at Loch Watten, Caithness
Published 13 Aug 2019The Highland Council is warning the public of the presence of an algal bloom at Loch Watten, Caithness, following an examination of sample water on Monday (12/08/19).
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Theatre Licensing consultation
Published 13 Aug 2019Highland Council is considering whether to include theatres within its public entertainment licensing regime when the Theatres Act 1968 is no longer in force and seeks public and stakeholders opinion.
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Commitment to ‘Real Deal Market Scheme’ stops sale of counterfeit clothing at Black Isle Show.
Published 13 Aug 2019
Thanks to a complaint from one of the trade stalls at the recent Black Isle Show and the quick response from the Black Isle Farmers Society, Highland Council Trading Standards were able to seize just over 100 counterfeit hoodies, polo shirts and t-shirts from a stall at the show.
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Rock works start in September at the Stromeferry Bypass
Published 13 Aug 2019The Highland Council has appointed Geo-Rope Ltd to carry out rock scaling and netting works at the A890 Stromeferry Bypass.
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Highland Council selects Morgan Sindall Construction for £2M brace of education projects
Published 12 Aug 2019Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to deliver two new education projects for The Highland Council, worth a combined £2 million and supporting an additional 170 nursery and early years school places.
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Go ahead for Gaelic nursery annexe
Published 12 Aug 2019Work has started on a new £2.1M annexe adjacent to Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, the Highland Council’s Gaelic Primary School in Inverness.
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IoT Scotland Welcomes First Customer as The Highland Council Introduces Transformational Water Monitoring Technology
Published 12 Aug 2019IoT Scotland Welcomes First Customer as The Highland Council Introduces Transformational Water Monitoring Technology
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National Award for local Trading Standards Investigator
Published 12 Aug 2019An officer in the Highland Council’s Trading Standards team has won a UK award for her work on anti-counterfeiting and protecting consumers. Lynn Foster was presented with the Dave Hankinson Memorial Award for Individual Excellence by Phil Lewis, Director General of the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG).
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Council makes appeal for information on effects of climate change
Published 8 Aug 2019Highland Council, in partnership with Adaptation Scotland, have launched a survey asking local communities and businesses to share their experiences about how they have been affected by severe weather
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Highland Council response to overnight extreme weather – Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey
Published 7 Aug 2019The Highland Council has been responding to several flooding incidents and landslides that occurred because of heavy rainfall last night (6th August).
Published 13 Aug 2019