News archive

News published November 2020

BEAR North West - Overnight essential maintenance on A9 Raigmore interchange
Published 10 Nov 2020
Work starts on Monday 16 November for three weeks
Highland Council hosts virtual seminar to further understand and address adverse childhood experiences
Published 10 Nov 2020
The Highland Council, on 6 November, hosted a virtual seminar entitled ‘Breaking the Cycle: Understanding and Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences’.
First Green House Gas Baseline Inventory Report for Highland
Published 10 Nov 2020
The Highland Council’s Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) met on Friday 6 November to discuss the key findings of the first Green House Gas Baseline Inventory Report specific to the Highland region.
Virtual Climate Change Conference hailed a ‘success’
Published 10 Nov 2020
The Highland Council’s first online climate conference held on the 2 November 2020; allowed the public the opportunity to discuss regional, national and global responses to climate and ecological emer
Council makes significant carbons savings from Solar PV roll out.
Published 10 Nov 2020
An ambitious renewables installation programme by The Highland Council to install Solar PV units at 33 sites across its estate - generating a total of over 2.3MW - has been welcomed by councillors.
New enforcement location - A832 at Avoch
Published 10 Nov 2020
Following the recent announcement by Transport Scotland investing £675,000 into new enforcement locations one of the first to become active is on the A832 at Avoch in the Highlands.
Progress welcomed on City centre infrastructure projects
Published 9 Nov 2020
Progress has been welcomed on a range of infrastructure projects led by The Highland Council in Inverness city centre.
Notice of temporary traffic restrictions as work on West Link project continues
Published 9 Nov 2020
Work is progressing well with the Inverness West Link project and the public are being advised about further planned works and traffic management arrangements that will be in place on a section of the
Mixed glass recycling for Highland
Published 9 Nov 2020
The Highland Council is pleased to announce that glass bottle and jar recycling is moving from segregated to mixed glass recycling. All glass banks at Recycling Points across the region are now accept
Inverness housing boost as Academy Street apartments near completion
Published 9 Nov 2020
People in Inverness will now be able to catch the first glimpses of the new Wyvern House on Academy Street after the scaffolding was removed from the nearly completed housing development.