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News published May 2021

Climate Change partnership Highland Adapts makes an exciting new appointment
Published 28 May 2021
The Highland Adapts initiative, which aims to develop region-based, partnership approach to climate change adaptation, is delighted to announce appointment of Emma Whitham as Principal Project Manager
Call for Government action on ferry services
Published 28 May 2021
Highland Councillors have added their voice to the debate on urgent action to provide greater resilience to island communities after ferry services have become stretched to breaking point with the frequent technical failures experienced by Calmac Ferries Limited in maintaining lifeline services with an ageing fleet of ferries many of which are having to operate beyond the 30 year operational lifetime of a ferry.
City centre visitors set to benefit from 1 hour free parking at Inverness Rose Street multi-storey car park during June, July and August
Published 28 May 2021
Members of the City of Inverness Area Committee have agreed a proposal to offer city centre visitors at the Rose Street multi-storey car park a 1-hour free-of-charge period during June, July & August.
Safer cycling and walking to school for pupils of St Joseph’s Primary
Published 28 May 2021
Members have given their approval for a Safer Routes to Schools project which will see the installation of one pair of road humps on King Street at St Joseph’s Primary.
Head Teacher appointed for Portree High School
Published 28 May 2021
Tony Breen has been appointed by The Highland Council as Head Teacher for Portree High School in the Skye and Raasay area.
Splash into Summer at an award winning Highland beach
Published 28 May 2021
Ahead of the late May bank holiday environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has announced that five Highland beaches have become prestigious Scotland’s Beach Award winners.
Regeneration of Muir of Ord village square to begin next week
Published 28 May 2021
The regeneration of Muir of Ord village will begin in earnest at the end of the month as the square undergoes a transformative makeover.
Over £100K Inverness Common Good Funds awarded
Published 27 May 2021
£111,420 Inverness Common Good Funding has been awarded by Members of The Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee today for five projects benefiting the city.
Partnership agreement will ‘revitalise’ Inverness events programme
Published 27 May 2021
The Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee today agreed to appoint High Life Highland as the Council’s arms-length charity to deliver a revitalised and refreshed events programme.
City centre road junction resurfaced
Published 27 May 2021
A busy city centre junction in Inverness has been resurfaced as part of The Highland Council’s roads maintenance programme for 2021/2022.