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News published August 2021

Winter Roads Maintenance Plan for Badenoch and Strathspey approved for 2021/22
Published 9 Aug 2021
Members of the Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee today (9 August 2021) agreed to approve the 2021/22 Winter Maintenance Plan.
Highland Council Trading Standards Warns of Council Tax Scam
Published 9 Aug 2021
The Highland Council Trading Standards is warning Highland residents that text messages stating they are due a tax refund from their local council is a scam.
Rapid COVID-19 community testing available at Inverness West and Nairn
Published 6 Aug 2021
Rapid COVID-19 community testing will be available in Inverness West and Nairn from Monday 9 August to Friday 13 August.
GoSkye - Free weekend shuttle service to popular Skye tourist attractions
Published 6 Aug 2021
Go Skye, working with Highland Council’s Transport Co-ordination Unit, will commence a free weekend shuttle service to the popular Skye destinations of Fairy Pools and Old Man of Storr from 7 Aug.
Newly-formed Black Isle Area Committee comes together for inaugural meeting
Published 6 Aug 2021
Members of the Highland Council’s new Black Isle Area Committee attended their inaugural meeting yesterday, Thursday 5 August.
Temporary road closure of the U3725 Aird Avenue, Inverness
Published 6 Aug 2021
Motorists are being advised by The Highland Council that there will be a temporary road closure of the U3725 Aird Avenue, Inverness.
Nairnshire welcomes the return of the popular Funfair
Published 6 Aug 2021
A much-loved annual event will make a return to Nairn next week when the Funfair comes to Nairn Links, for the period between 9 and 21 August 2021.
Water scarcity – Council supporting users of private water supplies
Published 5 Aug 2021
The Environmental Health Team is advising users of private water supplies to take preventative steps to preserve their drinking water.
The Highland Council plea to visitors and the people of the Highland region to bin litter or take it home, Scotland Is Stunning – Let’s Keep It That Way
Published 4 Aug 2021
The Highland Council plea to visitors and the people of the Highland region to bin litter or take it home, Scotland Is Stunning – Let’s Keep It That Way
Members of the public are invited to participate in consultation on the Merkinch Local Nature Reserve Boardwalk and Active Travel Route
Published 4 Aug 2021
Highland Council, and partner Sustrans, have today published plans and visualisations for the Merkinch Local Nature Reserve (MLNR) Boardwalk project to commence the public consultation process.