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News published February 2025

• Highland celebrates Gold Infant Feeding Award from Unicef BFI

  Published 5 Feb 2025

  Highland Council and NHS Highland are celebrating their joint achievement in attaining the Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative Gold accreditation.

• Highland’s first draft Promise Plan welcomed.

  Published 5 Feb 2025

  A draft plan which sets out Highland’s commitment to achieve the aspirations of “The Promise” for care experienced children and families across the region has been scrutinised by Councillors.

• Deal for Council to take over D&E Coaches completed

  Published 5 Feb 2025

  Yesterday (Tuesday 4 February) the Leader of The Highland Council Cllr Raymond Bremner along with the Chair of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee Cllr Ken Gowans visited the depot of D&E Coaches

• Caithness Area Place Planning community event

  Published 4 Feb 2025

  Several public drop-in sessions are being held across Caithness during February with displays of options for the future masterplanning for the area.  Council officers will be on hand to explain the pr

• Project helps to renew interest in low-demand void housing

  Published 4 Feb 2025

  Good progress is being made to create sustainable tenancies in Caithness by enhancing the appeal for re-letting of low-demand void council housing.

• Inverness Common Good Fund awards for Inverness BID projects

  Published 3 Feb 2025

  Inverness Councillors have reinforced The Highland Council’s partnership working with Inverness BID by approving Inverness Common Good Funding to the organisation for a range of projects.

• Highland Local Development Plan – Have Your Say

  Published 3 Feb 2025

  The Highland Council is preparing a new and important planning document called the Highland Local Development Plan. The plan will ultimately be used to determine planning applications and steer future

• Garage and Garage Sites 2025/26 rent increases agreed for Inverness Area

  Published 3 Feb 2025

  Highland Council owned garage rents for the Inverness area will increase by 8% for 2025/26 as agreed at today’s City of Inverness Area Committee.

• Inverness Area roads capital programme approved for 2025/26

  Published 3 Feb 2025

  Members of the City of Inverness Area Committee have agreed a list of proposed prioritised roadworks which will be funded out of Highland Council’s Capital Budget allocation for 2025/26.

• Interim Community Council elections – Deadline for candidates approaches

  Published 3 Feb 2025

  Anyone interested in wishing to stand as Candidate for the Community Council’s listed below have until 12noon on Monday 10 February to complete and submit the online nomination