News archive
News published February 2025
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Dingwall and Seaforth Area Committee Approves 2025/26 Roads Capital Programme
Published 14 Feb 2025Members of the Dingwall and Seaforth Committee have agreed the 2025/26 Area Roads Capital Programme, helping improve the area's road infrastructure.
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Committee endorses Council’s response to Ofgem review
Published 13 Feb 2025Members of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee today (Thursday 13 February) had the chance to discuss and review the Council’s response to the Ofgem Call for Evidence review of
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Changes to council rent charges for 2025/26
Published 13 Feb 2025An 8% rent increase has been agreed for council homes this year, in order to meet increasing costs and the need to provide future housing options while keeping rent affordable for tenants.
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Committee endorses Regional Economic Strategy
Published 13 Feb 2025Members of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee have unanimously endorsed the Regional Economic Strategy produced by the Highlands and Islands Regional Economic Partnership.
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Response to National Speed Limit Review - Council does not support the reduction to 50mph
Published 13 Feb 2025Members of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee have agreed the council’s response to the National Speed Limit Review Transport Scotland is currently running on behalf of the Scottish Government. The review seeks views on proposed changes to speed limits in Scotland. In their response they make it clear that they do not support a reduction to 50mph.
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Committee welcomes presentation from pioneering Easter Ross community project
Published 13 Feb 2025Members of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee today welcomed a presentation from the Gro For You project, a pioneering community innovation campus in Tain.
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Committee Supports Updated Local Transport Strategy
Published 13 Feb 2025Members of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee have approved an updated Local Transport Strategy, following stakeholder engagement work last year, and have given officers the
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Committee notes progress of Community Wealth Building Strategy
Published 13 Feb 2025Members of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee have had the opportunity to be updated on progress being made for the Community Wealth Building action plan when they met today. They have given the
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Update on UK Shared Prosperity Fund Delivery Plan progress
Published 13 Feb 2025Progress being made across a range of interventions under the UK Government funded UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) priorities was noted by Members of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee.
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Future use of Grantown on Spey Common Good Fund
Published 11 Feb 2025Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee has discussed the finances of the Grantown on Spey Common Fund and welcomed the potential future good uses it will be used for to benefit Grantown on Spey people