Storytelling Feast For North Families
Families in Ross and Cromarty, Caithness, and Inverness will this February have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of storytelling events organised by Highland Council’s Community Learning and Leisure Service.
Council To Consult On School Residence Provision For Skye and Lochalsh Communities
People in the community of Kyleakin and the communities of Drumfearn to Calligarry served by the A851 road are to be consulted on the future of school residence provision for children attending Portree High School.
Tribute To Kyle Harbour Master
Councillor Charlie King, Chairman of The Highland Council’s Transport Environmental and Community Services Committee, has paid a glowing tribute to John MacRae, Kyle’s Harbour Master, who died suddenly on Tuesday night at the age of 51.
Retail Development
In dealing with a detailed planning application from Tesco for a superstore at Holm, Ness-side Inverness, The Highland Council has not discussed a sum of money that the developer might be expected to pay for the infrastructure that will be required to allow the development to go ahead.
Rangers Celebrate National Bard's Anniversary
Highland Council and Forestry Commission Rangers are celebrating Burn’s Night this year with a difference as they invite local people to join them on a Burns walk
New PPP2 Timetable
A new provisional programme has been set for the construction of the 11 new community school projects which feature in The Highland Council’s second Education Public Private Partnership Schools’ Programme.
Polish War memorial In Spotlight
The Highland Council has responded to a request to floodlight the Polish War Memorial in Castle Avenue, Invergordon, and to resurface and tidy up the area surrounding the landmark.
New Speed Restrictions On Lochaber Roads
Motorists in Lochaber are being warned that part time 20mph speed restrictions will be introduced at another school in the area, for children’s safety.
Plant Maintenance Business Opens
Former Arjo Wiggins employee Ron Wink has set his sights on a bright new future for 2006 as he teams up with a lifelong friend (and "musician") Donald Innes to set up a new plant maintenance business near Fort William.
Nairn Academy Community Sports Facilities
A community sports facility was officially opened today (Tuesday 10th January, 2006) in Nairn by Stewart Harris, Chief Executive of sportscotland.
Quality Is The Key In Modernising Services For The Elderly
Members of The Highland Council’s Housing and Social Work Committee have confirmed their commitment to matching the high quality of care provided by staff in Council residential care in the Highlands with high quality and modern homes.
M-Learning For Skye Pupils
A project using mobile phones to deliver learning to young people was launched today (Wednesday, 25 January 2006) at Highland Council’s Community Learning and Leisure Offices in Portree.
Brakes on drivers
Motorists in Inverness are being warned that part time 20mph speed restrictions will be introduced at another school in the area, for children’s safety.
Shetland Times Wins Newspaper Of The year Award
The Shetland Times has been voted Newspaper of the Year by the Highland and Islands Media Awards’ judging panel.
Mallaig Gaelic Provision
The Highland Council’s Education Culture and Sport Committee agreed today (Thursday) that the 37 Gaelic Medium pupils attending Lady Lovat Primary School, Morar, should, from August this year, transfer to available accommodation at Mallaig Primary School.
Calendar Girls and Boys
Twelve Highland pupils have won top prizes in an art competition to design Lyreco Office Supplies 2006 calendar.
HMIe Report On Lochaber High School
Lochaber High School was inspected in September 2005 as part of a national sample of secondary education, covering key aspects of the school’s work at all stages.
Highland Pupils To Benefit From Active School Co-ordinators
Twenty seven new "Active Schools Coordinators" were welcomed into their new active lifestyle promoting roles in Highland primary schools by the Chairman of The Highland Council’s Education Culture and Sport Committee and the Chief Executive of sportscotland.
Top Of The class For Promoting Health
All 29 secondary, 184 primary and 6 special needs schools in the Highlands are now officially recognised as being `Health Promoting Schools’, two years ahead of the rest of Scotland.
Guided Walk
Highland Council Rangers are leading a breathtaking two mile walk up a section of the Findhorn Valley on Sunday afternoon.
Greening The Council
A five-year plan to "green" the energy use of The Highland Council has set challenging targets for all staff and an ambitious programme of energy saving measures in the Council’s top 100 energy-consuming buildings.
Gas Leak At Glendoe Terrace
Residents living in a block of flats at 60 – 82 Glendoe Terrace, Inverness, who were evacuated from their homes shortly after 9 am today (Wednesday) as the result of a gas leak in the vicinity of their homes.
Council Responds To Calls For Gaelic Medium Provision On Isle of Skye
Members of the Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sport Committee today (Thursday, 19 January 2006) agreed that statutory consultations be undertaken on designating Sleat Primary School as a dedicated Gaelic school
Council invited To Give Evidence On Gaelic
A delegation from The Highland Council’s Gaelic Select Committee will give evidence at a meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Regional and Minority Languages Charter.
Fast Track Social Work Training Pays Dividends In Recruitment Drive
A fast track training scheme for social workers in the Highlands is paying dividends with the second group of nine trainees emerging as qualified social workers
EventScotland Provides Additional Funding For Highland 2007
The Board of Highland 2007 announced today that EventScotland had identified an additional £1 million to support events drawing an international audience to the area during the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture.
European Success
An Inverness school has won a top European award for its e-twinning project with a school in Malta.
Review of Electoral Arrangements
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is allowing one final period of consultation before confirming the boundaries of new multi-member wards in the Highland for the next council elections in May 2007.
Early Years Review - Caithness
Members of The Highland Council’s Caithness Area Committee met on Monday with officials and voluntary sector partners to look at the vision for early years services in the County.
Prime Minister Praises Council's Customer Care
Prime Minister Tony Blair has congratulated The Highland Council for achieving the Charter Mark Standard for excellence in customer service delivery at its network of 37 Service Points and its new Service Centre at Alness.
Highland Cultural Pledge
Every school pupil in Highland will be given the chance to participate in a cultural activity during 2007 as part of a cultural pledge being made by The Highland Council in celebrating Highland 2007 – the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture.
Caithness Critters
The first meeting of the year for the Caithness Critters took place last Sunday.
Council On Course To Hit Recycling Target
Thanks to the tremendous efforts of everyone living in the region The Highland Council is on course to reach its recycling target of 17.6% by April 2006.
Good Practice At Conon Bridge Nursery
In an integrated inspection by the Care Commission and HM Inspectorate of Education, the report on Conon Bridge Nursery Class identified key strengths and commended the nursery for good practice.
Cluster Primary School Model Arrangement
The Highland Council has agreed to adopt a cluster model for managing smaller primary schools, with one non-teaching head teacher managing two or three schools in a locality.
£489 Million Budget Recommended For 2006-2007
The Highland Council will be asked on Thursday (2 February) to confirm a savings package of £18.7 million in setting a budget of £489 million for 2006-7.
Big Hearted Highland Pupils
Pupils at primary and secondary schools in the Highlands are gearing up to raise thousands of pounds to help communities and young people across the world who are trying to re-build their lives following the devastation caused by last year’s Asian tsunami.
Arbuthnott Report
The Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems (the Arbuthnott Commission) today published its report, "Putting Citizens First: Boundaries, Voting and Representation in Scotland".
Disruption On A890
Motorists are being advised of possible delays over the next eight weeks while rock removal and stabilisation works are taking place to the east and west of the Avalanche Shelter on the A 890 between Stromeferry and Attadale.
Council Puts Brakes On Drivers
Motorists in Lochaber are being warned that part time 20mph speed restrictions are being introduced at another school in the area, for children’s safety.