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Preparing to welcome Highland pupils back to school on Monday 19 April
Published on 14 Apr 2021All schools across Highland are looking forward to welcoming pupils back to classrooms on Monday.
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Temporary road closure – B861 Inverness to Inverarnie Road
Published on 13 Apr 2021There will be a temporary road closure on part of the B861 Inverness – Leys – Inverarnie Road from Thursday 15 April 2021 until Friday 16 April 2021, between the hours of 9:30 until 15:30 each day.
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Bus gate project delayed to enable ecological data to be gathered
Published on 13 Apr 2021A proposed new bus gate linking Raigmore Hospital with Churchill Road, Inverness, which requires the felling of a number of mature trees, is delayed while further ecological studies are carried out.
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Deadline approaches for people to register to vote in the Scottish Parliament election
Published on 13 Apr 2021With the Scottish Parliament election taking place on Thursday 6 May 2021, electors in the three Highland constituencies are being urged to ensure they are registered to vote before the deadline ....
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Repairs to Highland roads
Published on 13 Apr 2021Last week during a spell of wintry weather the Highland Council’s roads team were kept busy providing a daily gritting, and where necessary, winter ploughing service, but with better weather forecast
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Condolences from across the Highlands expressed following the death of His Royal Highness The Duke Of Edinburgh
Published on 12 Apr 2021Since the announcement issued on Friday by Buckingham Palace that His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh had died peacefully at Windsor Castle, people from across the Highlands have been sending....
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Temporary road closure on the B851 Errogie – Strathnairn – Daviot Bridge – Culloden Moor Road
Published on 12 Apr 2021There will be a temporary road closure of various lengths on the B851 Errogie – Strathnairn – Daviot Bridge – Culloden Moor Road, Inverness-shire from 12 April 2021 until 16 April 2021.
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Asymptomatic Testing available in Merkinch as area sees rise in COVID cases
Published on 12 Apr 2021NHS Highland has become aware of an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Merkinch area.
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Easter Ross Committee Members approve almost £100,000 of Highland Coastal Communities Funding
Published on 7 Apr 2021Easter Ross Area Committee members this morning approved almost £100,000 in funding to local communities through the Highland Coastal Communities Fund (HCCF).
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Highland Council adverse weather road condition report for Wednesday, 7 April 2021
Published on 7 Apr 2021Adverse weather road condition report for Wednesday, 7 April 2021.
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Re-introduction of materials for Household Waste Recycling Centres
Published on 6 Apr 2021The Highland Council is pleased to announce that from 6th April 2021, the range of materials accepted at the majority of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) will include textiles, glass bottles..
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Highland Council has appointed four dedicated COVID Compliance Officers
Published on 6 Apr 2021The Highland Council has appointed four dedicated COVID compliance officers to work throughout the Highland Council area.
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Highland Council adverse weather road condition report for Tuesday, 6 April 2021
Published on 6 Apr 2021Adverse weather road condition report for Tuesday, 6 April 2021.
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Highland Council’s ambitious Transformation programme creates job opportunities
Published on 1 Apr 2021A detailed report to the Council’s Recovery, Improvement and Transformation Board this week updated Members on the Transformation programme’s next steps as staff recruitment begins.
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Sutherland projects awarded Highland Coastal Communities Fund
Published on 1 Apr 2021Seventeen successful Sutherland projects have been awarded funding from the Highland Coastal Communities Fund (HCCF) by The Highland Council’s Sutherland Committee today.
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The Highland capital is preparing to welcome people back at the end of the month
Published on 1 Apr 2021Partner agencies are preparing and looking forward to welcoming visitors back to Inverness once lockdown eases at the end of April.
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Members give backing to ambitious proposal for hydrogen economy in Highland
Published on 1 Apr 2021Members at last week’s Highland Council committee were presented with an ambitious proposition for Highland to capitalise on hydrogen as a driving force in achieving its net zero ambitions.
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This Easter – Stay Local
Published on 1 Apr 2021As we begin to emerge from the current COVID-19 lockdown & the message changes from Stay Home to Stay Local, Highland agencies remind everyone they must stay within their Local Authority boundaries.
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Lockdown easing brings new meaning to the Gathering Place
Published on 1 Apr 2021The “Gathering Place” is set to take on an even more poignant & significant meaning when it is completed in Inverness in early summer, as it coincides with easing of lockdown & people coming together.
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Discretionary Grant Fund Scheme extended
Published on 1 Apr 2021The Highland Council has today (1 April 2021) reopened the Discretionary Grant fund to allow more businesses to apply to the scheme.
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Highland nominations for Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021
Published on 31 Mar 2021A total of 16 candidates are seeking election on Thursday 6 May 2021 in the three Scottish Parliamentary local constituencies for Highland.
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Flooded Ness Islands closed for public safety
Published on 31 Mar 2021The Ness Islands in Inverness have been closed this morning (31 March 2021) - until further notice.
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Changes for Aviemore Household Waste Recycling Centre
Published on 30 Mar 2021The Highland Council has awarded a contract to John Gunn and Sons Ltd to carry out construction works at Granish landfill site, Aviemore.
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Skye & Raasay members applaud community spirit throughout COVID pandemic & provided £52K of support
Published on 29 Mar 2021Local people and groups on the Isle of Skye and Raasay have been supported with up to £52,000 of ward funding over the past year.
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Skye & Raasay members approve 17 projects through Highland Coastal Communities Funding
Published on 29 Mar 2021Seventeen worthwhile projects on the Isle of Skye and Raasay are set to benefit after Area Committee members approved funding from the Highland Coastal Communities Fund earlier today.
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An extra £100k investment in Skye and Raasay’s roads announced at Area Committee
Published on 29 Mar 2021Isle of Skye and Raasay Area Committee members today welcomed a near doubling of its annual roads maintenance to help repair the islands’ roads which were badly affected by winter.
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New jobs in Highland as Council prepares for a busy season ahead
Published on 29 Mar 2021The Highland Council is advertising for ten seasonal access rangers and eight seasonal waste management staff to assist with the management of visitors to the area over the summer months.
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Temporary road closure – C1056 Craggie to Budgate Road, Inverness-shire
Published on 26 Mar 2021There will be a temporary road closure on part of the C1056 Craggie – Budgate Road, Inverness-shire, from Tuesday 30 March 2021 until Thursday 1 April 2021, between the hours of 8:00 until 17:00.
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Obair a’ tòiseachadh air sgoil-àraich ùr airson Bun-Sgoil Shlèite
Published on 26 Mar 2021Obair a’ tòiseachadh air sgoil-àraich ùr airson Bun-Sgoil Shlèite. Work begins on new nursery for Bun-sgoil Shlèite.
