News archive

News published March 2007

  • New Council office for Caithness

    Published 27 Mar 2007

    The process for the development of a new Highland Council office in Wick took a step further forward this week when members of the Council’s Resources Committee agreed to ask four developers to subm

  • Launch of Highlands and Islands Pathfinder Broadband Procurement Project

    Published 27 Mar 2007

    Pupils at Crown Primary School, Inverness, are the first in the Highlands and Islands to benefit from a £70 million investment in high capacity broadband links, which will revolutionise the access an

  • Launch of the Neil Gunn Writing Competition

    Published 26 Mar 2007

    Cash prizes for aspiring writers are being offered as The Highland Council launches the 2007 Neil Gunn Writing Competition.

  • Council supports butterfly survey

    Published 26 Mar 2007

    Highland Council’s Biodiversity Officer is urging people in the Highlands to keep their eyes peeled from early April onwards for a butterfly whose distribution could be affected by climate change.

  • Spreading The Child Protection Message

    Published 26 Mar 2007

    Scotmid and Morning, Noon and Night stores are lending their support to the Scottish Executive’s Child Protection Awareness campaign by distributing “HELP” campaign booklets to shoppers. 

  • New Director of ECS Appointed by The Highland Council

    Published 23 Mar 2007

    The Highland Council has appointed a new Director of Education Culture and Sport.  He is Hugh Fraser, the Council’s Head of Support Services since 2002.Mr Fraser takes over from Bruce Robertson, wh

  • A Chamber Of Cellists And Bassists

    Published 23 Mar 2007

    100 young cellists and bassists from the length and breadth of the Highlands gathered in Inverness earlier this week for a day of group playing, workshops and masterclasses.

  • Roadworks Around Inverness Town House

    Published 22 Mar 2007

    Roadworks are due to commence on Monday 26 March 2007 in the vicinity of the Town House as part of the City Centre improvement works. These works are scheduled to take around 18 weeks to complete but

  • Critters at Latheronwheel

    Published 22 Mar 2007

    Latheronwheel was the meeting place for the Caithness Critters last weekend.

  • Retiral of Highland’s Chief Registration Officer

    Published 22 Mar 2007

    The Chief Registrar in the Highlands, who has married hundreds of couples in the Inverness area and overseen major improvements to the Registration Service, bows out today (Friday) after 34 years serv