News archive

News published April 2007

  • Council Supports New Vision For Caithness and North Sutherland

    Published 11 Apr 2007

    Highland Councillors have agreed to contribute £120,000 over the next three years to support an initiative aimed at promoting the economic growth of Caithness and North Sutherland in the wake of the

  • Shetland fiddlers to visit Inverness

    Published 11 Apr 2007

    The Highland Accordion and Fiddle Club and Highland Council’s Inverness Traditional Music Project look forward to welcoming “New Traditions” fiddle group to Inverness on the weekend of the 14-1

  • Council Agrees £600,000 Additional Funding for Eden Court Project

    Published 5 Apr 2007

    Highland Councillors today (Thursday) agreed to contribute an additional £600,000 towards the £3 million package of funds required to complete the extension and refurbishment of Eden Court, Invernes

  • ICT Repay Loan to The Highland Council

    Published 5 Apr 2007

    Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Trust has repaid a loan of £600,000 to The Highland Council, which was used to upgrade the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Longman, Inverness to meet Scottish Premie

  • Council To Act As Loan Guarantor For Cromarty Church Restoration

    Published 5 Apr 2007

    The Highland Council will act as guarantor for a £250,000 loan taken out by The Scottish Redundant Churches Trust for repairs to the East Church in Cromarty which gained national interest after reach

  • The Highland Council Appoints New Chief Executive

    Published 5 Apr 2007

    The Highland Council today (Wednesday) appointed a new Chief Executive. He is Alistair Dodds, the Council’s Depute Chief Executive.

  • Convener Welcomes Executive’s Flooding Grant Aid

    Published 5 Apr 2007

    The Convener of The Highland Council Councillor Alison Magee has warmly welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Executive that it is to award the Council a grant of £4 million towards the cost of rep

  • Support For Wick Trees From Inverness To Malawi

    Published 4 Apr 2007

    A scheme to breathe new life into a small stand of trees at Wick Riverside Park in the heart of Wick has drawn wide support from Inverness to Malawi.

  • Highlands and Islands Ports In US Marketing Mission

    Published 4 Apr 2007

    Representatives of 5 ports from around the Highlands and Islands have just returned from Miami where they were exhibiting at the Seatrade International Cruise Shipping Convention.

  • Short List For Highland Children’s Book Awards

    Published 4 Apr 2007

    The short list for the 2007 Highland Children’s Book Awards has been announced so over the next couple of months, primary and secondary school pupils will be busy reading the entries and voting for