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News published October 2013

  • Scottish Canals urges public to stay SAFE this winter

    Published 21 Oct 2013

    Issued by Scottish CanalsScottish Canals is urging everyone to stay SAFE (Stay Away From the Edge) when they visit the waterways this winter.Scotland’s canals are enjoyed by everyone from walkers an

  • Launch of Ready for Winter Campaign

    Published 21 Oct 2013

    The Highland Council is fully supporting the Scottish Government’s Ready for Winter Campaign which was launched today (Monday).

  • ScotlandsPeople Hub opens at Inverness

    Published 21 Oct 2013

    The eagerly-awaited access to ScotlandsPeople Hub for the public to search the birth, death and marriage records unassisted has finally come on-stream in Inverness.   The recent addition to the serv

  • Royal National Mod heads to the Highlands

    Published 18 Oct 2013

    The Highland Council and An Comunn Gàidhealach looked ahead to the Royal National Mod in Inverness next year and announced that Lochaber will host 2017 Mod.Provost of Inverness Councillor Alex Graham

  • Proposed amendments to Council Service structure

    Published 17 Oct 2013

    Highland Councillors will be asked next week to amend the Council’s Service structure to align teams into five Services rather than the current seven, delivering year-on-year savings of £350,000 fr

  • Council lodges Inverness West Link Road planning application

    Published 17 Oct 2013

    The planning application for the Inverness West Link Road has today (Thursday) been lodged  by The Highland Council. The road will provide a new transport link from the Southern Distributor Road at D

  • Plans unveiled for £20 million Merkinch Gateway project

    Published 17 Oct 2013

    The Highland Council has made a bid for £1.45 million of funding to regenerate the gateway to Merkinch, Inverness. It is hoped the funding from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant

  • Stromeferry transport survey

    Published 17 Oct 2013

    Businesses and organisations affected by the A 890 Stromeferry Bypass are being invited to take part in a transport survey which will help shape options for improving the link between Lochcarron and K

  • Isle of Skye meets its virtual twin

    Published 16 Oct 2013

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  • Apprentice bonus from Council energy contract

    Published 16 Oct 2013

    The Highland Council’s commitment to biomass as a heat source has enabled a Lochaber-based green energy company to employ  two new apprentices to help service a four-year £1.2 million per year con