News archive

News published July 2015

  • Leader expresses concerns at SPP plans to outsource work

    Published 22 Jul 2015

    The Leader of The Highland Council has written to the SPP to express concerns at the announcement of their intention to outsource work to India with the loss of 11 jobs to the Highland area.

  • Sea to Summit Family Fun Day in Lochaber

    poster Published 21 Jul 2015

    The Sea to Summit Project is an arts project involving Lochaber schools and highlights the connections between the mountains and the seashores which characterise Lochaber.

  • Anne Lorne’s Big Birthday Bash at Blas

    Published 21 Jul 2015

    The musical career of one of Scotland’s foremost entertainers will be marked on the opening night of Blas 2015, Friday 4 September, when the festival celebrates the 70th birthday of Anne Lorne Gillies.

  • Tooled up for tick time

    leaflet cover Published 20 Jul 2015

    Highland Council Environmental Health is raising awareness of the dangers from ticks, in particular the serious illness known as Lyme disease which can be transmitted to humans through a tick bite.

  • Ruthven Bridge to be closed for replacement works

    Published 17 Jul 2015

    The B970 road at Ruthven Bridge, Kingussie will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from Wednesday 29 July for six weeks and programmed to re-open on 11 September 2015.

  • Temporary closure of Inverness city centre routes on Sunday

    Published 17 Jul 2015

    The Highland Council is advising drivers that roads in Inverness City Centre will be temporarily closed to traffic on Sunday afternoon when the Inverness Harriers stage a trial 10K Road Race along the banks of the River Ness as part of the Inverness Gala.

  • Community benefits from £300k road upgrade

    Published 17 Jul 2015

    The small highland community of Polloch is to benefit from a £300K project that will improve a short section of ‘life-line’ public road to make it suitable for timber lorries.

  • National ‘project of the year’ for Highland home energy initiative

    Green Deal Awards Published 17 Jul 2015

    A partnership programme bringing major energy savings to hard-to-treat properties in fuel poverty parts of the Highlands has won ‘project of the year’ in national award.

  • Top Dog’s Day Out event returns for 10th Anniversary celebrations

    Published 16 Jul 2015

    Dog lovers will be happy to hear that the Top Dog’s Day Out event is running again near Aviemore next weekend, for those keen to show off their pet’s talents.

  • Warm Highland welcome extended to Romanian football team

    Ictfc v FC Astra Published 16 Jul 2015

    The Provost and Leader of Inverness Area and Vice Convener of The Highland Council gave a warm Highland welcome to visitors from FC Astra and UEFA yesterday evening at Inverness Caledonian Thistle Foo