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News published April 2017

Results are in from the Safer Highland J Rock™
Published 5 Apr 2017
For the third night in a row the Safer Highland events, sponsored by the Safer Highland Partnership and Police Scotland’s Choices for Life were performed to a sold out audience.
Highland Council HQ car park machines accepting coins only
Published 5 Apr 2017
Highland Council is advising motorists that its car parking machines at Council headquarters on Glenurquhart Road, Inverness are accepting coins only at this point in time.
2017 Safer Highland Rock Challenge® results - night 2
Published 4 Apr 2017
The results are in from the 2017 Safer Highland Rock Challenge®
Ness Islands Inverness – major works
Published 4 Apr 2017
Highland Council major remedial works involving trees, paths, bridges, and banks will start at the Ness Islands, in Inverness in April and continue for around 8 months.
Call for voters in Highland to register in time for elections this May
Published 4 Apr 2017
With Scottish Council elections taking place in just a few weeks, voters in the Highlands are being urged to make sure they are registered to vote and are able to take part on polling day.
City-Region Deal - significant long term benefits anticipated
Published 4 Apr 2017
In response to a call for evidence on the impact of city-region deals in Scotland, by a Scottish Parliament Committee, Highland Council Director of Development and Infrastructure, Stuart Black said...
Highland school pupils to visit France fo Scotland's Battle of Arras commemorations
Published 4 Apr 2017
Ten S3 history pupils from across the Highland area are set for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to France to observe the centenary of the Battle of Arras at Scotland’s national commemorations.
And the winner of The Highland Play Award is…
Published 4 Apr 2017
Highland Council’s Play Improvement Group annual Highland Play Award will go to Badenoch and Strathspey-based “Roots and Shoots".
No fools at the Concert Festival
Published 4 Apr 2017
It may have been Saturday April 1st, but the audiences at Highland Young Musicians Concerts Festival in Eden Court were certainly anything but fools as they had chosen to attend the event.
Ranger walk looking for signs of Spring
Published 4 Apr 2017
Has spring really arrived? The Highland Council Ranger John Orr is inviting people to join him to look for signs of this beautiful season on a stroll along Culloden Avenue in Inverness.