News archive

News published May 2018

  • Algal toxins affecting shellfish in coastal waters in the West Highlands

    Published 18 May 2018

    Highland Council's Environmental Health team has identified raised levels of naturally occurring algal toxins following routine monitoring at Loch Eishort (Skye), Lochs Beag and Ailort (Lochaber) and Loch Laxford (Sutherland).

  • Council agrees the way forward for a sustainable waste solution

    Published 18 May 2018

    The Council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee yesterday agreed a recommendation to construct a new centralised waste management facility (Materials Recovery Facility) within the Inner Moray Firth area to recover recyclates and produce Refuse Derived Fuel, as the Council’s preferred interim arrangements for meeting the requirements of the ban on landfilling. This facility would process all of the Highland’s 83,000 tonnes of residual (non-recyclable) waste from 2021 onwards.

  • Interim elections for community councils 

    Your community needs you... Published 18 May 2018

    Nominations are being invited from people seeking election to 9 community councils in the Highlands.

  • Shopfront Design Guidance approved 

    Published 17 May 2018

    Members of The Highland Council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee have given their backing to new shop front guidance aimed at ensuring high quality designs for traditional, replacement and new shopfronts throughout the Highlands. 

  • Committee reaffirms commitment to providing affordable homes

    Published 17 May 2018

    The Highland Council remains on track to deliver much-needed affordable homes across the Highlands as recent figures produced show all new home completions in Highland are on the up.

  • Council highlights commitment to Lochaber bus users

    Published 17 May 2018

    A report on today’s agenda of the Council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee focused on bus contracts in Lochaber  and provided councillors with an update on steps being taken to maintain transport links across the area.

  • High-Fi for Aviemore – Free WiFi is rolled out across 14 Highland towns

    free wifi project Published 17 May 2018

    AVIEMORE now has access to free WiFi in and around the centre of the town thanks to a project led by the Highland Council and funded by the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal.

  • Planning conditions for new homes at Viewhill approved

    Published 17 May 2018

    The planning application containing the house design, infrastructure and landscaping details related to a proposed development of 16 houses at Viewhill, Inverness has today been approved....

  • Irish Youth Exchange

    Published 17 May 2018

    19 students from Gaelscoil Neachtain, Dungiven in County Derry came to visit Primary 6 and 7 Gaelic Medium pupils in Bun-sgoil Shlèite this week.

  • ​​​​​​​Caithness area roads maintenance programme approved

    Published 16 May 2018

    Members of the Caithness Committee have today (Wednesday 16 May) approved the Council’s 2018/19 structural maintenance programmes for roads in the area for the coming year which reflects both the strategic network and the importance attached to local roads by rural communities.