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      <title>Timetable for East Sutherland and Edderton By-Election confirmed</title>
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      <title>Caithness Committee sets garage rates for year ahead</title>
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      <description>The Highland Council and SSEN Transmission reach major funding agreement for Inverness development</description>
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      <title>Donation supports learning at Drummond School</title>
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      <description>Drummond School in Inverness has taken delivery of a welcome donation of mobile phones thanks to the generosity of local organisation Gadget Refuge and support from the school’s Parent Council.</description>
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      <title>Funding Boost for Rural Communities</title>
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      <description>Early indications suggest that the introduction of a Short Term Let Control Area (STLCA) for Badenoch and Strathspey has slowed the growth of secondary short-term lets across the area.</description>
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      <title>Badenoch and Strathspey Committee members approve funding for Newtonmore Village Hall</title>
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      <description>Members of the Badenoch and Strathspey Committee have today awarded £60,242 of Community Regeneration Funding to the Newtonmore Village Hall project.</description>
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      <title>Council approve funds for Iron Age Roundhouse at Gairloch Museum </title>
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      <description>Plans to construct a full-scale replica of an Iron Age Roundhouse at Gairloch Museum in Wester Ross have been backed by Highland Council, following a grant funding award of £45,000.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>New Glencoe Village Car Park confirmed</title>
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      <description>New Glencoe Village Car Park confirmed</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Highland Council signs Memorandum of Understanding with Ukrainian region</title>
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      <description>The Highland Council has confirmed the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State (Military) Administration in Ukraine.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Thurso provides feedback on £100 million investment plan for town</title>
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      <description>Consultation in Thurso has found strong support for investment in a Community Point of Delivery (PoD).</description>
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      <title>First pupils start school at new Tain Campus </title>
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      <description>Today (Wednesday 22nd April) the first pupils were welcomed through the doors to Highland Council’s flagship Tain Campus development.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Introduction of booking systems for vans and trailers at Aviemore Household Waste Recycling Centre </title>
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      <description>A booking system for vans and trailers will be introduced at Aviemore Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) from Monday 4 May 2026.</description>
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      <title>Accessible Voting at the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election – Support Available for Voters</title>
      <link>https://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/17219/accessible-voting-at-the-2026-scottish-parliament-election-support-available-for-voters</link>
      <description>Details of support that will be available to voters</description>
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      <title>Neartaichidh dreuchd teagaisg solar Gàidhlig ann an Cataibh / Teaching post will strengthen Gaelic provision in Sutherland</title>
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      <description>Recruitment is now underway for a Neighbourhood Board Chair in Sutherland to support almost £20 million of funding awarded by the UK Government’s Pride in Place Programme.</description>
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      <title>Corran Ferry fares increase from 1 May 2026</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Postal voters urged to make their vote count</title>
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      <description>Issued on behalf of the Constituency and Regional Returning Officer for Highland</description>
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      <title>Road restrictions during 2026 Etape Loch Ness</title>
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      <title>Community Fund Now Open for Applications in Rural Highland</title>
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      <description>Community groups and organisations across rural Highland are invited to apply to the fund, which is now open for Expressions of Interest for grants of up to £25,000 until 24 April. </description>
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