News Archive
10/3/2012
Wanted: Your views on local prices and choice
There will be a consultation event at Highland Council Chamber, Glenurquart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX on Wednesday 14th March between 3.30pm and 5.30pm The Office of Fair Trading wants to hear your views about living in a remote rural area and in particular: the prices you pay for goods and services the range of products on offer the quality of goods and of service that you receive. This information will influence their work and help to develop ideas for the future.9/3/2012
An Action Plan For Economic Development In The Highlands
The Highland Economic Forum, a partnership of public and private sector organisations chaired by Highland Council, is pursuing an initiative designed to build on the substantial employment and population growth that the region has achieved over the past ten years. Highland's population grew by 6.1% between 2001 and 2010 (twice the Scotland growth rate), and the Moray Firth sub region achieved the second highest economic growth between 1998 and 2008 of all the areas in the UK.9/3/2012
Wanted - 200,000 Scots To Keep Scotland Beautiful
200,000 Scots called to action to tackle the nations litter problem! Keep Scotland Beautiful Keep Scotland Beautiful, one of Scotland's leading environmental charities, is calling out to 200,000 Scots to do their bit to clean up their favourite part of Scotland during a two month attack on the nations litter. Scotland's biggest annual litter clean up, known as National Spring Clean, is Keep Scotland Beautiful's flagship volunteer campaign and is supported by Zero Waste Scotland.9/3/2012
Internet Traders Fail To Make The grade On Delivery Charges
A report to The Highland Council's Transport Environmental and Community Services Committee on Thursday 16 March has identified that the Internet trading activities of almost 200 businesses across the UK are under investigation by Council's Trading Standards as a result of a survey undertaken between November 2011 and January 2012. Over 300 responses were received during the survey identifying problems with how delivery charges were calculated and how these charges were communicated to online customers.8/3/2012
Status Quo Prevails On Public Entertainment Licensing
The Highland Council has assured organisers of free-to-enter events that there will be no change to the current licensing arrangements when new guidance on public entertainment licensing is introduced on 1 April. This means that there will continue to be no charge for community or fund-raising events that are free to the public to attend.6/3/2012
Ministerial visit to Ardnamurchan High School
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Life-long learning, Mike Russell dropped in on Ardnamurchan High School on Friday 2nd March en-route to the formal opening of Acharacle Primary School. The Highland Council's Director of Education, Culture and Sport , Hugh Fraser, and Acting Head of Education Calum Macsween together with councillors, Michael Foxley, Drew Millar and Bill Fernie joined Head Teacher Chris Millar-Craig and Parent Council Chair Sean Turner in welcoming Mike Russell to Ardnamurchan High School.
6/3/2012
Highland Council NHS Highland Senior Appointments
Senior appointments Planning for Integration - The Highland Council and NHS Highland. The Highland Council and NHS Highland are very pleased to announce some key senior appointments to support the move to integration of health and social services in April.5/3/2012
Focusing On Highland's Most Disadvantaged Areas
The Highland Council is inviting applications to its Deprived Area Fund from community and third sector organisations to assist defined disadvantaged communities to develop and implement activities that improve the quality of life and regenerate their communities. Priority will be given to projects that directly deliver employability outcomes for individuals who are furthest removed from the labour market and live within the targeted areas including parts of Alness, Fort William, Invergordon, Inverness, Seabord (East Ross) and Wick.3/3/2012
Business Gateway's New Funding For Businesses
New grant set to help Business Gateway companies in Highland grow. Highland companies with ambitions to grow could be eligible for up to £10,000 of support thanks to a fund being offered exclusively through Highland Council's Business Gateway.3/3/2012
Classroom support in Highland primary schools
The Highland Council has confirmed the recommendations of a Cross-Party Working Group, which are aimed at providing better support in the classroom for pupils and teaching staff. It has agreed the establishment of a single post of Pupil Support Assistant, graded at two distinct salary levels to reflect the difference in general support required by the majority of pupils and the specific support required by pupils with significant levels of need.28/2/2012
Countryside Rangers Launch Their 2012 Guide
The Highland Council's Countryside Rangers, in partnership with the Rangers from Moray Council, have launched their 2012 brochure featuring over 400 guided walks and events to encourage everyone to get out and explore the great outdoors and find out more about the animals that share it with us. Some highlights in the programme of walks and events, that covers the whole of the Highlands and Moray, include Gruffalo children's activity days, long distance walks, mountain conservation days, whale and dolphin spotting, wild food foraging and gentle wildlife walks.
28/2/2012
Woodland Owners Could Win Prize Money
One month's countdown for entry to Scotland's Finest Woods Awards 2012. Woodland owners and managers are being urged to prepare their entries for this year's prestigious Scotland's Finest Woods Awards and compete for a share of the £7,500 prize money.
28/2/2012
300 New Jobs With Scottish Power
ScottishPower Creating 300 Engineering And Technical Jobs - £6.5 Million Also Earmarked To Counter Skills Gap. ScottishPower expects to invest over £5bn to upgrade the electricity network in central and southern Scotland over the next 10 years, and is launching a recruitment drive to boost its engineering and technical workforce by creating 300 new roles.28/2/2012
Fund to help business develop green technologies
Finance Secretary John Swinney today announced funding to increase the energy and low carbon support available to Scottish companies. The Scottish Government has awarded £3.4 million of European Regional Development Funding to six projects from leading Scottish universities and colleges.28/2/2012
Allan Confirms Boost For Science Learning
Additional funding has been awarded to the professional development of Scotland's science teachers as the Scottish Government welcomes experts' recommendations to further improve science and engineering learning. Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages, today announced funding of £600,000 as he welcomed the Science and Engineering Education Advisory Group (SEEAG) report which sets out a range of recommendations for the Scottish Government and its partners.27/2/2012
£110m Caithness Wind Farm Plans On Display 
Green energy developer Infinergy is set to showcase its plans for the Limekiln wind farm, near Reay, which could bring in £9.75million to support community initiatives over its lifetime. The proposed wind farm of up to 26 turbines would have a generating capacity of around 78 megawatts (MW), enough to power around 43,600 homes - equivalent to 43% of Highland households.
27/2/2012
Official Opening of Acharacle Primary School
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell MSP will officially open Acharacle Primary School on Friday (2 March 2012) during a visit to Lochaber which also includes a guided tour around Ardnamurchan High School,now in its 10th year. Arriving at Acharacle on Friday afternoon he will be joined by Leader of The Highland Council, Councillor Michael Foxley and the Education, Culture and Sport Chairman, Councillor Bill Fernie to celebrate the success of the school which opened its doors to pupils in May 2009.
27/2/2012
Fire Services Latest Statement
Statement from Highland & Islands Fire Board, Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service, and Representative Bodies. Joint press statement from Highland and Islands Fire Board, Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service, the Fire Brigades Union, Retained Firefighters Union and the Fire Officers' Association A high level seminar involving the Highland and Islands Fire Board, senior staff from Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service (HIFRS), the Fire Brigades Union, the Retained Firefighters Union (Scotland), the Fire Officers Association and senior officers from the HIFRS Peer Support Team was been held on Friday 24th February 2012 to analyse the key issue of risk to communities and firefighters in the area.27/2/2012
Road Closure In Inverness For Major Flood Works
Road closures necessary to accommodate flood channel work. A public meeting is being held between 6pm - 7.30pm on Thursday (1 March) at Fairways Golf Club, Inverness, when local residents will be advised of traffic management issues and site progress on Phase 4 of the South West Inverness Flood Relief Channel, which, when completed, will reduce the possibility of flooding in that part of the city.27/2/2012
