News Archive
21/1/2010
Flood Risk Eases Across Scotland
Efforts continue to tackle potential flood threats. The number of flood watches across Scotland has dropped from 19 to 3, as freezing temperatures eased over the weekend.21/1/2010
Environmental Grants
A funding pot of £40,000 is now available to environmental enthusiasts in Caithness over the next three years. The Caithness Partnership has secured the funds from Scottish Natural Heritage and the Highland Leader Programme to operate a Caithness Environment Fund.20/1/2010
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 20 January 2010
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 20th) sold 516 store cattle and 86 OTM cattle. Bullocks (314) averaged 186.2p and sold to 228.6p per kg and £1,100 gross.Digital Camera Training Course - Sunday 7th February
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Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 19 January 2010
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 19th) sold 101 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (66) averaged 168.1p (-2.4p) and sold to 186p per kg and £1,248.00 gross.18/1/2010
Committee Agrees Review Of Highland School Estate
The Highland Council's Education Culture and Sport Committee has agreed to review its school estate, which includes 183 primary schools; 29 secondary schools and 3 special schools. The review aims to improve education provision for Highland pupils by:- • maximising opportunities for moving pupils from poor to better quality school buildings; • making most efficient use of available funding; and • addressing issues relating to demographic change.18/1/2010
Councillors to consider revised management rules for Highland Burial
At a meeting of The Highland Council's Transport, Environmental and Community (TEC) Services on Thursday 21 January Highland Councillors will be asked to approve revised management rules for burial grounds that will include arrangements for burial lairs to be sold in perpetuity. The Council approved the current management rules for burial grounds in 1999.18/1/2010
Review Focuses On Increasing Recycling
Highland Councillors are being asked to review the Council's waste collection strategy to ensure a reduction in the amount of waste going to landfill and to increase the amount of waste recycled. At the same time, the review is aimed at improving the effectiveness of the service and providing the best value for money.18/1/2010
Highland Council appoints new Head of Education
John Considine, former Rector of Inverness Royal Academy has been appointed as Acting Head of Education Services with The Highland Council's Education, Culture and Sport Service. Mr Considine, who starts his new employment today (18 January), will be based at the Council's headquarters on Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.16/1/2010
Preparing For The Thaw
The Highland Council is preparing to combat the threat of flooding, which may result from the thaw of heavy snow and ice blocking some drains. Transport Environmental and Community Services (TECs) staff will be targeting known flooding areas in advance to ensure drains and culvert intakes are kept as clear as possible.15/1/2010
Measures To Conserve Salt In The Highlands
As a result of national shortages of road salt, The Highland Council has taken emergency measures to preserve salt stocks. With immediate effect, low priority routes - Priority 3 and 4 routes which include most urban roads, school bus routes and rural roads and residential areas - will be treated with grit only.15/1/2010
FUTURE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
Consultation on Higher Activity Waste A consultation published today seeks to find responsible solutions to managing Scotland's legacy of radioactive waste. Scotland's Higher Activity Radioactive Waste Policy aims to ensure that the treatment, storage and disposal of such waste is done in a way that offers maximum protection to people and the environment.15/1/2010
Highland Council to participate in Scotland's Islands 2011
The Highland Council is to participate in 'Scotland's Islands 2011' - a themed year that will showcase and develop islands life, locally, nationally and beyond through developing tourism, and provide opportunities in the arts, sport and cultural experiences. Members of the Council's Education.15/1/2010
Council To Build New School In Inverness Area
Members of The Highland Council's Education, Culture and Sport Committee have agreed that a new Primary school will be built for the Milton of Leys area of Inverness. Funding for the construction of the school will be provided from within the Council's Education, Culture and Sport Service capital programme.15/1/2010
HELPING RURAL SCOTLAND THROUGH BIG FREEZE
Public sector joins community effort in dealing with snow Staff in the Scottish Government and its rural agencies have been lending a helping hand to communities during the snowy weather. Resources have been redeployed to help keep the country moving and the help has proved vital for rural communities badly hit by the big freeze.15/1/2010
Gaelic Medium Provision At Glen Urquhart Primary School
A proposal to establish Gaelic Medium education provision at Glen Urquhart Primary School in Drumnadrochit took a step forward this week. At The Highland Council's Education, Culture and Sport Committee members were informed about the outcome of a recent statutory consultation on the proposal to establish Gaelic Medium provision at the school.15/1/2010
RIGHT TO BUY TO END FOR NEW TENANTS
Blueprint to safeguard Scotland's stock of social housing New council house and housing association tenants will no longer have the Right to Buy (RTB) their homes, it was confirmed in proposals unveiled to MSPs today. RTB for new build social housing in Scotland will also be scrapped.13/1/2010
Internal Audit Report into Caithness Heat and Power
Caithness Heat and Power is a joint project supported by The Highland Council since its inception in 2004 because of its potential to provide renewable energy in an area of fuel poverty via an innovative biomass district heating system at Pulteneytown, Wick. The project has, to date, failed to achieve its objective due to problems relating to technology, and an internal audit report by The Highland Council's Head of Audit and Risk Management into the enterprise has highlighted that the Council's and the company's governance arrangements covering the project should have been stronger .13/1/2010
Northern Constabulary Road Report - 0600hrs 13th Jan 2010
Badenoch A9 road between Ralia (Kingussie) and Blair Atholl - Drifting snow - currently open, with a convoy system being operated behind ploughs. Please be patient when you reach the affected areas.12/1/2010
