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Highland Council Can Get On Their Bike For Hospice!

Councillors Bill Fernie, Chair of the Education Culture and Sport Committee and David Henderson, Councillor for Inverness Ness Side respectively along with the Council's Youth Convener Magnus Monahan and Danny Alexander, MP for Inverness, Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey ditched their shirt and ties for cycling gear.   They were be at the Inverness Leisure Centre to launch the re-developed Black Isle Cycle Challenge in aid of Highland Hospice.  

Warning On Free Alarm Offers

Highland consumers are being 'cold called' at home with the promise of free household alarm systems.   However, the offer may sound too good to be true and Highland Council Trading Standards Service are warning householders to be on their guard.  

Click The Post Code to Get a Google Map

If you need a map for one of the business listed in our index remember all you have to do is click the postcode highlighted in blue and the google street map shows you where it is located..  

Pathfinder North Implementation Project Completed

Pathfinder progress update report - Resources Committee Members of The Highland Council's Resources Committee on 17 February 2010 have welcomed the completion of the �70 million Pathfinder North Broadband Project, which is one of the largest local government shared services projects in the UK and is also one of the largest collaborative broadband procurements in Europe.   The Pathfinder North Broadband Project will provide high capacity broadband links to 801 schools, libraries and other local authority buildings throughout the Highlands and Islands.  

Improving Working And Financial Arrangements With Third Sector

Resources Committee Report -17 February 2010 Highland Councillors have welcomed a new agreement with third sector organisations in Highland - voluntary, charity, community organisations and social enterprises - which aims to strengthen working relationships.   The "compact", which comes into effect on 1 April, is the result of extensive consultation between the Council, NHS Highland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the third sector.  

Highland Councillors Agree Savings In Members' Budget

Resources Committee Report Highland Councillors have today agreed to a package of measures to reduce costs arising from Members' travel, catering, councillor surgeries and accommodation expenses.   At the meeting of the Council on 17 December 2009 it was agreed that �50,000 would be removed from the members' budget in 2011/12.  

Enhanced ePlanning goes live in the Highlands on Tuesday 23rd February

An enhanced online system enabling people to submit planning applications, appeals against decisions, and track progress of proposals in the Highlands goes live on Tuesday 23rd February.   Applications will be processed electronically by a team of seven staff based at the Council's electronic processing centre in Inverness.  

Young People To Feature At Highland Environmental Conference

On Saturday 6 March 2010 The Highland Council will be hosting a conference in Inverness organised by the Highland Environmental Network (HEN) on the theme of encouraging young people to connect with the environment.   Entitled "Making Green the new Black", the day long event will feature guest speakers and workshops and will look at creative ways to get young people involved with their environment.  

National Skills Academy Nuclear Bursaries

Bursary Award - Fourth Round The National Skills Academy for Nuclear in partnership with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is rolling out a fourth round of their Bursary award scheme.   The scheme is aimed at quality individuals on programmes of study relevant to the decommissioning sub sector of the nuclear industry and includes Foundation Degrees, Honours Degrees, Masters Degrees and Post graduate CPD qualifications.  

Castletown Young Mothers Project Open Day Tuesday 16th February

A Young Mother's Project that was launched late last year in the Castletown area, is to hold an open morning in the Castletown Hotel on Tuesday 16th February.   The event will run from 10:00 to 12:00 and is for all Young Mums in the Castletown and surrounding areas.