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1/2/2015
Upgrade underway at award-winning Scottish wilderness hotel Thumbnail for article : Upgrade underway at award-winning Scottish wilderness hotel
An award-winning Highland hotel based in the centre of a UNESCO geopark is undertaking an expansion and upgrading project due for completion this spring.   The Kylesku Hotel Ltd is located on the shores of Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendhu in North West Sutherland.  
1/2/2015
Dounreay Supply Chain Invitation To Annual Suppliers Day
Companies are being invited to attend Dounreay's annual Suppliers Day on February 26.   The event will take place at The Weigh Inn in Thurso from 1.00pm.  
1/2/2015
Social Media Workshops for Local Food and Drink Businesses
Early in February the first two in a series of workshops specifically for anyone working in the local food and drink sector will take place to highlight how social media can be best used to increase profit, support other local businesses and promote the area.   The workshops follow on from the project The Highland Council ran last year across the Highlands to investigate the potential and appetite for developing an industry-led local food and drink network that could co-ordinate and drive future activities to support the local food and drink sector in the region.  
29/1/2015
Demolition of abattoir heralds new beginnings in DornochThumbnail for article : Demolition of abattoir heralds new beginnings in Dornoch
The first phase of a masterplan to regenerate a key site in an historic Highland town is underway, with the demolition of a local landmark.   The Royal Burgh of Dornoch in Sutherland is famous for its sandy beaches, Championship links golf course and 13th Century cathedral.  
25/1/2015
Removal of paper and can banks from Recycling PointsThumbnail for article : Removal of paper and can banks from Recycling Points
Paper and can banks are to be phased out of The Highland Council's network of Recycling Points during February and March.  The decision was taken at a meeting of The Highland Council on the 18th December, at which the budget for 2015/16 and the indicative budget for the following 3 years was agreed, a package of savings totaling £42.8 million.  
21/1/2015
Young people sign up for first Sutherland Junior Warden Scheme
On 22 January 2015 twelve S1 pupils from Golspie High School will be the first in Sutherland to become Junior Wardens as part of a joint project between the school, The Highland Council and High Life Highland.   The Junior Warden Scheme aims to provide an alternative and creative way to engage with young people and community groups, promote positive behaviour and encourage active involvement in the local community.  
19/1/2015
Planning event in Brora re-arranged
The planning event to be held in Brora - which was postponed on 12 January due to the impact of poor weather conditions - has been re-arranged.  It will now take place on Monday 26 January 2015 in the Community Centre, Johnstone Place, Brora.  
19/1/2015
Council clarifies Winter Maintenance Policy
The Highland Council wishes to clarify that if anyone is seeking information on their Winter Maintenance Policy and gritting maps then this information can be found on the Highland Council website.   The Highland Council Winter Maintenance Policy states: "The treatment of roads will be carried out based on a hierarchical system dependant on route priority".  
15/12/2014
Councillors show support to North West Highlands GeoparkThumbnail for article : Councillors show support to North West Highlands Geopark
The importance placed by the Council of the North West Highlands Geopark, both in terms of protecting the unique geography and heritage, as well as promoting the area as a top geo-tourism destination, was apparent last week when it was the first item on the agenda for the Caithness and Sutherland Area Committee.   The North West Highlands Geopark covers 2000 square kilometres of North West Sutherland and Coigach where about 2000 people live.  
15/12/2014
Out with the old, in with the new ....but Remember to Recycle!
‘Out with the old, in with the new' is an expression frequently heard over the Festive Season and this year The Highland Council's Waste Awareness Team are urging us all to make sure we don't just throw away the old but remember to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible.   Remember to use your blue bin for all paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, food tins and drink cans (no glass or plastic bags - everything should be loose, dry and clean).  
2/12/2014
Update on Radon works to Council properties
The Highland Council has been taking action to reduce radon in nine properties which include five schools.  Testing earlier in the year showed all properties had radon above the statutory Action Level of 400 Bq/m³.  
2/12/2014
Multi- agency partners provide support to annual festive safety initiative, Operation Respect
With the approach of the festive season, multi-agency partners have once again joined forces to support Operation Respect with the aim of making the streets of Inverness safer for shoppers and party goers, both day and night, during the festive season.   Supported by Inverness Community Safety Partnership and the Operation Respect multi-agency group, the city will see increased high visibility police patrols, as well as the use of Inverness Business Improvement District (BID) Security Task Team members and Taxi Marshals, the British Red Cross and Inverness Street Pastors.  
2/12/2014
SSE AWARDS SCOTLAND'S LARGEST EVER LIVING WAGE CONTRACT WORTH £460MThumbnail for article : SSE AWARDS SCOTLAND'S LARGEST EVER LIVING WAGE CONTRACT WORTH £460M
SSE'S networks business, SHE Transmission, has awarded its largest ever Living Wage contract - worth £460million - to engineering firm ABB Limited.   The contract is part of the Caithness to Moray Transmission Project, the vital new subsea link which will allow more renewable energy to join up to the network in the north of Scotland.  
2/12/2014
More Sutherland dates for public to have their say
As the first step in producing a new Local Development Plan for Caithness and Sutherland, The Highland Council has published a Main Issues Report which outlines options for the future of the area over the next 20 years.   At this crucial early stage, community groups, businesses, public agencies and members of the public are being encouraged to have their say.  
1/12/2014
Are you ready for winter asks Highland Council? Thumbnail for article : Are you ready for winter asks Highland Council?
The Highland Council is supporting the Scottish Government's Ready Scotland Campaign and urges people in the Highlands to take some time to get ready for winter and all kinds of severe weather.   See - 7 http://www.readyscotland.org/are-you-ready/winter-weather/ Councillor Graham Mackenzie, Highland Council's Chair of Community Services Committee, said: "We have had a very mild start to this winter and we want people to think ahead and be prepared for a change in the temperature and all types of severe weather.  
27/11/2014
Radon testing at Highland Council propertiesThumbnail for article : Radon testing at Highland Council properties
The next phase of The Highland Council's on-going programme to check its properties for levels of naturally occurring radon gas is to take place in 34 schools throughout the region commencing in December 2014.   The programme is risk based, with previous testing focused on housing and schools considered to be in higher risk areas.  
27/11/2014
Highland Council has saved over £476k and cut carbon emissions through reduced business mileage
Highland Council has saved a total of over £476k and cut carbon emissions through reduced business mileage over the past 4 years.   Councillors' total expenses have reduced by 10.1% and the cost of reimbursing employees for mileage has reduced by 15.9%.  
27/11/2014
Highland Council agrees £164k funding for welfare advice and support
THE Highland Council Resources Committee has approved the use of £163,920 from the Council's Welfare Fund to provide tailored welfare advice clinics across the Highlands, through the CAB network, starting in the New Year, from January 2015 until March 2016.  This includes £3,000 to provide specialist training for CAB workers to provide advice to people with mental ill health.  
26/11/2014
Planning events coming to East Sutherland
Public consultation events are continuing, where people living and working in Caithness and Sutherland are being encouraged to help influence a new Local Development Plan for the area, known as CaSPlan.   Development Plans set out how places should change and what they could be like in the future.  
26/11/2014
Community Services event reaches out to Sutherland
People in Sutherland who want to find out more about the range of Community Services provided in their local area by The Highland Council are invited to an open evening event on Tuesday 2 December, 2014 at Brora Primary School from 6.30pm - 8.30pm.   Community Services is a new directorate of The Highland Council that delivers many of the Council's everyday services, with staff in regular contact with the people of the Highlands.