Two Highland Practitioners have won the Kay Carmichael Travel Award which was presented at the Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW) Conference on Friday 14 May. The Kay Carmichael Travel Award is sponsored by the ADSW and the Scottish Government.
Highland Council's Outdoor Access Team have secured £585,000 of funding over the next three years to help pave the way for a programme of improvements to the core path network across the Highlands. The new Core Path Improvement Scheme is expected to deliver a minimum of 45 projects over the next 3 years at an average cost per project of £13,000.
A campaign to raise awareness of the problem of seagulls nesting in urban areas in the Highlands has been launched today (Tuesday 11 May) by The Highland Council. Although the Council has no statutory duty to take action against gulls, it recognises the misery that gulls cause many homeowners and businesses throughout the nesting season, which is just about to begin.
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Divisional Licensing Board have recognised that The Scottish Cup Final between Ross County and Dundee United on the 15th May 2010 is a special event of local significance. They have decided to allow on-sales premises to remain open until 1am on Sunday 16th provided that the premises licence holder makes an application for extended hours.
Offenders subject to community service orders across the whole of Scotland will be busy collecting litter and cleaning up local areas this weekend to support the Keep Scotland Beautiful Spring Clean campaign. In Highland 75 offenders who are being supervised by the Criminal Justice Service within The Highland Council's Social Work Service are scheduled to take part in the first national-wide Community Service clean up event.
An HMIe report was published yesterday (20 April 2010) for Brora Primary School as part of the inspectorate's ongoing strategy for evaluating the educational provision of local authorities. The report is based on an inspection visit which was carried out in February 2010 and comments on the quality of education at the school.
Alistair Dodds, Chief Executive of The Highland Council, is the Returning Officer for the following three parliamentary constituencies:- * Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (8,752 sq km) - 47,263 electors; * Ross, Skye and Lochaber (12,779 sq km.) - 51,934 electors; * Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (4,953 sq km.) - 72,390 electors. He will be assisted in running the election by Senior Depute Returning Officer, Michelle Morris, as well as Depute Returning Officers, Ian Hargrave, Bob Cameron, William Gilfillan and John Bruce.
Thirteen Highland Young people have been presented with a Young Quality Scot Award in recognition of the volunteer work they carry out in their communities. Their achievements included involvement in youth forums and parliaments, volunteering in the community, cultural and citizenship projects and sporting achievements.
New facilities to recycle household batteries are now in place at all Recycling Centres across Highland. AAA's normally used for TV remote controls and AA's used for many children's toys, as well as mobile phone, camera and electronic batteries are just some of the types suitable for this latest service.
The Highland Council begins a four month budget consultation at a meeting of its North West and Central Sutherland Ward Forum on Saturday. The meeting is being held at Lairg Community Centre and begins at 11 am.
Creative approach to funding will reap long-term rewards Scotland's land reform legislation is ensuring the long-term sustainability of communities the length and breadth of the country. More than 60 communities bodies have submitted over 112 applications to purchase land and almost 80 applications have been approved since the Land Reform Bill was passed in 2004.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (February, 25th) sold 47 registered Cheviot females at its inaugural show and sale. The adverse weather conditions seriously affected the hill sheep entry and intending purchasers, but a very satisfactory trade was realised for the brave souls that made the sale.
The Highland Council has this week written to a random sample of 14,000 Highland households, with the aim of securing agreement from 2,300 volunteers to serve on a Citizens' Panel. The Panel will be used on an ongoing basis by the Council as one method of consultation with the public.
Local people in and around Lairg in Sutherland are being invited along to an evening reception by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) at Ferrycroft at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 3 March 2010. SNH is the Scottish Government's advisor on the management, enjoyment, understanding and sustainable use of Scotland's wildlife, natural habitats and landscape.
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.
Highland Council today announced the winners of a "Don't Litter Competition" that is believed to be the first competition of its kind in Scotland. Secondary and primary pupils from schools in Nairn, Inverness, Portree and Helmsdale attended a ceremony held in Inverness earlier today to receive their awards after successfully coming up with creative ways to get the "Don't litter" message across.
The next East Sutherland and Edderton Ward Forum will be held on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 7.30pm in Rogart Hall. The theme of the Forum is Roads and Winter Maintenance and will be addressed by Mr.
A Highland Council Ranger project in Sutherland came to fruition when the red carpet was rolled out for the World premiere of "A Moving Story", a film starring many of the children of the North West Highlands Geopark which was shown at the Screen Machine 2 in Kinlochbervie on Monday (1st February 2010) 72 school children from six primary schools were taken on a 400 million year trip at Knockan Crag NNR by the Highland Council Rangers from Ullapool, Lochinver and Durness in October. Their "dramatic" output was captured on film where the children imaginatively demonstrated their understanding of the famous Moine Thrust and the characters involved in the "Highland Controversy" - the great scientific debate in 19th century geology about the puzzle of why older rocks came to rest on younger ones which led to Peach and Horne surveying the geology of Assynt.
The Highland Council has written to Scottish MSPs seeking their support for the retention of aquaculture planning powers by local authorities. The Council understands that Elaine Murray MSP will table an amendment at Stage 3 of the Marine (Scotland) Bill on Thursday, which seeks to have aquaculture planning included within the remit of Marine Scotland.
Old Pulteney single malt whisky has helped a separated Cape Wrath couple celebrate their reunion this week with a bottle of their whisky from their Wick-based distillery. John and Kay Ure, who run an isolated tea room in the UK mainland's most north-westerly tip, were forced to spend the festive season apart for the first time in 35 years when the 'big freeze' hit in December.
