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23/9/2015
Highland Environment Forum launches new plan to help Nature and Wildlife
A new plan to help wildlife was launched today (23 September) at the Highland Environment Forum's September meeting in Inverness. Highland Nature: The Biodiversity Action Plan will help target resources to address 33 wildlife priorities which have been identified under headings ranging from the sustainable management of habitats and species, to taking biodiversity into account during building and maintenance works, to delivering local projects, raising awareness, tackling invasive non-native species and improving the management and sharing of biological records.
23/9/2015
Communities invited to find out how to restore War Memorials
The public are being invited to 3 events being held in in the Highlands to find out more about how to obtain funding to repair and conserve local war memorials. The Highland Council is supporting the War Memorials Trust who is holding the events in Thurso, Inverness and Fort William on 5, 6 and 7 October respectively.
23/9/2015
NEW SERVICE LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT TEACHERS OF BLIND LEARNERS
Scotland's largest visual impairment organisation will today launch a new service to support teachers in mainstream schools who have visually impaired children in their classroom. The Royal Blind Learning Hub will provide training, support, advice and workshops to all those involved in the education of visually impaired children and young people across Scotland.22/9/2015
Chance to represent local views as Community Council nominations open
The process for creating new community councils across the Highlands has begun and The Highland Council is encouraging anyone interested in acting as a voice for their local area to put themselves forward. Community Councils are voluntary organisations that express the views and concerns of local people within their area across a wide range of issues from new buildings and roads to local services and facilities.21/9/2015
Tea Dances To Raise Fund For Samaratins Caithness
Afternoon Tea Dance. If you like to dance, listen to music or even both Why not come along to Dancing Strictly in aid of Samaritans Caithness.19/9/2015
Help Syrian Refugees
The Highland Council is supporting the Blythswood Syrian Refugee appeal. We have advised COSLA that it would be willing to play its part in any government arranged Syrian Resettlement Scheme.
19/9/2015
Gluten-free food service available from pharmacists
New service will make access easier for patients. Coeliac patients and those with a clinical need for gluten-free food will now be able to get their prescriptions directly from their local pharmacy, rather than needing to go to their GP.18/9/2015
Wick Waves Festival 21st - 26th September 
Week Long Children's Sea Themed Reading Competition - Wick Library - Pop along to the library this week and have a look at the books about the sea. Take one out to read and when you return there will be a prize waiting for you.
18/9/2015
Funding Opportunity - Nurturing Talent - Time to Shine Fund
Creative Scotland and Young Scot: Nurturing Talent - Time to Shine Fund Creative Scotland and Young Scot have announced that the next deadline for applications to the Nurturing Talent - Time to Shine Fund is the 18th October 2015. The Creative Scotland Nurturing Talent - Time to Shine Fund aims to support young people aged 14-20 who need financial help in developing their talent within the creative industry.18/9/2015
CO-OP Launches Good Causes Carrier Bag Funding
GOOD CAUSES IN SCOTLAND TO "CARRY AWAY" OVER £750K THROUGH CO-OP LOCAL FUND LAUNCH. ood causes across Scotland are set to "bag" a funding boost of more than £750,000 as The Co-operative today (Wednesday, 16 September) launches its Local Fund to share the money raised through carrier bag charges and sales in its food stores.18/9/2015
Books for a Beachcomber with Joanne Karr
Tuesday 22nd September 2015 10:00 - 16:00 Books for a Beachcomber with Joanne Karr - Booking Essential - Phone 07818588256 or e-mail Marina.Swanson[AT]highland.gov.uk If you have any waterproofs that aren't waterproof any more, wellington boots that have sprung leaks or rucksacks that have developed holes and the zips are broken, Joanne would be delighted to help you give them a new life as covers for ‘books for a beachcomber'. An experimental bookbinding workshop, each book will be unique, with pages made from watercolour paper.
18/9/2015
New Poundland Store At Wick Opens Saturday 19th September 2015
New Poundland Store Opens Saturday 19th September 2015. A new Poundland store will be opening soon in the premises formerly occupied by CarpetRight which closed recently.
17/9/2015
Loch of Yarrows to Whaligoe
Saturday 3rd October, 11am- 2pm A walk through history in classic Caithness landscape. The route is peppered with archaelogical sites spanning several thousand years; burial cairns, broch, hill fort and ending at the breath taking steps at Whaligoe harbour.
17/9/2015
Smart sub-sea communications cables - ERI Lecture
Prof David Meldrum, from SAMS, will be presenting a talk about "Smart sub-sea communications cables: An effort to better monitor climate change and improve disaster warning". The world's oceans are criss-crossed by dozens of sub-sea cables that carry the vast majority of our internet and telecommunications traffic.
17/9/2015
Scotland extends helping hand to refugees
Hundreds offer assistance. Hundreds of Scots have pledged to help refugees fleeing persecution and conflict, the Minister for Europe and International Development, Humza Yousaf, confirmed today.17/9/2015
Safer cycling and walking to school for north pupils
Pupils at two Sutherland and two Caithness primary schools are to benefit from projects being delivered by The Highland Council through the Scottish Government's Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets (CWSS) programme. Members of The Highland Council's Caithness and Sutherland Area Committee have given their approval for £39,965 CWSS funding for projects at Gledfield, Lochinver, Castletown and Canisbay Primaries.14/9/2015
Your Cash Your Caithness - call for communities to apply for funding
Community and voluntary groups across the north are invited to apply for funding to put their ideas into action and bring benefits to their local communities. Caithness Members of The Highland Council have set aside £30k from the Ward Discretionary Budget to let the local community decide for themselves which projects are needed in their area Whether you want to organise a dance for young people, a healthy living project, a crime prevention idea, a lunch club for older residents, a community art project, all ideas, large and small are welcome.14/9/2015
Wick Waves' - Local Sea Festival
The Highland Council's Countryside Ranger Service, with funding and support from the Highland Seashore Project, have come together with local community groups, organisations and businesses in Wick to run a week of Seashore related events from the 21st to the 26th September. This week of free coastal festivities has been titled Wick Waves and brings artfully together the exploration of the huge diversity of life on the coast; the influence the coast has had on shaping Wick its self and local art, books, food, music and sport.
10/9/2015
Twoja społeczność potrzebuje - Społeczność Rady Wybory 2015
Nominacje są zaproszeni od osób ubiegających się o wybór do wszystkich rad gmin w całej Highland tej jesieni. To jest Twoja szansa, aby pomóc reprezentują poglądy społeczności Radzie Highland i innych instytucji publicznych.
10/9/2015
Your chance to vote - 16 and 17 year olds register now for the Community Council Elections 2015
Did you vote in last year's independence referendum? Did it spark your interest in getting involved in your local area? 16 and 17 year olds can represent their community by nominating themselves to be local Community Councillors in the election this autumn, as well as being eligible to vote in the Community Council elections. This is your chance to help represent the views of your community to the Highland Council and other public agencies.
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