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23/1/2014
New frontiers for the war on drugs: new approaches are needed
The European Union is failing to respond effectively to the problem of illegal drug use and the spread of new psychoactive substances1, states an EESC opinion voted on 21 January. Well-known old psychoactive substances include cannabis, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and morphine.22/1/2014
Hi-Scot Credit Union Presentation Persuades More Councillors To Sign Up
Hi Scot Credit Union chairman and manager today gave a presentation to councillors of the Finance Housing and Resouce committee of Highland counmcil at their meeting in Inverness. The notes of the presentation are in file Hi-Scot Presentation Slides and the' recording of the presentation and the following debate can be seeonline a thte highland council web site for 12 months at http://www.highland.public-i.tv/core/ It may be day unil the recording is available.
22/1/2014
Candidates to represent their community sought
Residents in the Highlands are being encouraged to bolster the ranks of their local Community Council as Interim elections take place to fill vacant positions serving eight areas of Nairn, Lochaber, Inverness and Caithness. The Highland Council, who administers the interim elections, are inviting nominations from people looking to fill vacancies on the following Community Councils.22/1/2014
Average council house rent increase pegged at 2%
The increase in the average weekly rent charged by The Highland Council to its 13,500 council house tenants is being contained to 2%. The rent will rise from �68.99 to �70.37, an increase of �1.38.22/1/2014
Parents urged to support Safer Internet Day for children�s online safety
The Highland Council�s Education Service is supporting Safer Internet Day on 11 February by inviting parents and carers of Highland pupils to take part in a national online campaign organised by SIDtv and the UK Safer Internet Centre. This is a unique opportunity for parents to ask the questions that matter to them about keeping their children safe online.22/1/2014
Carers' consultation launched
New plans to help carers and young carers. Carers and young carers are being asked for their views on specific legislation to promote, defend and extend their rights.22/1/2014
Highland Education stars sought for national awards
Nominations open for Scottish Education Awards 2014 The search is underway for the Highland�s brightest education stars as nominations open for the Scottish Education Awards 2014. People are being urged to nominate the teaching professionals and local schools that go the extra mile, for recognition at the national awards ceremony which honours the hard work and innovation happening in classrooms across Scotland.21/1/2014
Hi-Scot Credit Union To Make Presentation to Highland Council
Anyone with an interest in savings, borrowing and debt can see a presentation to the Finance Housing and Resources committee of Highland council on Wednesday 22nd January 2014 at 10.30am. The presentation will last about 15 minutes and councillors may ask questions.20/1/2014
Update On Food Banks From LGIU
Summary There has been a growing interest in food banks in Parliament and among the media, prompted in large part by evidence of a rapid growth in the numbers of people turning to food banks to feed themselves and their families. The coordinating body of the UK�s largest network of food banks is The Trussell Trust http://www.trusselltrust.org/ .20/1/2014
Waves Still Crash Into Piers At Wick Harbour 20th January 2014 
Despite the sunny day on Monday 20th January 2014 the waves continued to crash into Wick Bay..
20/1/2014
Sarah Reid - 1910 - A Pupil of Keiss Primary School
Sarah Reid - 1910 Sent in By Hugh - After reading David Nicols Looking Back I thought the attached might interest people. It is a transcript from a School book which I rescued from a rubbish tip some twenty years ago.20/1/2014
A Letter from Robert Burns to Sir John Sinclair (by L.J. Myatt)
This item was published in the 2005 Bulletin of Caithness Field Club In compiling his First Statistical Account of Scotland in the 1790s, Sir John Sinclair wrote to every parish minister in Scotland with a list of 166 queries. His aim was to assess the state of the country at the time and to help provide a means of making improvements in the future.20/1/2014
Highland tenants benefit from house exchange scheme
Tenants of approximately 19,000 homes managed by the six main Highland-based social landlords can benefit from joining up to the popular home swapping service � House Exchange. The service is free for tenants to join and matches up households who want to move to find other homes that meet their requirements.20/1/2014
Highland pupils celebrate Scotland�s bard 2014
Schools throughout the Highland Council area will be celebrating the life and works of Robert Burns around Burns Day on 25 January. From Thursday 23 to Wednesday 29 January, Highland schools will be holding a variety of celebratory events including Burns suppers and lunches; poetry recitals, musical performances and ceilidhs.20/1/2014
�Dreich� tops poll as nation�s favourite Scots word - Poll January 2013
As it is almost Burns Night again we are republishing this interesting item on popular words in Scotland including from Burn's works. 25/1/2013 Ahead of Burns Night on 25th January, a new poll has revealed �dreich� as Scotland�s favourite word in the Scots language.19/1/2014
Wick Bay Bubbles Like A Cauldron
Another stormy day at Wick Bay..
17/1/2014
Public Meeting Regarding Options for Old St Peter's Church
Public Meeting A further public meeting has been arranged to discuss the future arrangements and options for Old St Peters Church, Thurso. Meeting to be held in Caithness Horizons at 7.00 pm on Wednesday 29th January 2014.
17/1/2014
How To Get Concrete To The Top Of New Wick Council Offices
Reporter Noel Donaldson How do you get liquid concrete from the ground up to the top storey of a building site? Answer- you pump it up and spread it about. That's what the Morgan Tindal squad were doing when our photographer called to snap progress on the new council house offices construction.
17/1/2014
Caithness District Partnership 31 January 2014
The next meeting of the Caithness District Partnership will take place on Friday 31st January 2014 in the Naver Business Centre, Naver House, Naver Road, Thurso 10.00 am � 12.00 noon Agenda items include: - Children�s Services Digital Resource. - Family Resource Partnerships - Integrated Teams progress report.17/1/2014
Funding - Dates set for 2014 round of Community Challenge Fund bids
Community Challenge Fund. Community groups are informed that the deadline dates for submitting an expression of interest into the 2014 rounds of The Highland Council�s Community Challenge Fund are: 3 February, 1 May, 1 August, and 3 November 2014.Search Our Site
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