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Recycling centres closed and waste service collections changed during coronavirus

Recycling centres closed and waste service collections changed during coronavirus

Recycling centres closed and waste service collections changed during coronavirus

25 March 2020

Highland Council is reminding people that its recycling centres are closed and garden waste and bulky uplift services have been suspended.


Scottish Water issues flooding prevention call

Scottish Water issues flooding prevention call

Scottish Water issues flooding prevention call

18 March 2020

Scottish Water is calling for people to avoid disposing of un-flushable items in toilets.


Contract awarded for My Ness art project

Contract awarded for My Ness art project

Contract awarded for My Ness art project

13 March 2020

THE contract to start work on a controversial public art work in Inverness has been awarded to a Beauly firm.


Council changes vehicle restriction policy at waste recycling centres

Council changes vehicle restriction policy at waste recycling centres

Council changes vehicle restriction policy at waste recycling centres

12 March 2020

Householders in the Highlands can now use oversized trailers at waste recycling centres after a change was made to a newly introduced policy.


Twelve year old objects to Sutherland spaceport

Twelve year old objects to Sutherland spaceport

Twelve year old objects to Sutherland spaceport

11 March 2020

Scotland's leading young environmentalist has objected to Britain's first vertical launch spaceport planned for the Moine Peninsula near Tongue.


Angry city resident targets irresponsible dog owners

Angry city resident targets irresponsible dog owners

Angry city resident targets irresponsible dog owners

11 March 2020

A CULLODEN resident is kicking up a stink about a thoughtless dog walker who is letting their pet soil a neighbourhood lawn.


Highlands is bracing itself for ice and snow following latest Met Office weather warning

Highlands is bracing itself for ice and snow following latest Met Office weather warning

Highlands is bracing itself for ice and snow following latest Met Office weather warning

10 March 2020

Ice and snow may bring travel disruption to Inverness and the Highlands from tomorrow evening.


More needs to be done to make Highland properties more energy efficient

More needs to be done to make Highland properties more energy efficient

More needs to be done to make Highland properties more energy efficient

08 March 2020

Figures compiled in a new report show the Highlands has some of the least energy efficient homes in Scotland.


Highland pupils help design green vehicles infrastructure through Council competition

Highland pupils help design green vehicles infrastructure through Council competition

Highland pupils help design green vehicles infrastructure through Council competition

06 March 2020

THE WINNERS of a Highland-wide design project have been revealed after hundreds of children in the region have submitted their works.


UPDATE: Councillor says they are going as fast as possible to tackle climate change

UPDATE: Councillor says they are going as fast as possible to tackle climate change

UPDATE: Councillor says they are going as fast as possible to tackle climate change

28 February 2020

A councillor said they are doing all they can to promote sustainability after campaigners gathered at the council's headquarters in Inverness.


New outdoor nursery to open in community woodland near Loch Ness

New outdoor nursery to open in community woodland near Loch Ness

New outdoor nursery to open in community woodland near Loch Ness

28 February 2020

A new early years outdoor nursery is set to open in community-owned woodland near Loch Ness.


Climate change protest to ask councillors to take action

Climate change protest to ask councillors to take action

Climate change protest to ask councillors to take action

28 February 2020

A GROUP of environmental activists gathered this morning in Inverness to ask the members of a council's climate panel for urgent action.


Society to put Caledonian pine forest in focus at Inverness talk

Society to put Caledonian pine forest in focus at Inverness talk

Society to put Caledonian pine forest in focus at Inverness talk

28 February 2020

Regenerating the Caledonian pine forest will be the subject of a talk in Inverness tomorrow.


Free bus travel for children likely as Highland MSPs bridge the party gap to deliver a Scottish budget deal

Free bus travel for children likely as Highland MSPs bridge the party gap to deliver a Scottish budget deal

Free bus travel for children likely as Highland MSPs bridge the party gap to deliver a Scottish budget deal

26 February 2020

Two Highland MSPs have been pivotal in securing a Scottish budget deal after a compromise was reached between the SNP government and the Greens.


Milton of Leys playground submerged as Inverness is hit by downpour

Milton of Leys playground submerged as Inverness is hit by downpour

Milton of Leys playground submerged as Inverness is hit by downpour

24 February 2020

An Inverness councillor has highlighted the plight of a Milton of Leys playpark which has once again flooded following heavy rainfall.


Flooding sparks rail misery for passengers

Flooding sparks rail misery for passengers

Flooding sparks rail misery for passengers

24 February 2020

FLOODING is set to cause further misery for rail passengers travelling between Inverness and Glasgow, ScotRail has warned.


Hopes for changes to new waste rules

Hopes for changes to new waste rules

Hopes for changes to new waste rules

23 February 2020

A CITY councillor is hoping to get restrictions over the use of large trailers at recycling centres overturned at a meeting next month.


Coul Links golf course plans thrown out by Scottish Government

Coul Links golf course plans thrown out by Scottish Government

Coul Links golf course plans thrown out by Scottish Government

21 February 2020

THE Scottish Government has refused planning permission for an 18-hole championship golf course at Coul Links near Dornoch.


Two more Met Office weather warnings issued over heavy rain and gales

Two more Met Office weather warnings issued over heavy rain and gales

Two more Met Office weather warnings issued over heavy rain and gales

20 February 2020

TWO further Met Office weather warnings have been issued for the Highlands, as the recent stormy spell shows little signs of slowing up.


Snow and ice warning issued by the Met Office

Snow and ice warning issued by the Met Office

Snow and ice warning issued by the Met Office

17 February 2020

A FRESH yellow weather warning has been issued for the Highlands - this time for overnight snow and ice.


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