Community Resilience Briefing – 1 July 2022
Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. Covid related information Scottish Government Covid-19 Guidance NHS …
Community Resilience Briefing – 17 June 2022
Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. Covid related information · Scottish Government Covid-19 Guidance …
Pop-up Opera at the Spa
Pop-up Opera is back with three brilliant half-hour shows for audiences of all ages! They are coming to the Spa Pavillion on Thursday the …
5K Colour Run-Walk
The Community Centre is organising its latest fun colour run on Sunday 12 June 2022 between 11:00 am and 1:30 pm. The event is …
Community Resilience Briefing – 2 June 2022
Community Resilience Briefing – 02 June 2022 Dear Community Resilience Group/Community Council/Colleagues Welcome to The Highland Council’s fortnightly briefing for groups with an interest …
Victorian Entertainer Bootcamp
‘Roll Up, Roll Up! Boy, do we have an exciting event lined up for families here at the Old Station in June! We’re teaming …
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the Community Council will be planting a tree in the Square beside the Sweetie shop on Friday 3rd …
Community Resilience Briefing – 20 May 2022
Community Resilience Briefing – 20 May 2022 Welcome to The Highland Council’s regular briefing for groups with an interest in local community resilience. As …
Castle Leod Bluebells
The Bluebells on the long drive to Castle Leod are something else this year. It was only six weeks ago we had a spectacular …
Peffery Way – almost there.
I notice from a ramble to view this years display of Bluebells on the slopes of Knockfarrel this morning, that another large section of …
Sharing stories: Treasuring our past, inspiring our future
Can you join us at the Highland Museum of Childhood, for our next story sharing session? At our next session, we’ll be collecting and …
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Election results for Ward 5
Here are the election results for the council elections for Ward five that took place on the 5th of May 2022. The electorate is …
Community Resilience Group Briefing – 13 May 2022
Thank you to those of you who responded to the survey we circulated last month. It was very heartening to hear that the majority …
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A couple of new old images
I don’t think that I’ve seen these exact photographs of the village before. The one of the old Station looks to be between the …
Garden Market this Saturday!
I just spotted this event which is a bit of lax of me as it’s happening just at the bottom of our garden from …
The future of McColl’s looks in doubt
The future of McColl’s as a business looks in doubt. My first reaction to the news was rather selfishly – where are we going …
Pavilion Events May – August 2022
Here’s a look at what’s on at the Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion from now until August of this year. I’m sure you’ll agree there’s something …
Fix My Street
I notice that some of the horrendously deep pot holes on the A834 towards Dingwall have finally been filled in. It seems Highland Council …
COVID self-isolation guidance ends in Scotland
Self-isolation guidance from the Government ends today in Scotland and life can return to normal, or as close as it can get back to …
Communications and Resilience COVID Briefing – 29 April
I hope you have all had a good week. Due to leave and illness this is the first briefing for couple of weeks. All legal …
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The candidates in the upcoming Council Elections
This is the list of candidates you can vote for in the upcoming Election of Councillors for Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (Ward five) …
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Fire safety for home owners
I know that I’m rather late on this on this piece of news because the law changed back in January (2022), but as they …
Church services this Easter
Don’t let the return to winter this week fool you, it really is officially Spring even if it doesnt feel like it, and Easter’s …
Proposed Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan
Here’s the latest news about the proposed Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan from Highland Council. You may recall that in early 2021 you …
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Community Resilience Group Weekly Briefing – 25 March 2022
I hope you have all had a good week. Transmission rates continue to rise and COVID-19 is still a public health risk. Please continue …
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Community Resilience Group Weekly Briefing – 18 March 2022
I hope you have all had a good week. Transmission rates continue to rise and COVID-19 is still a public health risk. Please continue …
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Mackays Hotel up for auction
Mackays Hotel is up for sale. The auction for it takes place on the 24th of March, and the opening bid stands at £415,000, …
Job Opportunity in Ullapool
News of a new job opportunity in Ullapool with the Council – the deadline is next Monday. Please share with anyone you feel may have …
Crumbling road fears as pothole bill hits £1.7bn
This news item on the BBC News website caught my eye about the sorry state the roads across Scotland are in, and who is …
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Book Club
Do you like a good read? Are you reading a good book at the moment? Would you like to meet like minded people who …
Strathpeffer Gathering back on
The Strathpeffer Gathering is back on this year for the first time since 2018.
Community Resilience Group Weekly Briefing – 11 March 2022
I hope you have all had a good week. Covid-19 transmission rates continue to be high in Highland and across much of Scotland. Please …
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New Bus Times
I have just updated the local bus timetables for both the 27 service to Inverness and the Westerbus 700 service. As far as I …
Community Resilience Group Weekly Briefing – 4 March 2022
I hope you have all had a good week. Transmission rates of COVID-19 continue to be high in Highland. Please continue to follow government …
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NHS Highland Technology Enabled Care (TEC) team
We would like to introduce ourselves, we are the NHS Highland Technology Enabled Care (TEC) team. We use technology to provide health and care …
Community Resilience Group Weekly Briefing – 25 February 2022
Annual leave meant we were unable to send the weekly briefing on Friday as usual. This briefing includes information on the intention for all …
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EDF Corriemoillie Fund Deadlines
The deadline to apply for grants of up to £3,000 from the EDF Corriemoillie Fund have been announced. They are:- 14th March 2022 12th …
Community Resilience Group Weekly Briefing – 18 February 2022
I hope you have all had a good week. Please continue to follow government guidance in order to limit the spread of the virus. …
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Severe Weather on Friday
The storm force winds from storm Eunice won’t affect our neck of the woods although the snow from it will. The Met Office have …