Highland Council

On Thursday 24th October, a wide variety of activities are being held in Fort William aimed at making people more aware of their own health and highlighting some of the fun and supportive options available to residents to encourage good health and wellbeing.

Highland Housing Alliance has been shortlisted for the 'Best Regeneration Project' award at the Inside Housing Development Awards. The Alliance has been nominated for its successful regeneration project of the previously derelict Inverness site known as Glendoe Terrace – a historic site situat

Highland Council is supporting this year's Challenge Poverty Week which runs from 7-13 October.

Highland Council has decided not to proceed with a new affordable housing project adjacent to the Merkinch Nature Reserve amid concerns from the community. The local authority had proposed to build 35 homes in the recreational field behind the Merkinch Nature Reserve and Carnarc Crescent in Invernes

People across the Highlands are being encouraged to support a community crowdfunding appeal which aims to raise money to build new homes and a medical clinic on the Isle of Skye.

Highland Council has announced that it will be hosting energy efficiency events in Badenoch and Strathspey next week.

Locals in Plockton, Wester Ross are trying to stop Highland Council from selling one of the last remaining council houses to prevent it from becoming a holiday home, The Herald reports. Residents are trying to prevent the sale of the council house located in a picturesque village, which was mad

To celebrate Scottish Housing Day, Highland Council is due to hold a public event in Inverness called Highland Housing Extravaganza. Highland Council is hosting the event in partnership with the Highland Housing Register partners tomorrow.

Highland Housing Alliance has handed over keys to tenants at a new development marking the completion of another successful mixed-tenure development in Inverness.

Highland Council has announced two further appointments to new posts of executive chief officer (ECO) as part of the local authority’s redesign. Stuart Black, director of development and infrastructure, will take up the post of ECO for transformation and economy at the end of the month. 

The continuation of a winter payments scheme with an increase of £2 has been approved by members of Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee.

The Highland Council’s Welfare Support Team and Citizens Advice assisted more than 22,000 customers during 2018/19 for support with welfare, debt and housing issues, new figures have shown. A total of 3,372 customers were helped by the Welfare Support Team and 18,777 clients were assisted by C

Four Highland communities in Sutherland, Caithness, Ross and Cromarty and Lochaber have had their requests for land and buildings to be leased or transferred over to them approved by the local authority. At the Highland Council's environment, development and infrastructure committee yesterday, membe

Bancon Construction has secured a raft of new contracts worth more than £20 million, including affordable housing wins in Inverness and Angus. The company has been awarded affordable housing contracts in Inverness with Albyn Housing for 46 units at Torbreck and 36 units at Kinmylies for Highla

The completion of a 92-home mixed tenure residential development in Balgate, Kiltarlity, has been marked with the final handover of seven new homes to the Highland Council.