All female team at helm of national sailing charity
Peta Koczy (26), originally from Inverness, will begin her role as Sailing and Development Manager in the same week as the world celebrates International Women’s Day.
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Oban
Critical Scottish Rainforest restoration project one step closer
RSPB Scotland thanks NatureScot for offering £250,000 towards an important conservation project on the Morvern peninsula
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FSB welcomes Chancellor’s furlough extension lifeline for Lochaber small businesses
Mr Richardson added the hope was now that the Scottish Government will optimise its package of rates and grant support measures, ensuring that the focus is on helping the smallest businesses hit hardest rather than the biggest businesses who’ve avoided the worst of the restrictions.
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Island distillery raises a dram to the arts
Commemorative Scotch Whisky marks Makar’s five-year tenure on International Women’s Day.
Districts
Bringing the outside in at Corpach
The Big Art Exhibition was launched at the end of January with Angel of the North creator Antony Gormley asking people to make an artwork at home and put in their window or garden.
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Pandemic puts paid to piping competition again
the Piping Society are in the process of planning a virtual PM Donald MacLeod tribute concert which will be posted on the Society Facebook page on April 2 at 7pm.
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Highland council tax rates frozen for 2021/22
Council Tax Reduction is available for those on low incomes and can reduce Council Tax by up to 100%.
Lochaber
Lochaber’s young lockdown poets turn to nature for competition inspiration
The competition is held as in honour of Scots-born conservationist John Muir (1838-1914), who emigrated to the United States at the age of 10 and became a world-renowned explorer, mountaineer, conservationist and campaigner.
Sport
Highlife Highland virtual run
Each Active Schools co-ordinator across Highland has created runs for the event, within their areas, for local children to be able to join in.