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Radio Wester Ross is the community focused radio station for the Gairloch, Loch Ewe and Lochbroom areas of Wester Ross. It broadcasts a music-led service to the communities in Wester Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland and it is the only commercial FM radio station in its area.
The Highland council area — a Scottish council area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland region. Scotland portal Highland refers here to the local government area of Scotland which was fully established as a two-tier region of eight districts in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 .
The district council also continued to use 4 Courthouse Lane to accommodate council officers and their departments. [16] It ceased to be the local seat of government when the new unitary authority, The Highland Council, was formed in 1996, [17] and instead operated as a service point for the delivery of local services. [18]
The council's website only sometimes refers to the area as being Highland, and other times as being the Highland Council Area or the Highlands. [3] [4] Road signs on the boundary of the council area say "Welcome to the Highlands" rather than "Welcome to Highland". Road sign on the A9 where it enters the Highland council area south of Kingussie
The two-bin system consists of a recycling bin (usually 240 litre) for co-mingled recyclables, and a general waste bin which is often smaller (e.g. 140 litre, 120 litre or 80 litre). The three-bin system consists of the above two bins plus a green waste bin (usually 240 litre). Not all councils have a green waste bin collection service.
The council is based at the Highland Council Headquarters on Glenurquhart Road, in Inverness. [15] The oldest part of the building was originally a school, which was completed in 1876. [ 16 ] The complex was bought by the old Inverness-shire County Council in the 1930s and was significantly extended in the 1960s. [ 17 ]
Internally, the principal room was the council chamber. [10] After the abolition of Ross and Cromarty County Council in 1975, ownership of the main building passed to Highland Regional Council and, following the introduction of unitary authorities in 1995, ownership based to The Highland Council. It subsequently continued to be used by the ...
The Highland Council Headquarters, formerly County Buildings, is a municipal structure in Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Highland, Scotland. The oldest part of the complex, which currently serves as the headquarters of The Highland Council , is a Category C listed building .