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Honouring Amelia and food court revamp serves up new jobs
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (53+ words) Honouring Amelia and food court revamp serves up new jobs'Inverness Courier Inverness news round-up April 2025: Honouring Amelia and food court revamp serves up new jobs As well as online news, features and other content, we still curate and produce print…...
50 years of friendship - the remarkable bond between a group of former students and their tutor
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (811+ words) They first met in 1975. It was the year Maggie Thatcher made history by becoming the first female leader of any major UK political party. Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody was released. And the blockbuster film, Jaws, hit the cinemas. It was also…...
Inverness pupils fund lifesaving defibrillator for local church
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (368+ words) Pupils at Dalneigh Primary School have raised an impressive "3,600 to support life-saving charities, leading to the installation of a new defibrillator at Dalneigh Church. The achievement has provided the local community with vital access to emergency equipment that could help…...
£1.2m renewables training centre officially opens
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (749+ words) A "1.2million Inverness centre which has already provided renewables training to more than 1000 people has been officially opened. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, who is also a Highland MSP, officially opened Aurora Energy Services' pioneering Renewable Energy Training Centre - the only…...
‘Weak’ inspection ratings spark deadline for daycare improvements
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (610+ words) Inspectors have told an Inverness primary school's daycare service to make improvements after it rated it 'weak' in a number of areas. Inspectors have told an Inverness primary school's daycare service to make improvements after it rated it 'weak' in…...
Youth mentoring charity behind Inverness Kart Raceway appeals for volunteers
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (968+ words) Under the current guidance of youth work professionals Hollie Wilson and Corrin Henderson, Day 1 has expanded its reach and impact through both mentoring and a thriving social enterprise model. Much ... As Day 1 Mentoring celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, the Inverness-based…...
Active Schools launch ‘Kit For All’ initiative to help more young people get active in Inverness
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (661+ words) The Inverness High School High cluster have established the new points in a bid to combat a lack of access to suitable clothing. An Inverness high school cluster has unveiled two "Kit for All" drop off points where sports clothing…...
Mentoring scheme to expand in Highlands with £1000 donation from freemasons
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (401+ words) Mentoring services for young people following a difficult start in life are being expanded in the Highlands thanks to help from a masonic lodge. Mentoring services to support young people who have had a difficult start in life are being…...
Swinney: Keeping free university education for Scots students is ‘important’
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (744+ words) The First Minister made the comment as a poll found 48% of respondent supported the idea of charging university tuition fees. John Swinney has insisted it is "important" to keep university education free for Scottish students " despite a poll suggesting almost…...
Lecturers at Robert Gordon University vote for strike action in dispute over cuts
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (400+ words) Lecturers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over cuts and redundancies. A ballot organised by Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) ... Lecturers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen have…...