Highland Council

PLANS to regenerate Wick town centre took a major step forward on Monday evening at a well-attended public meeting held in Mackays Hotel.

Highland Council is asking communities for their thoughts on a draft strategy to improve the town centres of Thurso, Wick, Brora, Dornoch and Golspie.

A reduction in business rates would help plans to regenerate Wick town centre but Highland Council has limited powers to cut the bills.

A Caithness councillor has hit out after discovering "the worst street in Thurso" is not included in the roads programme.

The resurfacing of Wick's riverside car park – said to be crucial to plans to regenerate the town centre – should be completed by the end of 2019.

A lifeline funding package of over £400,000 to help Caithness Horizons reopen has been agreed by Highland Council.

A decision on the future of Caithness Horizons museum and gallery in Thurso will be made by Highland Council today.

Councillors have condemned the small-scale temporary repairs carried out this week at Wick's riverside car park as a "sticking plaster" operation.

A controversial plan to impose a 20 mph speed limit on the majority of Wick roads has been amended.

Wick councillors hit out after discovering the resurfacing of the riverside car park has not been included in the roads capital programme.

Caithness has "a lot of positive measures in place" to help offset a projected decline in its population.

Enforcement officers have finally taken to the streets of Wick to tackle the scourge of illegally parked vehicles.

Highland Council’s chief executive has pledged that local people's views on the future of Wick town centre will be taken on board.

A Wick town centre shop is set to close due to the new parking restrictions on Bridge Street.

There are fears that a fatality could occur unless action is taken to stop children getting onto the roof of the Caithness Horizons building.

Plans for town centre regeneration in Wick have taken another step forward with the announcement of two meetings.

THE former government buildings in Wick's Girnigoe Street sold at auction last Wednesday (May 1) to a mystery buyer.

A Thurso community councillor says there is no connection between the build-up of sand at the Esplanade and work at Scrabster harbour.

Kevin Milkins, who runs Birons Ironmongers in Wick's Bridge Street, is threatening to close his shop if parking restrictions are strictly enforced.

A mix of children's toys, drug user equipment and empty booze bottles were found lying side-by-side at a derelict building in Wick Cemetery.