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Meeting to be held over Halkirk flooding





Councillor David Flear – ‘I will be looking for an answer to the problem.’
Councillor David Flear – ‘I will be looking for an answer to the problem.’

A MEETING is to take place in Halkirk tomorrow (Friday) in a bid to resolve the flooding problem which affected the village at the weekend.

Landward Caithness councillor David Flear is to meet with representatives of Scottish Water and the Highland Council’s TEC services department to see what can be done.

“I will be looking for an answer to the problem and a positive outcome,” said Mr Flear.

Halkirk was one of the worst-hit places in the Far North during the extreme weather which struck late on Saturday and continued into Sunday.

A total of 67mm of rain fell in Caithness in the space of 24 hours which caused the drainage system in the village to overflow.

Church Street and Sinclair Lane were the worst-hit areas. Gardens were flooded with excess water and sewage which flowed out of a manhole.

It was the fifth time in four years flooding has hit the village and the second time in 10 months.


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