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Caithness.org News Bulletins -  November 2002

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THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL

Caithness

Service Arrangements for Christmas and New Year for the Caithness Area

The Highland Council Service Points and administrative offices will close at 4pm on Tuesday 24

December 2002 and re–open on Friday 3 January 2003 at 9am.

Libraries

Thurso – Closed 4.00 pm 24/12/02 Re-opens 10.00 am 27/12/02

Closed 4.00 pm 31/12/02 Re-opens 10.00 am 03/01/03

Wick – Closed 4.00 pm 24/12/02 Re-opens 10.00 am 27/12/02

Closed 4.00 pm 31/12/02 Re-opens 10.00 am 03/01/03

Registrars

Thurso – Closed 25 & 26 Dec 2002

Re-opens on restricted hours 27 Dec – 31 Dec from 10.00 am to 12 noon

Closed 1 & 2 Jan 2003

Re-opens 3 Jan 2003 – Normal service resumes

Wick – Closed 25 & 26 Dec 2002

Re-opens on restricted hours 27 – 31 Dec from 10.00 am to 12 noon

Closed 1 & 2 Jan 2003

Re-opens 3 Jan 2003 – Normal service resumes

(For urgent death registrations, the funeral director in charge will advise)

Refuse Collection

Normal collections on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 Dec 2002.

No collections on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 Jan 2003

(Wheeled bins normally emptied on 1 January 2003 will be uplifted

on Saturday 28 December 2002

and bins normally emptied on 2 January 2003 will be uplifted

on Saturday 4 January 2003)

Special Collections

Last day for collections Monday 23 December 2002 – Restarts Monday 13 January 2003.

Last request day Friday 20 December 2002 – Resumes Friday 3 January 2003.

Christmas Trees will be uplifted with routine collections.

Skips

No community skips on Saturday 28 December 2002 or Saturday 4 January 2003.

Normal service will resume Saturday 11 January 2003.

Seater will be closed to the public on Wednesday 25 December 2002

and Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 January 2003.

Swimming Pools

Wick & Thurso:

Closes: 24 Dec 2002 at 17.00 hrs, Closed 25 & 26 Dec

Re-opens: Friday 27 Dec (normal Sunday opening hours)

Closes: 31 Dec 2002 at 16.30 hrs, Closed 1, 2 & 3 Jan 2003

Re-opens: 4 Jan 2003 – (normal hours)

Market Square, Wick KW1 4AB

Sutherland

Service Arrangements for Christmas and New Year for the Sutherland Area

The Highland Council Service Points and administrative offices will close at 4pm

on Tuesday 24 December 2002 and re-open on Friday 3 January 2003 at 9am.

Civic Amenity Skip Sites

Closed 25/26 December 2002 and 1/2 January 2003

Normal opening times apply all other days

Domestic and Commercial Refuse Collection

Uplifts as normal except for:

Wednesday 25 December 2002 – Uplifted Saturday 21 December

Wednesday 1 January 2003 – Uplifted Saturday 28 December

Normal refuse collection service will resume Monday 6 January 2003

Libraries

Closed – 25/26 December 2002 and 1/2 January 2003

There will be no Mobile Library service

Monday 23 December 2002 – Friday 3 January 2003 (inc)

Brora Library – will be open 2–4pm on Tuesdays

Dornoch Library – will open from 2–4pm on Tuesdays, instead of 6–8pm

Golspie Library – will open 1–4pm only on Tuesdays

Helmsdale Library – will close Monday evenings

Lairg Library – will open 12–4pm only on Tuesdays

Registrars

Closed – 25 December 2002 – 2 January 2003 (inc)

A reduced service will operate 27 and 30 December 2002

Your Funeral Director will advise

Swimming Pool (Golspie)

Closed 21 December 2002 – 5 January 2003 (inc)

The Meadows, Dornoch, IV25 3SG