Nairn Town Centre - Margaret Mackintosh makes her views known to NICE

She expresses her thoughts over on the NICE site:

'Why are Highland Council not using the powers they have to serve notice to remedy the problems and make safe, on the private owners of Petrol Station, Regal Bar, Bus Station, Rosebank Church which have such a detrimental effect and visual impact on Nairn.
Section 179 of the 1997 Town and Country (Scotland) Act'

NICE need your views too - if you have any ideas on how to put the town centre right pop over to NICE and have your say.

River Community Council - Margaret Mackintosh bows out

Whatever complexion the new community council takes next month there will be one face sorely missed. Margaret Mackintosh is stepping down after 14 years on the council. Over that time she has been to the forefront of debate and many of the issues that the River Council has campaigned on. Only recently she was asking serious question of the planners at the Highland Wide Plan meeting at Nairn Community Centre. She told the Gurn that she thought it was time for someone younger to step forward. Her biggest concern on stepping down is what she sees as the gradual erosion of care services for the elderly in Nairn. Hopefully Margaret will still keep an interest in local affairs and still be prepared to put her views forward when she feels it necessary. The community needs her input and more from others like her. Well done Margaret, enjoy a rest but please still keep campaigning when you can.

Margaret campainging in February 2008. The Community council organised a March backed by around 200 people in an attempt to save the Harbour Street Post Office.