Funding for plans to regenerate Wick High Street

Plans to redesign Wick High Street have received a share of more than £26m from Transport Scotland (TS).

The more than £2m, secured through the Scottish government's Active Travel Infrastructure Fund, is to be used to to make it easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle through the town centre.

The plans are part of a wider regeneration project to boost the fortunes of the town, which has suffered from economic and social change over the last few decades.

Highland Council leader Raymond Bremner said: "This has been long awaited and we were never sure in the challenging financial times if we would ever be successful."

A number of other projects in the region have also been selected to benefit from the fund.

This includes the busy Raigmore Interchange in Inverness which will see a £2m upgrade to make it safer for all road users.

Highland Council has also been awarded funding to deliver the Culbokie Active Travel Village project on the Black Isle.

The tendering process has begun for the Wick and Culbokie projects with work expected to be completed by the end of March 2026.