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Council meetings: A meeting of the Caithness and Sutherland Area Committee will be held 20 May at Assembly Rooms, Wick. Adult and Children’s Services Committee will meet on 22 May, Gaelic Implementation Group and Pensions Committee will meet on on 23 May. All meetings will be webcast.

North Planning Applications Committee: this meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 May at Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.

Chief Executive recruitment: The Council is seeking to recruit a new Chief Executive following the decision by Alistair Dodds to retire from 31 August. The deadline for applications is 5 pm on Wednesday 22 May.  The salary is £140,112.

River Ness Flood Alleviation Scheme: A computer simulation is now published showing how Bank Street and Huntly Street will look once the first phase of the flood scheme is completed. The video highlights a change in traffic flow on Huntly Street between the Ness Bridge and Greig Street and the removal of short-stay on-street parking at this location.