WICK CAMPUS: Petition demands safety review

There's growing pressure on Highland Council to call safety inspectors into Wick Campus, as a petition for an independent review of the controversial overdue facility gathers pace. Dozens of people have signed it, including Highland MSP Edward Mountain, whose calls for a Scottish Government inquiry into safety concerns were rejected by ministers. But despite Holyrood's claims that it is a matter for Highland Council, petition creator Andrew Sinclair is warning ScotGov not to fob off families. He told MFR News: "The Scottish Government is obviously the highest authority when it comes to education, obviously it has a lot of money invested in this project [some £17million], so it's definitely in their interest to ensure that it is completed to the highest possible standard."