by Neill Bo Finlayson nflnlayson@obantimes.co.uk
Fort William has topped a ‘health check’ study into the vibrancy of Highland towns. With a score of 44 out of 50 across 10 research categories, the town finished above Dingwall, Nairn and Dornoch, and emerged as the highest ranked town centre in a report published last week by Highland Council. Portree was ranked lowest of all the towns in the report with a score of 26.
The study assessed the strength, vitality and performance of Highland town centres by gathering data during the summer in 15 towns. Each town centre was scored against 10 indicators of ‘health’, including ease of movement, use of open space and night-time economy.