Issued: 4 Sep 2025
Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, today (Tuesday) officially opened Kintail House, Kyle ~ new premises of The Highland Council situated in the centre of the village, which bring together under one roof all Council functions delivering services to the Lochalsh area.
The new premises, which feature a library, registration office and Service Point, have helped to bring more people to the village centre, benefiting local shops and businesses.
Councillor Jean Urquhart, Vice-Convener, said: 'The public now have an accessible, centrally-located facility where they can conduct their business with the Council. At the same time, staff have a better working environment in purpose built offices.'
The Service Point provides access to all Council Services where customers can get information, request assistance, report faults or pay accounts. Service Point staff also register births, deaths and marriages.
The new office provides a base for the local housing services ~ tenant liaison, allocations, maintenance and repairs, rent and Council Tax reviews ownership, selling serviced plots, land banking potential development sites, etc.
It is also home to the library, which hosts a public access computer. Since relocating to the main street, the number of borrowers using the facility and the number of books issued have both increased.
The work was carried out for the Council by William Gray, Contractors, Inverness.