The debate over bilingual signage in Caithness continues, the Press & Journal reports. Nine out of the area’s ten councillors have come out against bilingual signage in their area. Speaking on the subject Independent councillor David Bremner said: The council should respect the differences that exist within the different counties of the Highlands. We’re not [...]
In a letter to the Inverness Courier Donald Morris, chair of Foram Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis, has stated that his organisation fully supports bilingual signage and that local councillors should accept them; he notes that “Highland Council has voted on numerous occasions to use bilingual signage throughout the authority area”. The letter ends with a stinging rebuke of those [...]
Caithness Councillor John Rosie has gone on record with the controversial view that the Highland Council’s bilingual signage policy “should not apply in his area because the heritage of Caithness is more Viking than Gaelic.” His statement was quickly condemned by the Chairman of the Council’s Gaelic Committee, Cllr. Hamish Fraser. The full article can [...]