A Meeting of The Highland Licensing Board - Caithness will be held in Mowat Room, Assembly Rooms, Wick on Tuesday 13th March, 2007, at 11am.  A note of the business to be transacted at the meeting is appended.

Members only are respectfully invited to attend the General Purpose Room within the Assembly Rooms at 10.30am for the purpose of perusing the applications etc. on the agenda.

Yours faithfully,

Fiona I. Sinclair

Depute Clerk To The Board.

Business

1.  Apologies for Absence

2.  Confirmation of Minutes

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Meeting of the Licensing Board held on 23rd January, 2007.

3.  Dates for Meetings – June, 2007

There is circulated Report C-LB-51-07 dated 21st February, 2007, by the Clerk asking the Board to approve dates for meetings in June, 2007.

The Board is invited to approve 12th June as the meeting date for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross at a location to be fixed by the new Board.

4.  Applications for Renewal of Licences

Applicant - Alfred G. Mackay, Myrelandhorn, Kirk, By Wick.

Premises - Brown Trout Hotel, Watten.

Type of Licence – Hotel

Applicant – John Murphy, Castle Arms Hotel, Mey.

Premises – Castle Arms Hotel, Mey.

Type of Licence – Hotel

Applicant - Douglas P. Budge, Commercial Bar, Princes Street, Thurso.

Premises - Commercial Bar, Princes Street, Thurso.

Type of Licence - Public House and Sunday Opening

Applicant - Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited and George Grant, 10 Nordwall Park, Reiss.

Premises - Scottish Co-op, Thurso Road, Wick.

Type of Licence - Off-Sales

Applicant - Mrs. Wendy Campbell, 17 Smith Terrace,Wick.

Premises - Crown Bar, Market Square, Wick.

Type of Licence - Public House and Sunday Opening

Applicant - Hugh J. S. Mackay, Comlifoot House, Bridge Street, Halkirk.

Premises - D. Y. Forbes Shop, Sinclair Street, Halkirk.

Type of Licence - Off-Sales

Applicant - Neil Buchanan, Dunbeath Hotel, Dunbeath.

Premises - Dunbeath Hotel, Dunbeath.

Type of Licence - Hotel

Applicant - Firm of Castleview Restaurant Inver Arms and Mrs. Jeannette M. Calder, Serenus, Main Street, Lybster.

Premises - Inver Arms and Castleview Restaurant, Dunbeath.

Type of Licence - Public House and Sunday Opening

Applicant - Mrs. Angela M. Williamson, Murray House, 1 Campbell Street, Thurso.

Premises - Murray House, 1 Campbell Street, Thurso.

Type of Licence - Restaurant

Applicant - Northern Sands Hotel Limited and Donald R. Sinclair, Northern Sands Hotel, Dunnet.

Premises - Northern Sands Hotel, Dunnet.

Type of Licence - Hotel

Applicant - Ian Stewart, Reay Shop, Reay.

Premises - Reay Shop, Reay.

Type of Licence - Off-Sales

Applicant - Highland Travel Inns Limited and Iain D. Ednie (Operations Manager), Weigh Inn Hotel, Burnside, Thurso.

Premises - The Ferry Inn, Scrabster, Thurso.

Type of Licence - Hotel

Applicant - Highland Travel Inns Limited and Iain D. Ednie (Operations Manager), Weigh Inn Hotel, Burnside, Thurso.

Premises - The Ferry Inn, Scrabster, Thurso.

Type of Licence - Provisional Hotel

Applicant - Mrs. Ursula M. Shaw, The Schoolhouse Restaurant, John O’Groats.

Premises - The Schoolhouse Restaurant, John O’Groats.

Type of Licence - Restaurant

Applicant - Douglas Fraser, Andorra, Rose Street, Thurso.

Premises - The Shop, Castlegreen Road, Thurso.

Type of Licence - Off-Sales

5.  Applications for the Regular Extension of Permitted Hours

Applicant - Mrs. Barbara McLeod, 128 High Street, Wick.

Premises - Camps Bar, 128 High Street, Wick (Public House)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - Callum Reid, 26A Smith Terrace, Wick.

Premises - Camps Bar, 128 High Street, Wick (Public House)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - James B. Cowie, Aspen Bank, Banks Road, Watten.

Premises - Captains Galley Seafood Restaurant, The Harbour, Scrabster (Public House)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - Brian R. Cardosi, Schiehallon, Hill of Forss, Thurso.

Premises - Central Hotel, Traill Street, Thurso (Hotel)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays.  From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - Douglas P. Budge, Commercial Bar, Princes Street, Thurso.

Premises - Commercial Bar, Princes Street, Thurso (Public House)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - Firm of Castleview Restaurant and Inver Arms and Mrs. Jeannette M. Calder, Serenus,

Main Street, Lybster.

Premises - Inver Arms, Dunbeath (Public House)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant – Mrs. Alice Miller, 27 Stewart Crescent, Thrumster.

Premises - Old Smiddy Inn, Stewart Crescent, Thrumster (Public House)

Hours current held - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays.

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 11.45pm on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays.

Applicant - Mrs. Christine M. Hanna, 8 Primrose Avenue, Thurso.

Premises - Park Hotel, Oldfield, Thurso (Hotel)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - Michael Mancini, Lochend House, Dunnet.

Premises - Pentland Hotel, Princes Street, Thurso (Hotel)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1.30am the following day on Fridays;  From 11pm to 1am the following day on Saturdays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - Mrs. Sharon M. Sutherland, Mosspalm, Thurso Road, Wick.

Premises - Queens Hotel, 16 Francis Street, Wick (Hotel)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - Royal British Legion Club and Albert L. Sutherland (Club Secretary), 71 St Andrew’s Drive, Thurso.

Premises - Royal British Legion Club, Riverside Road, Thurso (Club)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm and 11pm to 11.45pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - Colin Pollock, Sinclair Bay Hotel, Keiss.

Premises - Sinclair Bay Hotel, Keiss (Hotel)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - The Thurso Club and Ian Mackay (Club Secretary), 5 Upper Burnside Avenue, Thurso.

Premises - The Thurso Club, 6 Janet Street, Thurso (Club)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 2.30pm to 6.30pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

Applicant - Thurso Golf Club and Robert M. Black (Club Secretary), 10 Vernon Place, Thurso.

Premises - Thurso Golf Club, Newlands of Geise, Thurso (Club)

Hours applied for - From 11pm to 12 midnight on Mondays to Thursdays; From 11pm to 1am the following days on Fridays and Saturdays; From 11am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 6.30pm on Sundays - Same hours as granted in March, 2006

6.  Application for Children’s Certificate

Applicant - The Firm of Commercial Hotel and Mrs. Kathleen Campbell, Rose Cottage, Church Street, Halkirk.

Premises - Commercial Hotel, Bridge Street, Halkirk (Hotel)

Location - Part of Ground Floor

7.  Applications for Gaming Machine Permits

Portland Arms Hotel, Lybster – one machine

The Thurso Club, Thurso – one machine