Portree Public Toilets Upgraded

Public toilets in the centre of Portree on the Isle of Skye have received a £140K refurbishment and are now open for use by visitors and locals.

The works were carried out by The Highland Council’s TEC Services with design and supervision by the Council’s Housing and Property Services. The refurbishments have made the toilets a more pleasant facility for the public to use with under floor heating and new sinks, toilets and vinyl wall coverings.

Designs include energy efficiency instalments like sky-lights to allow natural light into the building as well as light and tap sensors to switch on and off the lighting and taps by movement thus saving electricity and water.

Councillor John Laing, Chairman of The Highland Council’s TEC Services said: “I congratulate our staff for their hard work in getting Portree’s public toilets up to a high standard, especially Community Works Officer, Richard Cairns who has played a big part in over-seeing the refurbishment. This vital facility not only serves locals but also visitors that we welcome to our area. Provision of quality facilities can reflect highly on people’s perceptions of an area. I urge everyone that uses the toilets to look after these facilities well, and leave them in the pristine state in which you find them.”

The public toilets located at The Green in Portree have free admission and are open from Easter to October from 8am to 8pm; and during winter from November to mid-March from 8am to 6pm. Radar key access is available for people with a disability and radar keys are available during Council office hours at Tigh na Sgire, Portree.