A political row over a new Fraserburgh street name has been resolved after plans to call it William Wallace Way were finally lanced.
Councillors were asked to come up with suggestions for the road, which is part of a £1.4million housing development near the port’s Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
Originally, it was proposed to call the new route William Wallace Way or Wallace Way, but Councillor Ian Tait (councillor) opposed the move amid claims the suggestion by SNP councillors was “blatantly political.”
He argued that Wallace had no connection with Fraserburgh and the name could cause offence, particularly in the run up to the referendum.
Another suggestion to name the street Gray and Adam Way after one of the town’s biggest employers was deemed inappropriate because Sat Nav devices may lead people to Gray and Adam’s premises in another part of town.
The issue was finally resolved yesterday following a vote by full council.
The street will now be called Heritage Way following a vote in favour of Mr Tait’s preferred option.
The name was selected in tribute to the nearby Fraserburgh Heritage Centre.
Mr Tait said that “common sense had prevailed.”
He said: “I suggested the name Heritage to honour the huge amount of good that the Heritage Centre does for the town and for the hard, unpaid work that the volunteers do to make the centre such a great success.”
The low-energy homes project, the first of its kind in the north-east, was a winner of the Scottish Government’s Greener Homes Innovation scheme and aims to provide properties that are easier and cheaper to heat.
The project, a partnership between Aberdeenshire Council and Robert Gordon University, features 16 flats and 14 houses. It has been described as a flagship development for the local authority and will be monitored as a case study for future developments.