Highland Council had been a previous operator of the firm, which puts a chunk of its profits into the Tain Common Good Fund.

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Site operator FCC Environment and representatives from Gedling Borough Council and Nottinghamshire County Council were present at the meeting.

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The council bought the deteriorating 1930s complex from its operator last June amid concerns over its future.

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