Transport

Rail passengers on the Far North Line may wait years for a solution to overcrowded trains during the height of the cruise ship season, it is feared.

A Highland MSP has written to the transport minister ahead of the expected government statement on A9 dualling, calling for action on four sections.

Maree Todd has been assured that "substantial investment and resources" are going towards safety improvements on the northern section of the A9.

Views over new 20mph speed limits will be sought when a consultation opens next month – with the axing of some and creation of more all possible.

Chamber of Commerce boss Colin Marr says the routes are popular with tourists 'so there will be a further impact on our hospitality businesses.'

Police and ambulance services have issued updates on yesterday's crash (Nov 14) involving two vehicles at Oldhall near Watten.

The airline blamed ‘the current soft market conditions and higher costs from NATS the air traffic control provider.

Traffic is being redirected around the site of a two-vehicle crash at Oldhall near Watten on the A882 road this afternoon.

ScotRail is advising customers that from tomorrow (Nov 12) services on the Far North Line will temporarily not call at Altnabreac station.

How do you feel about traffic management arrangements in Thurso, particularly parking and waiting restrictions? The council is there to listen.

Jamie's Journal by Jamie Stone

Wick community councillor Allan Bruce has welcomed the uptake of free bus passes among first-year pupils at the town's high school.

The Thurso branch of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers is back up and running with a new programme of talks.

New 20mph limits on some Highland roads could be reversed in the new year, Highland Council has confirmed.

The ferry MV Alfred will not return to the Caithness-Orkney route until at least next summer after its charter on the west coast was extended.

The Inverness Courier won the News Media Association’s Making a Difference award 2023 for 'outstanding efforts in driving change'.

Roadworks being carried out at a busy Thurso junction – and set to last for months through Christmas – could be "devastating for the town".

Speed restrictions imposed by Network Rail are likely to cause delays.

No procedures in place should there be a problem with A9 road, meeting hears

Major rail disruption between Inverness and Wick is set to continue into next week as Network Rail presses on with emergency storm damage repairs.