Transport

Eastern Airways is facing criticism over its “shoddy reliability” following the late cancellation of a Wick flight a week after the PSO was renewed.

A new group has been set up online to push for better connectivity for Caithness against a backdrop of recurring problems affecting Wick flights.

Works are due to begin on Tuesday this week to stabilise the steep slope above the A9 at Scrabster.

The “use it or lose it” warning about the Wick-Aberdeen air service is being blurred by recurrent gremlins in its operation.

Flights between Inverness and Heathrow have been cancelled this morning following a power outage at the London Airport.

Councillors hoped to take advantage of the lucrative North Coast 500 route, using the funds raised to improve services along the route.

Holyrood Notebook by Maree Todd

Caithness stations may soon see hydrotreated vegetable oil powered trains arriving as the rail operator researches the possibility.

A diesel locomotive from the 1960s and historic carriages will visit Wick Railway Station at the weekend for a charity fundraising trip.

The Caithness Bikers group is back on the road again for a charity run at Easter after a successful trip around care homes at Christmas.

A video was posted publicly on social media showing the moment two vessels collided in Wick harbour last week.

The Scottish Government’s ongoing support for flights between Wick and Aberdeen was hailed as “excellent news for Caithness” by local MSP Maree Todd.

Highland Council leader Raymond Bremner has expressed his delight that flights between Wick and Aberdeen are to continue into financial year 2025/26.

Calls have been made to secure the future of “lifeline” flights from Wick through to the end of the decade.

A key decision over the future of subsidised passenger flights from Wick lies in the hands of the transport minister after a report was handed over.

Two fire engines were seen rushing through Wick earlier this afternoon (March 12) to attend to a burning chimney at Noss Head.

A lifeline stretch of road on the north coast hit by landslides is to see repair works begin later this month.

Inverness Airport has won the best airport in Europe serving under two million passengers — for the fifth year in a row.

Feedback over the region’s new 20mph limits is now being examined by Highland Council ahead of a vote which could make them permanent this spring.

Highland Council has said efforts to secure funding to support flights between Wick and Aberdeen for a further 12 months are “ongoing”.