Transport

An active yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been extended into Thursday.

Thieves have stolen a number of cars after drivers left them unattended to defrost amid the ongoing cold snap, police have warned.

With snow affecting routes around the county, Highland Council has issued a winter road conditions report for today (Tuesday, November 19).

Unite the union says this pay dispute should send a warning that workers must be properly valued.

The Met Office warns of snow and ice for Caithness until Wednesday, which could cause disruptions on roads and rail.

Temperatures are set to plummet overnight after a weather warning for snow and ice came into force across Caithness.

Roads teams covering Caithness and the north are ready to get into action as temperatures drop this winter.

Council officers said it was an “education issue” and they would look into improving the council’s electric vehicle use.

Changes to the Wick/Aberdeen flight schedule have brought “positive results”, with fewer cancellations and an increase in passenger numbers.

The great and the good gathered together at Wick Railway Station on Saturday afternoon to celebrate its 150th birthday.

The Caithness Bikers’ group had its first annual poker run on Sunday (November 3) and raised £300 for charity.

Groups seeking A9 improvements in the north have welcomed an acknowledgement by Fiona Hyslop that the trunk road goes “all the way up to Thurso”.

The council is issuing a call for views covering almost all transport options in the north.

A week after an article was published on a battle to have a zebra crossing reinstated at Keiss the work was finally carried out by Highland Council.

Traffic speeds are to be monitored on a stretch of the A9 in the north Highlands where there is a high risk of deer collisions.

Wick is one of several Highland railway stations whose ticket office hours will be affected under ScotRail’s proposals.

Work to strengthen the bridge towers, which had been due to start this month and take six months, will now begin in January and run for 10 months.

Caithness councillor highlights issue of unpainted road junctions and questions why machine designed for the task is sitting unused at Thurso depot.

A councillor has warned that a narrow bridge on the A9 in Sutherland is “a near death-trap” after being told there are no plans to replace it.