Transport

More than 19,000 responses were received over proposals to cut the speed limit from 60mph to 50mph - the biggest response to Transport Scotland ever.

Maree Todd is optimistic that “tangible improvements” are being made to limit the impact of landslips affecting the A9 at Scrabster.

Members of a Caithness tractor club gathered at Thrumster village hall to present a cheque for £7200 to Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance on Monday.

A driver has been charged with drink-driving, another has been caught drug-driving and others were seen speeding during a police NC500 crackdown.

Rail travel for families with a Highland Railcard just got even cheaper - after ScotRail announced it can now be used with its Kids for a Quid scheme.

Councillors have been told some new private hire drivers could not navigate “simple” trips to the likes of Inverness Airport.

Temporary traffic lights and a 10mph convoy will be in place on the A9 at Latheron while improvements are made to the road.

Frustrated rail passengers transferring trains in Inverness will soon enjoy a more hassle-free experience, in a move championed by a local MSP.

A court heard why a young Caithness motorcyclist was weaving about on a Wick street... he was trying to avoid potholes.

Proposals to reduce speed limits for cars from 60 to 50 mph on single carriageways have been rejected as a “lazy answer to improving road safety”.

Gales of up to 70mph are set to batter the Highlands this weekend, the Met Office has warned.

The A9 is currently restricted in both directions after a road traffic incident north of Helmsdale.

A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital after an accident on the Camster road at a danger area highlighted in the Caithness Courier a year ago.

In its formal response councillors backed the view of officials the road network in the north is too big.

Wick’s community council discussed the problem of vehicles flouting the law when accessing the pedestrian precinct - rising bollards to be sited.

The response cites ‘significant length of national speed limit road network and remoteness’ of the area.

The Ulbster Arms Hotel in Halkirk has installed electric vehicle chargers believed to be the northernmost ultra-rapid chargers in the UK.

A “road traffic incident” has closed the Dornoch Bridge in both directions, Traffic Scotland was warning on Sunday night.

One person was taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash on the A9 near the Dornoch Bridge yesterday.

Staff illness has sparked train cancellations on the Far North Line for the second day in a row.