Transport

The local group campaigning for major upgrading of the road network is taking its case directly to politicians after an "overwhelming" first week.

Minister’s defence of plans to centralise Highlands and Islands air traffic control services in Inverness “embarrassing”, says north MSP

ScotRail is cracking down on customers who dodge buying a ticket because of the reduction in front-line staff on trains due to Covid.

VIDEO footage has been released showcasing what the new section of the A9 dual carriageway will look like once finished. Click here to watch it.

A £115 million project to dual a six mile stretch of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy will be the next section of the trunk road to be upgraded.

The cost of carrying out urgent repairs on roads in Caithness and Sutherland is estimated to be around £16 million

The organisers of a new Caithness campaign group have warned "catastrophic accidents are just waiting to happen" because of the state of the roads.

Motorists in Halkirk are being advised of a temporary road closure in the village next week.

Questions remain to be answered over the future of air traffic control in the Highlands, according to a leading Caithness business representative.

Local councillor Nicola Sinclair has issued an assurance that the council is doing all they can to repair roads in the county.

Local councillors have rubber-stamped masterplans that could see walking and cycling overtake driving in Caithness town centres.

Timber lorries are causing concern for a Caithness woman who says she has endured years of disruption from the vehicles.

A plan to centralise Highlands and Islands air traffic control services in Inverness is “all smoke and mirrors,” says north MSP.

Police in Wick are appealing for information after a driver failed to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision.

ATTEMPTS to clear snow drifts will take place later this morning, as rail engineers battle to reopen part of the Far North Line.

Jamie Stone has hit out at the centralisation of air traffic control in Inverness after it emerged that £6.5m has been spent on the project.

Thousands of chunks of ice, some as much as three inches thick, were seen drifting along Wick river yesterday afternoon.

RAIL services were suspended between Georgemas Junction and Ardgay on Tuesday – amid continued snow disruption on the Far North Line.

Highland Councillors have paid tribute to council roads crews who have been "working hard across the region" to keep roads open.

A young woman from Lieurary near Halkirk sat in a monster pothole to highlight its dimensions after her car suffered a double blowout in it.