Transport

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.

FLOOD alerts are in force in Caithness and Sutherland as milder air begins to trigger a thaw across the Highlands.

HUGE snow drifts were continuing to cause major disruption on Highland railway lines on Monday.

A black Audi SUV crashed into a low wall outside a Wick supermarket at around 1pm today.

Pregnant women in Caithness should have a 21st century maternity service with obstetric and paediatric support, says Rhoda Grant

The Highland Council's daily road report said that routes around the outskirts of Thurso are affected by drifting snow and are currently being treated

On Tuesday February 16 motorists are advised by the Highland Council that two streets in Wick will be temporary closed.

Plan to halt "the sharp decline" in rural bus services which has been heightened by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

LAST night’s deep freeze saw the coldest February temperature recorded since 1955, even topping figures during the infamous snow of the winter of ‘63.

TEMPERATURES in the northern Highlands have plunged to a frigid -22C amid warnings from police to avoid unnecessary travel.

Wick John O'Groats Airport shared spectacular images and video footage yesterday as specialist vehicles cleared the runway of snow.