Transport

DOZENS of drivers were warned and 39 fined or reported to the procurator fiscal during a police crackdown at on parts of the North Coast 500.

A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Wester Ross.

DISABLED access ratings at Inverness Airport have been downgraded by the Civil Aviation Authority, who claim it is resting on its laurels.

TRAFFIC in and around Inverness remains heavy after a campervan overturned on the A9 immediately north of the Kessock Bridge.

MONTHS of disruption await Wester Ross drivers again this autumn after Highland Council confirmed its latest round of work on the Stromeferry bypass.

AIR passengers face further disruption in the Highlands after traffic controllers announced plans for another strike next month.

TRAFFIC is beginning to return to normal on the A9 following a crash between a lorry and car this morning.

A MOTORCYCLIST travelling on the A832 at Kerrydale in Wester Ross has been seriously injured in a collision with a car.

HEFTY fines could be dealt out to motorists in Ross-shire towns by the end of the month as the council roll-out of parking enforcement continues.

A DRIVER was caught doing three times the speed limit outside a Ross-shire school during a police crackdown.

FOUR men are to be reported over speeding offences after their four vehicles were spotted doing 128mph on the A890 west of Achnasheen.

ROCK stabilisation works will take place on the Stromeferry bypass once again from September 9 to November 8 this year, Highland Council has revealed.

POLICE have urged to witnesses to come forward after a man was injured in a car crash near the Tore roundabout yesterday.

UPDATE: The A9 southbound has reopened at the Tore roundabout following an earlier accident, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.

MOTORISTS have been urged to “use caution” on the A9 south of the Tore roundabout after an accident reduced it to one lane southbound.

THE family of a man who died in a road crash on the A9 have paid tribute to "a much loved husband, father and grandfather".

UPDATE (12:05): A DRIVER has died following a crash between a lorry and car on the A9 near Alness, police have confirmed.

UPDATE (11:35am): A PERSON has suffered “potentially serious injuries” after a car and lorry collided on the A9 near Alness this morning.

UPDATE (10.50am): A person has suffered "potentially serious" injuries after a car and lorry collided on the A9 near Alness.

EQUINE enthusiasts have taken part in a campaign raising awareness about the need for motorists to give horses and their riders more consideration.