Transport

New data showing 10 of the most dangerous single carriageway sections of the A9 are north of Inverness has sparked new calls for urgent investment.

He argues Humza Yousaf's first Programme for Government was 'long, of little substance, and offered nothing new for the Highlands.'

Passengers on the Inverness – Kyle of Lochalsh train line can expect longer journey times from this evening as high winds and heavy rain hit Scotland.

Passengers have had to endure journeys of up to four-and-a-half hours without any on-board food-and-drink service.

The heavy downpours affecting the Highlands are expected to cause major disruption to train travels in the region this morning.

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'The local people have been beyond amazing and rallied around us. But the van was our accommodation as well as our transport.'

The drivers, aged 18 to 56, were caught in Caithness, Easter and Wester Ross and the Black Isle

Drone images give bird's eye view of A835 accident which resulted in one man being taken to hospital for treatment.

One lane of the A835 Ullapool-Dingwall trunk road has reopened near Garve following an earlier crash, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.

Traffic Scotland is reporting that the A835 Ullapool-Dingwall road is closed both ways east of Garve and police are in attendance.

Bear Scotland claims the work at the Struie road turn-off will be finished within days, weather permitting, after three weeks of inactivity.

THE controversial bid for a multimillion-pound drive-thru food outlet hub near North Kessock has been backed by a senior planner at Highland Council.

DOZENS of motorcyclists were stopped by police during a weekend safety campaign on the North Coast 500.

Controversial plans for a food and drink hub and electric vehicle charging facility at the entrance to North Kessock are to go on public display.

A major scenic attraction on the NC500 route is to have an electricity cable running alongside it - but all buried underground.

The council plans to cut £127 million from the capital budget by ditching 10 school building projects.

Police were called to the one car road crash earlier this afternoon, on the A832.

An in-depth report by Robin Pettigrew warns mass tourism is damaging the environment as well as upsetting locals.

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