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UPDATE: Flooding closes two Highland rail lines as multiple other services are cancelled

08 October 2023
UPDATE: Flooding closes two Highland rail lines as multiple other services are cancelled

UPDATE: Flooding closes two Highland rail lines as multiple other services are cancelled

08 October 2023

Both the Highland Main Line and Kyle of Lochalsh Line as are closed for the day and Inverness to Elgin services are cancelled


SEPA issues ‘danger to life’ Severe Flood Warning for Aviemore to Grantown

08 October 2023
SEPA issues ‘danger to life’ Severe Flood Warning for Aviemore to Grantown

SEPA issues ‘danger to life’ Severe Flood Warning for Aviemore to Grantown

08 October 2023

It is the only one of its kind issued nationwide while 17 of 51 Flood Warnings across Scotland are in the Highlands.


SEPA warns ‘there is a danger to life’ as it fears a ‘widespread flooding event’

07 October 2023
SEPA warns ‘there is a danger to life’ as it fears a ‘widespread flooding event’

SEPA warns ‘there is a danger to life’ as it fears a ‘widespread flooding event’

07 October 2023

Aviemore and Speyside are of ‘particular concern’ and the agency advises making the preparations in case of a flood.


SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: A82 shut and the Kyle-Inverness rail line is closed

07 October 2023
SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: A82 shut and the Kyle-Inverness rail line is closed

SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: A82 shut and the Kyle-Inverness rail line is closed

07 October 2023

The persistent heavy rain in the Highlands is beginning to claim more services after trains south were cancelled.


Weather round-up sees some but not all train travel hit hard but roads south remain open

07 October 2023
Weather round-up sees some but not all train travel hit hard but roads south remain open

Weather round-up sees some but not all train travel hit hard but roads south remain open

07 October 2023

Trains running north of Inverness remain in service as do flights out of Inverness airport.


Inquiry hears A9 promise ‘betrayed’ as some in the SNP view the Highlands as ‘peripheral’

05 October 2023
Inquiry hears A9 promise ‘betrayed’ as some in the SNP view the Highlands as ‘peripheral’

Inquiry hears A9 promise ‘betrayed’ as some in the SNP view the Highlands as ‘peripheral’

05 October 2023

Alex Neil also slams the Greens view of roads – ‘you can go back to the horse and cart, see how we get on with that.’


A9 committee inquiry opens with explosive testimony from former cabinet secretary Alex Neil

04 October 2023
A9 committee inquiry opens with explosive testimony from former cabinet secretary Alex Neil

A9 committee inquiry opens with explosive testimony from former cabinet secretary Alex Neil

04 October 2023

He says Transport Scotland chose the 2025 deadline and the failure to meet the deadline is 'extremely disappointing and extremely damaging.'


EMMA RODDICK: I want to reach out to the people who 'aren’t political'

03 October 2023
EMMA RODDICK: I want to reach out to the people who 'aren’t political'

EMMA RODDICK: I want to reach out to the people who 'aren’t political'

03 October 2023

She says 'it bothers me that many people have been told it’s something that happens to them, that they can’t affect.'


Global Energy boss launches bid to become SNP's far north Westminster candidate

01 October 2023
Global Energy boss launches bid to become SNP's far north Westminster candidate

Global Energy boss launches bid to become SNP's far north Westminster candidate

01 October 2023

Steve Chisholm says he wants to be 'not just a loud but a knowledgeable voice' for the Highlands.


ARIANE BURGESS: Watering down climate pledges is disastrous for the environment and economy

26 September 2023
ARIANE BURGESS: Watering down climate pledges is disastrous for the environment and economy

ARIANE BURGESS: Watering down climate pledges is disastrous for the environment and economy

26 September 2023

She argues the 'Tories are turning their backs on a huge economic opportunity and the chance to rebuild our country.'


Claims Highland Council cuts are pushing striking non-teaching staff to the limit

21 September 2023
Claims Highland Council cuts are pushing striking non-teaching staff to the limit

Claims Highland Council cuts are pushing striking non-teaching staff to the limit

21 September 2023

It was revealed last night that some north schools will close for three days next week.


Jamie Halcro Johnston: The First Minister missed the chance to 'reinvigorate' the SNP

19 September 2023
Jamie Halcro Johnston: The First Minister missed the chance to 'reinvigorate' the SNP

Jamie Halcro Johnston: The First Minister missed the chance to 'reinvigorate' the SNP

19 September 2023

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


Highland Council redundancies risk due to estimated £46m-£70m gap

18 September 2023
Highland Council redundancies risk due to estimated £46m-£70m gap

Highland Council redundancies risk due to estimated £46m-£70m gap

18 September 2023

Council leader Raymond Bremner warns cuts aimed at closing the budget gap would 'yet again be unprecedented.'


Council’s finance boss Derek Louden says ‘I think it is right that I personally apologise’

16 September 2023
Council’s finance boss Derek Louden says ‘I think it is right that I personally apologise’

Council’s finance boss Derek Louden says ‘I think it is right that I personally apologise’

16 September 2023

He said the local authority’s inability to proceed with 10 new school building projects is ‘depressing’.


Financial reckoning sees council fall £233 million short on infrastructure spending

16 September 2023
Financial reckoning sees council fall £233 million short on infrastructure spending

Financial reckoning sees council fall £233 million short on infrastructure spending

16 September 2023

Dire figures show the planned projects including 10 new schools totalled £566 million when just £343 million is affordable.


Highlands' top cop reveals the serious challenges facing the force

14 September 2023
Highlands' top cop reveals the serious challenges facing the force

Highlands' top cop reveals the serious challenges facing the force

14 September 2023

Chief Superintendent Rob Shepherd admits cops will have to do some things ‘less well’ but insists Police Scotland still perform ‘brilliantly.’


Highlander calls for visitor vehicle levy to temper over-tourism on NC500

12 September 2023
Highlander calls for visitor vehicle levy to temper over-tourism on NC500

Highlander calls for visitor vehicle levy to temper over-tourism on NC500

12 September 2023

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


Transport Scotland says it is 'not in the public interest' to reveal A9 decisions

09 September 2023
Transport Scotland says it is 'not in the public interest' to reveal A9 decisions

Transport Scotland says it is 'not in the public interest' to reveal A9 decisions

09 September 2023

MSP Fergus Ewing warns 'people will then surely ask what is it that the Scottish Government have got to hide?'


Highland campaigner secures a committee inquiry into A9 dualling failures

07 September 2023
Highland campaigner secures a committee inquiry into A9 dualling failures

Highland campaigner secures a committee inquiry into A9 dualling failures

07 September 2023

Laura Hansler says ‘those who have tragically lost their loved ones on the road are the reason why this is so exceptionally important.’


Kincraig campaigner's A9 dualling petition upgraded to a formal committee inquiry

07 September 2023
Kincraig campaigner's A9 dualling petition upgraded to a formal committee inquiry

Kincraig campaigner's A9 dualling petition upgraded to a formal committee inquiry

07 September 2023

Convener Jackson Carlaw says the move was prompted by the ‘hundreds of responses’ from concerned locals.


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