Transport

Roads on higher ground in Sutherland were affected by up to two inches of snow this morning.

BEAR Scotland and its 'well-loved' team of gritters are geared up and ready to tackle the Sutherland winter weather as temperatures drop.

FOLLOWING news that the Scotland to Northern Ireland bridge will not go ahead, a Highland MSP has called for the cash to be spent on north railways.

The Met Office warns of wintry showers affecting Sutherland and an Amber Warning is in place for high winds forecast on the back of Storm Arwen.

Police are appealing for information following a road crash on the A9 at Ousdale earlier this week.

Urgent action is being demanded to improve road safety at a notoriously dangerous junction on the A9 which was the scene of a fatal crash.

Sutherland councillors are now pushing for a 40mph speed limit on the mile-long straight between Bonar Bridge and Ardgay.

Christmas may be difficult for revellers.

The well-known company has invested £1.5million in 'new generation' of coaches.

Scottish Conservative backs cross-party calls: 'It's good to see at least one SNP politician brave enough to speak up'

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone has accused the UK government of adopting an "urban-centric" policy on funding for EVs.

It is claimed that over 60 per cent of the areas damaged on the Strath Brora road by Gordonbush Extension traffic have not been repaired.

Proposals to tackle traffic congestion at a notorious bottleneck in Inverness are set to move forward.

The suggestion that the bus park is to become a designated overnight area for motorhomes and campervans has been dismissed as "nonsense".

Transport accounts for 36 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland, writes Ranald Robertson, of Hitrans.

Rail services between Inverness and Wick are back running again with delays after a vehicle hit a rail bridge in Ross-shire earlier today.

A vehicle’s collision with a railway bridge has forced the closure of the far north railway line between Inverness and Wick.

Two temporary overnight road closures will be in place in Sutherland next week.

Highland Council previously said it did not own the bridge but had asked its legal department to find out who did.

The rally will make stops at Scourie, Durness and the Kyle of Tongue.