Transport

Train travellers on this morning’s early service from Wick to Inverness have been hit by disruption north of Lairg.

The Norwegian Dawn, which will visit Invergordon twice this summer, was allowed entry to a Mauritius port after tests confirmed no cholera aboard.

Work to resurface the High Street, Bridge Street and Gilchrist Square will start on Monday, March 4.

The death of a man on the Far North Line in Inverness last week is not being treated as suspicious, the British Transport Police have confirmed.

British Transport Police has revealed the person's sex and age but he has not yet been named by the force. Investigations are continuing.

The B9176 Struie Road, which provides a vital link between Ross-shire and southern and central Sutherland, will temporarily close at High Bridge.

Roadworks will affect a mile-long section of road from the eastern end of Bettyhill to the turn off for Farr.

Jamie Stone wants to see additional flights from Wick John O'Groats Airport following this week's positive news about Scottish Government funding.

British Transport Police have confirmed that one person was pronounced dead at the scene following an incident on the Far North Line.

The railway line between Inverness and Dingwall has now reopened after emergency services attended an incident before 8am today.

Train services are either being cancelled, delayed or revised.

The paddle steamer will be offering a sailing from Ullapool and down Lochbroom, and along the west coast to Gairloch or Kyle of Lochalsh.

Cuts to Network Rail increase the likelihood of railway line failures and cancellations, Highland RMT members have warned after more disruption.

A section of the Far North Line that was battered by spring tides and stormy seas is expected to reopen to trains tomorrow morning (Friday).

Rail passengers are bracing for further disruption, with engineers expected to give an update later today on when the line may reopen.

High spring tides are hampering repairs to a sea-battered section of the Far North Line, passengers have been warned.

Rail passengers on the Far North Line were facing major disruption on Tuesday, after extremely high tides and waves damaged the line.

The line was closed between Brora and Helmsdale after the tracks in that area suffered coastal flood damage for the second time this winter.

Rail campaigners are hoping that improvements to the Far North Line can start before the end of the year after a "friendly and constructive meeting".

Rail passengers travelling from the Highlands to the central belt are being warned to expect several days of disruption in the coming weeks.