Transport

POLICE have pleaded with the public to "park responsibly" and visit Sutherland beauty spots "safely" as lockdown travel restrictions ease.

Things getting back on track at last after six days of tests and diversions

Rail engineers are now attempting to force a wage rise with strike action that is expected to further disrupt services on the far north line.

Air traffic centralisation could have been stopped if local representatives were on the board of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.

This will be the summer of the staycation, says company

ARCTIC air which brought frequent snow showers to the Highlands earlier this week is set to bring further wintry weather tonight.

ANOTHER snow warning has been issued by the Met Office for much of the Highlands overnight tonight.

The wintry weather conditions is affecting the majority of roads across Sutherland, Highland Council has said.

Gale forces winds and snow have returned to the far north in a two-day blitz of 'shochad storms' reminiscent of the 2018 Beast from the East.

HIGHLANDERS are bracing themselves for yet more snow after another yellow Met Office warning was issued for Tuesday.

THE A9 has reopened in both directions after an earlier crash was cleared, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.

SNOW and strong winds has sparked major rail disruption on some Highland railway lines, ScotRail has confirmed.

A SNOW warning has been issued for much of the Highlands this Easter.

POLICE have urged people to stick to the new Covid restrictions this Easter – after the lockdown was eased slightly as of today.

RAIL passengers in the Highlands face further disruption this Easter weekend, after the RMT confirmed it will push ahead with its latest strike.

The Lairg to Laxford Bridge route is affected.

DELAYS are causing further disruption on several Highland railway lines – after continued heavy rain sparked further speed restrictions.

Mrs Grant backed the community’s campaign for more safety measures around Tain’s Aldi and Lidl junctions, where the limit is now 50mph.

Train passengers travelling from Caithness who are over 50 can take advantage of a scheme that has just been announced by Scotland's railway operator.

A serious hillside fire at Portgower has been causing traffic delays on the A9 between Caithness and Sutherland.