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'Severe road conditions' hit schools in Sutherland with another day of closures for many


By Hector MacKenzie

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Maisie, Jan and Tess enjoy the view over Lochbroom this week. They're happy enough but the weather is badly affecting schools. Picture: Avril Scott
Maisie, Jan and Tess enjoy the view over Lochbroom this week. They're happy enough but the weather is badly affecting schools. Picture: Avril Scott

SCHOOLS in Sutherland are again being hit by "severe road conditions" as the cold snap continues.

Durness, Kinlochbervie, Golspie, Lochinver, Rogart, Rosehall and Scourie are all affected today.

The updated closure list includes the following and affects more than 2000 pupils in total.

Auchtertyre Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Auchtertyre Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh: Closed (severe road conditions)

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Bun-sgoil Shlèite Nursery - EM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Bun-Sgoil Shlèite Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Daviot Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Durness Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Durness Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Edinbane Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Edinbane Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Farr Primary (Inv): Closed (severe road conditions)

Farr Primary Nursery (Inv): Closed (severe road conditions)

Gairloch High School: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Gairloch Primary: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Gairloch Primary Nursery - EM: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Gairloch Primary Nursery - GM: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Golspie Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Golspie Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Halkirk Primary: Closed (no water/heating/power)

Kilmuir Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Kilmuir Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Kinlochbervie High School: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Kinlochbervie Preschool: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Kinlochbervie Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Knockbreck Primary (Dunvegan): Closed (severe road conditions)

Kyle Primary: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Kyleakin Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Kyleakin Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Loch Duich Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Lochcarron Nursery EM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Lochcarron Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Lochinver Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Macdiarmid Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Macdiarmid Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Plockton High School: Closed (severe road conditions)

Plockton Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Plockton Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Portree High School: Closed (severe road conditions)

Portree Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Rogart Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Rogart Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Rosehall Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Scourie Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Scourie Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Staffin Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Staffin Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)

See the updated school closure list here.


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