Transport

WINTRY showers and ice are forecast for the Highlands overnight - sparking a yellow weather warning from the Met Office.

A YELLOW weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for parts of the Highlands.

ACTIVE travel supporters have branded Highland Council’s proposals for a bike hub inside the Rose Street multi-storey car park as "pathetic”.

A ROW has broken out over the allocation of booked seats, after ScotRail axed reservations to and from Inverness for six months.

THE award winning Inverness cycling charity Spokes for Folks has been such a success they have revealed ambitious expansion plans.

PLANS for a tourist tax in the Highlands could take a big step forward when councillors vote whether to further explore the idea and draw up ideas.

PLANS for a tourist tax in the Highlands could take a big step forward next week when councillors vote on whether to further explore the idea.

HIGHLAND councillors are being challenged to identify ways to reduce their mileage claims.

Stagecoach is proposing a number of changes to Highland timetables that will come into effect from February next year.

AN Inverness school has been recognised for its dedication to pedal power.

A £75,000 a year offshore oil worker performed a "wheelie" as he drove his motor bike to Inverness to register the birth of his son.

The introduction of a tourist tax could leave Ross-shire's lucrative cruise liner business all at sea, it has been claimed.

One of Inverness’s taxi companies was pitted against all the others over a proposed increase in taxi fares at a heated debate earlier today.

Weather forecasters have predicted Inverness and the Highlands could be under snow as deep as 10 inches by the end of next week.

A small piece of rail history will be made shortly when the new Azuma starts commercial service in the Highlands.

A SET of Inverness city centre traffic lights which has out of order for more than a fortnight should finally be fixed by the end of this week.

There were a number of online complaints about Highland rail services over the weekend.

Police have called on Highland motorists to give themselves extra time when preparing to drive this winter.

As part of an ongoing review of taxi tariffs fares are due to be discussed by members of Highland Council’s licensing committee.

POLICE have appealed for witnesses to an accident which claimed the life of a 25-year-old man in an Easter Ross collision on the A9 to come forward.