Transport

RAIGMORE Hospital's emergency department waiting room has been closed temporarily due to heavy overnight rainfall. NHS Highland has announced.

TORRENTIAL overnight rain has caused road and rail disruption in the Highlands this morning.

WORK painting double yellow lines has stopped in some areas around Bught Park in Inverness to enable talks with concerned businesses.

A NOTORIOUS traffic bottleneck cannot handle more cars and plans for new housing that rely on it for access must be blocked, a community has warned.

MORE than half a million pounds will be spent to improve rural Highland roads that have been affected by increases in logging activity.

The A9 was closed this morning following a two car collision in Sutherland.

MOTORISTS have been warned of disruption following a four vehicle crash on the A9 near the Tore roundabout.

UPDATE (8pm): THE A9 has reopened to traffic on part of the Black Isle following an earlier road crash involving a campervan and motorbike.

A ROAD crash has closed a section of the A9 in both directions on the Black Isle.

TRAIN passengers in the Highlands were hit with travel disruption this morning after lightning strikes damaged signalling.

AIR passengers face further disruption in the Highlands after traffic controllers announced plans for another strike next month.

UPDATE (1.30pm): The A82 has partially reopened south of Drumnadrochit following an earlier lorry crash.

TRAIN services to the south from Inverness were disrupted this morning due to sheep on the railway at Aviemore.

DOZENS of motorists were stopped by police for road offences in a single day – after a crackdown on inappropriate driving on the A96.

A 22-STRONG crew of fire fighters are trying to put out a fire at a two-storey house in Invermoriston.

"BITTERLY disappointed" air bosses have confirmed that Inverness Airport will close to all flights for 24 hours when a strike takes place on May 23.

AIR traffic controllers are to strike in Inverness and a number of other Highland airports after talks between a union and transport chiefs collapsed.

A CAR crashed off the road and into the sea on the A862 Inverness to Beauly road in the early hours of Thursday.

UPDATE (11.26am): The A96 west of Forres has fully reopened to traffic after an earlier crash involving a van and car left an oil spill on the road.

MOTORISTS have been warned to make sure their eyesight is safe to drive after spot checks in Inverness found three people breaking the law.