Transport

Gales of up to 70mph are set to batter the Highlands this weekend, the Met Office has warned.

A petition urging the government to publish a timeline for works on the A96 dualling between Inverness and Nairn will be heard in parliament.

"Severely" poor road visibility could scupper plans to transform a disused Black Isle kirk - unless developers fund speed reduction measures.

A new coffee shop and drive-thru could be built in Inverness city centre.

The M96 service launched in June 2023 to provide passengers with express journeys between the two cities.

A public transport link that took 13 years to achieve, cost £850,000 and was mired in controversy is still experiencing problems a year after opening.

People in the Highlands and Moray are being encouraged to respond to a public consultation on the dualling for the A96 before it closes this week.

So is the party about to shoot itself in the foot and make Inverness and Nairn competitive over the outspoken Highland MSP?

Demos in Inverness and Denmark prompt response to the ‘Strathy’

An early morning ScotRail service from Inverness to Aberdeen broke down at Nairn.

In its formal response councillors backed the view of officials the road network in the north is too big.

The A9 remains closed near Aviemore after a lorry caught fire blocking the Inverness to Perth route early this morning.

A vehicle fire has closed the A9 near Aviemore.

A classic rail engine that visited the Highlands at the weekend will return to the region after it was drafted in for a charity tour of the north.

Plans to install new glamping pods near a Black Isle beauty spot have raised fears about public safety if they go ahead.

The response cites ‘significant length of national speed limit road network and remoteness’ of the area.

Fans of classic trains turned out to welcome ‘old friends’ when a loco type once common on Highland lines returned to the region on a special tour.

A “road traffic incident” has closed the Dornoch Bridge in both directions, Traffic Scotland was warning on Sunday night.

Staff illness has sparked train cancellations on the Far North Line for the second day in a row.

A motorist has been reported for "road traffic offences" after a three-vehicle crash on the A9 on Thursday.