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UPDATE: A82 reopens after 48 hour closure due to numerous fallen trees

29 December 2023
UPDATE: A82 reopens after 48 hour closure due to numerous fallen trees

UPDATE: A82 reopens after 48 hour closure due to numerous fallen trees

29 December 2023

The A82 road has fully reopened 48 hours after Storm Gerrit brought numerous tress crashing down across the surface south of Fort Augustus.


PICTURES: A82 closure latest as 'hazardous' trees removed from roadside

29 December 2023
PICTURES: A82 closure latest as 'hazardous' trees removed from roadside

PICTURES: A82 closure latest as 'hazardous' trees removed from roadside

29 December 2023

Hazardous trees are being removed from on and beside the A82 as a huge tidy-up operation to reopen the route south of Fort Augustus continues.


Still time to comment on 'Twenty's Plenty' 20mph plan for 610km of Highland roads

29 December 2023
Still time to comment on 'Twenty's Plenty' 20mph plan for 610km of Highland roads

Still time to comment on 'Twenty's Plenty' 20mph plan for 610km of Highland roads

29 December 2023

A Highland-wide roll-out of 'twenty's plenty' speed limits is still open to feedback from members of the public and community groups.


POWER CUTS LATEST: Energy giant SSEN says all Highland customers should have lights back on by tonight

29 December 2023
POWER CUTS LATEST: Energy giant SSEN says all Highland customers should have lights back on by tonight

POWER CUTS LATEST: Energy giant SSEN says all Highland customers should have lights back on by tonight

29 December 2023

Engineers from SSEN hope to reconnect all remaining Highland customers hit by Storm Gerrit power cuts by later today.


UPDATE: Relief for rail travellers as normal service declared in Highlands

29 December 2023
UPDATE: Relief for rail travellers as normal service declared in Highlands

UPDATE: Relief for rail travellers as normal service declared in Highlands

29 December 2023

Trains are running as normal across all Highland services for the first time since Storm Gerrit struck on Wednesday.


A82 still closed during clear-up operation with huge diversion between Invermoriston and Invergarry

29 December 2023
A82 still closed during clear-up operation with huge diversion between Invermoriston and Invergarry

A82 still closed during clear-up operation with huge diversion between Invermoriston and Invergarry

29 December 2023

The A82 remains closed in both directions between Invergarry and Invermoriston.


POWER CUT LATEST: Homes in Maryburgh hit while Loch Ness side residents' wait for electricity continues

29 December 2023
POWER CUT LATEST: Homes in Maryburgh hit while Loch Ness side residents' wait for electricity continues

POWER CUT LATEST: Homes in Maryburgh hit while Loch Ness side residents' wait for electricity continues

29 December 2023

A number of properties in Maryburgh have been hit by a power cut in the aftermath of Storm Gerrit.


Violence and abuse against taxi drivers soared in 2023, say Inverness cabbies

29 December 2023
Violence and abuse against taxi drivers soared in 2023, say Inverness cabbies

Violence and abuse against taxi drivers soared in 2023, say Inverness cabbies

29 December 2023

A fed-up taxi driver is calling out a worrying rise in violent and abusive behaviour by Inverness passengers in 2023.


UPDATE: More Far North Line train disruption in store

28 December 2023
UPDATE: More Far North Line train disruption in store

UPDATE: More Far North Line train disruption in store

28 December 2023

Train travellers could still face disruption on Wick/Thurso to Inverness services tomorrow (Friday) despite most of Scotland’s rail network reopening.


Missing Elgin man found after Inverness police alert

28 December 2023
Missing Elgin man found after Inverness police alert

Missing Elgin man found after Inverness police alert

28 December 2023

A regular visitor to Inverness reported missing for a week earlier today has been found safe and well.


4 Highland train services back up and running after storm damage

28 December 2023
4 Highland train services back up and running after storm damage

4 Highland train services back up and running after storm damage

28 December 2023

ScotRail has announced the re-opening of some Highland rail services.


PICTURES: Festive Friends feast at Caley Thistle ground

28 December 2023
PICTURES: Festive Friends feast at Caley Thistle ground

PICTURES: Festive Friends feast at Caley Thistle ground

28 December 2023

It was a feast fit for kings, but also the chance for older guests of Inverness Caley Thistle Community Trust to get their fill of friendly chat.


Mass tree-clearing operation continues with A82 still closed between Invergarry and Fort Augustus

28 December 2023
Mass tree-clearing operation continues with A82 still closed between Invergarry and Fort Augustus

Mass tree-clearing operation continues with A82 still closed between Invergarry and Fort Augustus

28 December 2023

The A82 remains closed in both directions south of Fort Augustus as work to clear fallen trees continues.


All Highland train services cancelled today during mass Network Rail track safety checks

28 December 2023
All Highland train services cancelled today during mass Network Rail track safety checks

All Highland train services cancelled today during mass Network Rail track safety checks

28 December 2023

All train services to and from Inverness remain cancelled this morning with Network Rail beginning mass safety checks on rail tracks.


UPDATE: 1142 SSEN customers without electricity around Drumnadrochit – with dozens more affected in south Loch Ness area

28 December 2023
UPDATE: 1142 SSEN customers without electricity around Drumnadrochit – with dozens more affected in south Loch Ness area

UPDATE: 1142 SSEN customers without electricity around Drumnadrochit – with dozens more affected in south Loch Ness area

28 December 2023

Loch Ness-side communities are still coping with power cuts as SSEN battles to restore supplies.


STORM LATEST: Scottish Government crisis committee pledges support for storm-hit communities as clean-up begins

28 December 2023
STORM LATEST: Scottish Government crisis committee pledges support for storm-hit communities as clean-up begins

STORM LATEST: Scottish Government crisis committee pledges support for storm-hit communities as clean-up begins

28 December 2023

The Scottish Government is promising support for storm-hit communities after a meeting of a national crisis group.


BREAKING: A9 re-opens at Drumochter after day of misery for drivers

27 December 2023
BREAKING: A9 re-opens at Drumochter after day of misery for drivers

BREAKING: A9 re-opens at Drumochter after day of misery for drivers

27 December 2023

The A9 has re-opened at Drumochter after a day of misery for drivers


BREAKING: Highland MSP persuades Scottish Government to treat A9 situation as national emergency amid concerns for people stranded

27 December 2023
BREAKING: Highland MSP persuades Scottish Government to treat A9 situation as national emergency amid concerns for people stranded

BREAKING: Highland MSP persuades Scottish Government to treat A9 situation as national emergency amid concerns for people stranded

27 December 2023

A Highland MSP has successfully persuaded the Scottish Government to treat the A9's closure as a national emergency amid concern for those trapped.


Birmingham flight from Inverness grounded amid storm chaos

27 December 2023
Birmingham flight from Inverness grounded amid storm chaos

Birmingham flight from Inverness grounded amid storm chaos

27 December 2023

Loganair’s Inverness to Birmingham flight this evening has been cancelled amid storm force winds.


UPDATE: 10,500 homes in north of Scotland without electricity – including hundreds near Inverness and along the Great Glen

27 December 2023
UPDATE: 10,500 homes in north of Scotland without electricity – including hundreds near Inverness and along the Great Glen

UPDATE: 10,500 homes in north of Scotland without electricity – including hundreds near Inverness and along the Great Glen

27 December 2023

Engineers are battling to restore power to 1000s of north of Scotland homes and businesses – including 100s from Inverness down the Great Glen.


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