Transport

Highland Council has committed to lobbying the Scottish Government to make 20mph the default speed limit for cars in built-up areas.

AN overturned gas lorry has sparked the closure of a Highland road.

DELAYS are causing further disruption on several Highland railway lines – after continued heavy rain sparked further speed restrictions.

RAIL passengers in the Highlands were facing a third day of disruption on Tuesday after sustained rainfall sparked further cancellations and delays.

It affects the C1056 Craggie to Budgate Roadand the move follows advice to Highland Council from the contractor.

RAIL passengers in the Highlands have been warned to expect disruption today – after several trains were cancelled amid a yellow weather warning.

A witness appeal has gone out after a road traffic accident resulted in the death of a teenage boy and left two other people hurt in hospital.

A company has grown from a minibus to become the region’s largest private hire coach company is celebrating its 25th anniversary this week.

WORK to declutter Inverness High Street got under way this morning.

Motorists are being advised of a temporary road closure south-east of Inverness next week.

A 48-HOUR yellow weather warning for heavy and persistent rain has been issued for parts of the Highlands.

HIGHLAND motorists have been warned of a minor road closure tonight to enable engineers to inspect a rail bridge on the Highland mainline.

Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd, which operates Inverness Airport, launches a beta version of new website and wants your feedback.

Independent consultants say more needs to be done to improve road safety at the notorious Munlochy junction in a report for Transport Scotland.

A worried Tradespark mum claims children have been playing ‘chicken’ on the Inverness-Nairn railway line, on the pedestrian crossing at Lochdhu.

STRIKE action is set to cause "significant" disruption for rail passengers during the next six Sundays, ScotRail has warned.

A NOTORIOUSLY narrow section of a busy road linking the Great Glen to Skye will be widened as part of a £1.5m project to replace a decaying bridge.

RAIL passengers face disruption on the Highland mainline this weekend.

WORK on the West Link in Inverness will not now be finished in time for Easter, Highland Council has confirmed.

More new barriers have appeared in Inverness city centre – replacing previous barriers which were introduced during the pandemic.