19 October 2023
Fergus Ewing hits back after coming under fire at the SNP conference which issued yet another dualling promise.
19 October 2023
People are being urged not to travel within or to areas covered by a red 'danger to life' warning, and have advised caution in amber and yellow areas.
19 October 2023
A red warning for exceptional rain posing a 'danger to life' has been extended over part of the A9 trunk road linking the Highlands and central belt.
19 October 2023
The council's own bus services will all be suspended from midday on Thursday. Stagecoach was still running its routes but advising against travel.
19 October 2023
Lifeboat crews at the RNLI have urged people to stay away from the coast after Storm Babet hit the Highlands.
19 October 2023
CalMac has cancelled all of its planned passenger ferry sailings on Thursday in response to Storm Babet.
18 October 2023
The A82 at Fort Augustus is currently restricted in both directions.
18 October 2023
A section of Culloden Road in Inverness will be temporarily reopened to traffic.
18 October 2023
Train services in the Highlands will be cancelled tomorrow and Friday as severe weather is expected to affect several north lines.
18 October 2023
The Highlands were left off tables highlighting the areas facing an amber weather warning ona new Traffic Scotland webpage.
18 October 2023
The Met Office has also upgraded rain warnings for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross-shire to amber; after issuing a revised red alert in the Grampians.
18 October 2023
The council said its roads department is preparing itself to respond to flooding incidents when the storm hits.
17 October 2023
She says there was 'more interest in duelling between Transport Scotland and the government than dualling the road.'
17 October 2023
Criticism still rankles as speakers take aim at critics: ‘the Tories get so chuffed when they can use SNP quotes to throw at us.’
17 October 2023
A separate yellow warning for rain elsewhere in northern Scotland has also been extended and now covers a large swathe of the Highlands and Moray.
16 October 2023
Brace for flooding when Storm Babet hits the Highlands later this week, residents have been warned.
16 October 2023
Two rain warnings have been issued for parts of the Highlands, with a third alert – for gales – covering virtually all of northern Scotland.
16 October 2023
The yellow warning runs from Thursday morning until the end of Saturday and covers parts of the A9.
13 October 2023
Tensioning issues 'more difficult' than anticipated
13 October 2023
Restrictions are expected to be in place during the evening.