Transport

A police crackdown on poor driving on the NC500 in Sutherland and Caithness snared almost two dozen motorists at the weekend.

Reliability on the Wick/Aberdeen air link was running at up to 90 per cent at the start of this year before dropping to 72 per cent in March.

Motorists are facing road closures on the A9 at Latheron because of resurfacing being carried out by BEAR Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland.

Work on Strathsteven Bridge, south of Brora, is set to begin on Monday, May 26, and will last for five weeks.

One councillor slams administration ‘hypocrisy’ over question to the leader who hits back saying he gave ‘an honest, factual answer’.

Works to repair a Sutherland bridge on the North Coast 500 route have reached a major milestone, Highland Council has announced.

Highland Council has awarded a new seven-figure contract aimed at tackling potholes and other road repairs.

Business minister Richard Lochhead hails a major ‘boost for Highland commuters and visitors’.

Fake speed bumps locals ridiculed after being installed on a Highland street are being rolled out to 10 more locations - including two in Caithness.

New figures show a drop of nearly 25 per cent in passenger numbers using Wick airport largely as a result of changes to subsidised flight timetables.

A half-kilometre stretch of the northern A9 is due to be resurfaced next month, with a full road closure in place during the works.

Average speed cameras on a north coast road that were previously branded “a missed opportunity” are set to go live again next week.

Trainspotters travelled from far and wide to visit Wick railway station on Thursday (May 1) as a gleaming black steam locomotive shunted in.

Police Scotland have launched an appeal for witnesses following a fatal crash near Watten last night.

Stagecoach North Scotland is providing free bus travel on May 8, to serving military, veterans, and cadets across its services.

An 81-year-old will undertake a classic car fundraising drive from John O’Groats to Land’s End to thank the medical services that saved his life.

A public spending watchdog says Highland Council faces “challenges” in delivering ambitious infrastructure improvements in the next 20 years.

A trio of passengers are set to arrive in John O’Groats on Friday - on a tiny vintage bus.

The A99 will be closed overnight for a two-week spell next month while works are carried out to improve the road surface.

Caithness homeowners are warned that motorists can park in their driveways due to a legal loophole that doesn’t deem this as breaking the law.