Transport

RAIL services suffered disruption on the Highland Mainline this afternoon (Monday) after a freight train broke down at Aviemore and blocked the track.

Storm Ciara is expected to bring severe weather conditions to much of the UK

Residents have the chance to hire electric bikes in the strath to improve their fitness and mobility in a pilot scheme promoted by HITRANS

UK ministers have agreed to work with the company on a repayment plan to cover a tax debt understood to be more than £100 million.

Localised flooding, wind and ice has caused damage to roads, paths, car parks and walls in numerous areas

Operator says customers are reaping the rewards of investment in infrastructure and £475 million on new and upgraded trains.

RAIL services between Inverness and Glasgow have been disrupted after a person was hit by a train, ScotRail has announced.

Traffic Scotland is reporting that the A9 has now reopened in both directions following a road traffic accident earlier this morning by Aviemore

WINTRY showers and ice are forecast for the Highlands overnight - sparking a yellow weather warning from the Met Office.

The first southbound Azuma departed earlier today from Inverness at 7.55am arriving at Aviemore at 8.29am

Weather forecasters have predicted Inverness and the Highlands could be under snow as deep as 10 inches by the end of next week.

NHS Highland has revealed that work to boost parking capacity at Raigmore Hospital will begin by the end of this week.

The state of the art train based on Japan's famous bullet trains will come into operation with LNER on December 9

Rail passengers on the Highland mainline going to Glasgow are being warned of disruption to their journeys over the next three weekends

A HOST of flights in and out of Inverness Airport continue to be affected by fog that has refused to shift all day.

A major project for the Findhorn Bridge is under way and will ensure the crossing continues to operate safely for years to come

FLOODING is set to bring misery to rail passengers after it sparked the closure of the Highland mainline south of Inverness.

Scotrail services are returning to normal after the Highland route was hit by a signal failure.

Motorists using the northbound A9 south of town are being warned 10mph convoys will be in operation at times from this weekend

SNP councillor Ron MacWilliam is urging fellow members to undo damage in region created by Margaret Thatcher's deregulation of bus services