Transport

ROCK stabilisation works will take place on the Stromeferry bypass once again from September 9 to November 8 this year, Highland Council has revealed.

POLICE have urged to witnesses to come forward after a man was injured in a car crash near the Tore roundabout yesterday.

UPDATE: The A9 southbound has reopened at the Tore roundabout following an earlier accident, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.

MOTORISTS have been urged to “use caution” on the A9 south of the Tore roundabout after an accident reduced it to one lane southbound.

THE family of a man who died in a road crash on the A9 have paid tribute to "a much loved husband, father and grandfather".

UPDATE (12:05): A DRIVER has died following a crash between a lorry and car on the A9 near Alness, police have confirmed.

UPDATE (11:35am): A PERSON has suffered “potentially serious injuries” after a car and lorry collided on the A9 near Alness this morning.

UPDATE (10.50am): A person has suffered "potentially serious" injuries after a car and lorry collided on the A9 near Alness.

EQUINE enthusiasts have taken part in a campaign raising awareness about the need for motorists to give horses and their riders more consideration.

Police in Ross-shire are urging motorcyclists to ride safely as bikers prepare to get back on the road for the summer season.

PLANS for further rock works on the Stromeferry bypass this autumn will be discussed at a public drop-in session in Lochcarron next week.

A CAR floated away and sank in the Cromarty Firth on Monday after it entered the water in Cromarty.

POLICE in Ross-shire have vowed a “robust” response to speeding motorists outside schools – ahead of a crackdown when pupils head back to class.

TRAFFIC on the A87 near Eilean Donan Castle is returning to normal after a car on its roof was cleared from the carriageway.

IMPROVING rail services on the Far North Line is one of several projects "under consideration" for a cash injection from Transport Scotland.

A PRESTIGIOUS tourism award has been handed to the team behind the North Coast 500 touring route.

A MAN who died in a road crash near Dulnain Bridge on Wednesday night has been named by police.

ROSS-SHIRE bikers itching to get out as the weather improves are being urged to consider a training scheme which aims to cut the number of collisions.

“LAUGHABLE” defences of ScotRail’s Highland services by the country’s transport minister are “verging on the pathetic”, an infuriated MP has argued.

THE Port of Cromarty Firth is anticipating another record-breaking year, with more than 180,000 passengers expected to disembark this season.