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Postponed calming measures set for Carrbridge now from June 29
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (104+ words) Delayed works to a strategic Strathspey back road are now set for the end of June. Highland Council have confirmed that Carr Road in Carrbridge will have a temporary road closure in place once the work begins. The road will…...
Park-and-ride plan as rural community on A9 seeks to boost bus use
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (215+ words) A rural community looks set to get a park-and-ride facility to boost use of buses into Inverness and the central belt. Strathdearn Community Council has lodged a planning application with Highland Council for the new facility, which will be located…...
Inverness Airport staffing issues could disrupt flights "over the coming weeks"
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (142+ words) Staff shortages at Inverness Airport are set to cause temporary closures and disrupt flights "over the coming weeks. Inverness Airport HIAL "staffing issues" to cause flight disruptions and temporary closures over the coming weeks Passengers travelling through Inverness Airport are…...
Cargo drones set to "revolutionise" transport of vital supplies like medicines in the Highlands under HITRANS vision
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (523+ words) Drones could revolutionise the delivery of vital supplies such as medicines and fresh produce in the Highlands in a deal struck between transport strategists and a private firm. Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) is set to work with heavy-lift…...
A9 Tomatin-Moy "essential" drainage works disruption with temporary traffic lights
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (126+ words) Harsh January weather has sparked the need for A9 drainage works between Tomatin and Moy with traffic lights in place for a convoy system, Transport Scotland confirmed the move but expects only "minimal" delays as the work will take place overnight…...
Part of Newtonmore's Main Street to soon be closed to traffic for three days
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (210+ words) Part of Newtonmore's Main Street is to be closed to traffic later this month for nearly three days for essential repair work to a sewer pipe. Scottish Water has said that the high street will be closed from next Friday…...
Highland Council convener praises roads crew "superheroes" after riding with them
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (651+ words) Highland Council convener Bill Lobban says that the authority's snowplough crews go above and beyond to keep local roads open. The roads staff have definitive winter gritting routes agreed by local members in each of Highland Council's wards. They are…...
Survey under way to make Aviemore travel safer
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (379+ words) Is moving around Aviemore safe enough? The question is being asked in a new survey. Residents and businesses are being invited to share feedback on active travel designs The Cairngorms National Park Authority is calling on Aviemore residents, business owners…...
Two Strathspey bridges put into "managed decline" by Highland Council due to financial pressures
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (589+ words) Two crossings in Badenoch and Strathspey are being put into "managed decline" by Highland Council and face potentially being lost altogether due to financial pressures. Councillors confirmed the move at the latest meeting of the economy and infrastructure committee at…...
Thanks a million!" says Strathspey Steam Railway to US donor
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (430+ words) The Strathspey Railway has told the Strathy that it has received a donation "significantly in excess of "1 million" from a benefactor in the USA. The benefactor, who wishes to remain anonymous, visited the railway some years ago and was impressed…...