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BBC News
a day ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh rail line closed due to flood
Train services on a Highland rail line have been cancelled after the tracks were submerged by flood was washed onto the line at Achanalt, east of Achnasheen in Wester Ross, during heavy rainfall said all services between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh had been bus services have been arranged and train tickets are being accepted on Stagecoach North bus services between Inverness and Dingwall and CityLink buses between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh. Engineers are expected to carry out an inspection on Tuesday morning. Met Office weather warnings for rain were in force across the region on Monday and overnight until 06:00. Network Rail said it would be working to clear the silt from the tracks as soon as possible. "Floodwater has subsided, but the debris it's brought with it is blocking the track and the station area," it said in a statement.
BBC News
01-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Highland Council's school taxi costs rise to more than £6m
Highland Council is spending £4.6m more on school taxis than it did about five years ago, despite a reduction in pupils provided with of Information (FOI) figures show that it supported 1,192 children with taxis to and from school on a daily basis at a cost of more than £6m in 2024-25. This was down from 1,596 pupils in 2018-2019 when it cost £1.8m to provide local authority said a combination of factors were behind the increased costs, but added that it was exploring various solutions to reduce its bill. Highland Council said in some remote parts of its region taxis were more cost-effective than using a bus for picking up small numbers of pupils. But it said that when most of its taxi contracts were renewed in 2022 or 2023 there were "significant" increases in prices due to "rising industry costs".It said it was working with communities to find other solutions to school transport.A Highland Council spokesperson said: "While traditional bus services have become less frequent in some areas, the communities haven't stood still. "Local residents, community councils and with the support of the Highland Council have come together to support innovative transport solutions that better fit local needs." In Applecross in Wester Ross, Highland Council has provided funding to a local community company to run school nine-seater vehicles have been leased for school runs, and they are also available to the wider community for scheme has been running for about eight MacInnes, of Applecross Community Company, said: "This is a very sparsely populated rural area."We have about 250 people living on a peninsula of 26,000 hectares."Like many parts of Highland region we struggle for infrastructure, particularly public transport."Dougie Maguire, a lead officer for the passenger sector with the Unite union, said hiring taxis in low density areas of the Highlands was likely to be more cost effective than asking a large bus firm to pick up two or three added: "Highland Council isn't that much different from other areas where councils do have multiple taxi companies and some minibus providers as well."But there will be more of that in the area (Highland) because of the size and geography."
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Yahoo
Woman, 23, dies after falling in water at beauty spot in Scottish Highlands
A woman has died after falling into the water at a popular beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands. The 23-year-old had fallen into the water in the Rogie Falls area of Wester Ross. Police Scotland confirmed emergency services attended the scene after being called at 1.45pm on Saturday. "However, [she] was pronounced dead at the scene," a spokesperson said. "There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal." Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. They are a popular attraction for tourists on Scotland's North Coast 500 road trip.
Sky News
15-06-2025
- Sky News
Woman, 23, dies after falling in water at beauty spot in Scottish Highlands
A woman has died after falling into the water at a popular beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands. The 23-year-old had fallen into the water in the Rogie Falls area of Wester Ross. Police Scotland confirmed emergency services attended the scene after being called at 1.45pm on Saturday. "However, [she] was pronounced dead at the scene," a spokesperson said. "There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal." Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. They are a popular attraction for tourists on Scotland's North Coast 500 road trip.
BBC News
15-06-2025
- BBC News
Woman dies after falling into water at Rogie Falls
A woman who fell into the water at a beauty spot in the Highlands has 23-year-old got into difficulty at Rogie Falls in Wester Ross at about 13:45 on services including HM Coastguard and the fire service were sent to the falls, but the woman was pronounced dead at the Scotland said there were no suspicious circumstances, and a report would be sent to the procurator fiscal.
