Transport

The A947 Banff to Turriff Road is now open again to traffic at King Edward after yesterday's tanker fire.

A spell of very strong winds across Scotland associated with Storm Otto may bring some disruption.

Funding will go towards provision of first aid kits and PPE for staff at the site in Alford which is being redeveloped.

The A947 will remain shut while recovery takes place of a vehicle from a tanker fire earlier today.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind affecting the Grampian area.

Resurfacing work on the B9025 at the Deveron Bridge has seen a change in schedule of closures for the rest of the week.

Driver fatigue campaign launched

MSP Liam Kerr fears cash-strapped councils in the north and north-east will not be able to afford to pay for the upkeep of the chargers.

Aberdeenshire Council has advised that the A98 road will be closed at the junction with Seafield Street and Castle Street in Banff this weekend.

Farmers are being reminded that their farm vehicles must be insured for use on public roads after one was siezed on the A96 near Thainstone.

Resurfacing work on the B9025 at the Deveron Bridge is set to close the road from Monday, February 13 to Friday, February 17.

Incidents took place on the A90, A92 and AWPR which saw five drivers charged for speeding.

George Walker Jnr a 6th year pupil at Inverurie Academy officially gained his Private Pilot Licence at just 17-years-old.

Amey North East Trunk Roads will start improvement schemes back to back on two sections of the A96 from Tuesday evening.

A scheduled bus service serving Cuminestown, New Byth, Garmond and Turriff is to be trialled from March 6 on Mondays and Wednesdays.

A prioritised programme of charging point installations is being developed for the north-east with a focus on filling existing gaps in the network

HUNTLY'S Community Minibus desperately needs drivers, the organisation has said.

Aberdeenshire Council is considering increasing taxi fares in the region by 10 per cent

Ahead of a report which is due before councillors, David Duguid has raised the issue of the increasing number of accidents on the A947.

MSP Douglas Lumsden has hit out at the omission of a potential Buchan rail line from the Scottish Government's national transport strategy.