Inverness airport flying to Siciliy with Newmarket Holidays
Looks like Newmarket Holidays have added Sicily as a holiday destination flying from Inverness airport for 2011. That’s a nice change because it appears to offer more of a family experience holiday. In other words, beaches, pools, as well as culture. Which Newmarket’s holidays abroad tend not to offer (except the holidays to Jersey – [...]
News round up
Well, the snow has finally gone – it’s been a week actually – after we spent most of December living in a white landscape. Truth be told, everything had been white for so long, it was a bit strange to see green again. News reports suggested that it was a record-breaking December for the cold [...]
More fatalities on the A9
Sad to see the past few days already seeing various accidents along the A9 between Perth and Inverness, with two people reportedly killed today at an area just undergoing dualling because of being a notorious accident blackspot. Two dead in car crash on A9 near Dalwhinnie Parents are badly injured as car leaves A9 Transport [...]
Fly Inverness to Amsterdam with Flybe?
Now here’s some really interesting news from the BBC – the possibility that Flybe are about to add a route from Inverness airport to Amsterdam: Direct flights between Inverness and Amsterdam could be up and running by next summer, according to airline Flybe. It said it was close to concluding a deal with possible partners [...]
A9 closed in Central Scotland
Central Scotland and Aberdeen seem to be taking the brunt of the bad weather at present, with the A9 closed in Perthshire and Hundreds stuck in snow on A9 in Perthshire according to the BBC: Hundreds of motorists are stuck on the A9 in Perthshire by heavy snow and fallen electricity lines, police said. The [...]
A96 closed: between Elgin and Forres
Just a heads up that apparently there’s was a three-vehicle accident on the A96 between Elgin and Forres this morning, which has closed both lanes of the A96. So if you were planning to drive towards Elgin or Forres today, be aware that the A96 remains closed between them, and traffic problems are likely around [...]
Inverness airport business park gets go ahead
The BBC reports that the Highland Council have approved the business park at Inverness Airport at long last, despite objections from Croy and Ardesier community councils. I know there have been concerns about developments around the airport in case it needs to expand at some point in the future – but it’s worth remembering that [...]
Driving through Frozen Scotland
When we arranged to spend Christmas week with relatives down south, we could never have expected the weather conditions to be as severe as they were. It’s not just the roads that were bad: roads, rail links, and airports across the UK were disrupted or closed because of heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Driving through [...]
Severe weather driving
I had to drive down to Dumfries yesterday on a family matter – and all I can say is that the next time I see a severe weather warning – I’m staying at home!! When a particular strong and heavy snow shower drifted in from the north on Sunday morning, I figured on main roads [...]
Double buggies not allowed on buses?
A sad but familiar story for anyone with a young family – bus drivers being awkward about bring pushchairs onto the bus – in this instance, no less than 4 buses in Aberdeen refused to pick up a woman on a park and ride because of her double buggy: Mum left stranded on street with [...]