News

Our most recent news stories appear below. For media enquiries please contact HITRANS on 01463 719002 or email info@hitrans.org.uk

: (Right to left) Windracers Project Manager Scotland Lukas Princ, Windracers CEO Simon Muderack, HITRANS Partnership Director Ranald Robertson and HITRANS Sustainable Aviation Development Manager Dawn Gillies

09 Feb 2026

Windracers and HITRANS partner to expand drone air cargo across Scotland’s Highlands and Islands

Windracers, the British dual-use heavy-lift drone engineering and manufacturing company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Highlands andView Article

Screenshot of the top quarter of the HITRANS newsletter for winter 2025 - 2026

29 Jan 2026

HI-LIGHTS Newsletter Winter 2025/2026

We are pleased to invite you to read our Winter 2025/2026 edition of HITRANS HI-LIGHTS, our newsletter which keeps youView Article

Hi-BIKE

29 Dec 2025

E-bike hire scheme accelerates in Inverness and Fort William in 2025 

Cyclists using an e-bike share scheme in Inverness and Fort William travelled the equivalent of almost three times around theView Article

Collection of images showing bus services and shelters within the HITRANS area of operation.

23 Dec 2025

Welcome for bus fare cap pilot announced for Highlands and Islands

HITRANS has welcomed a year-long £2 bus fare cap pilot across the region following a £10 million investment by theView Article

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17 Dec 2025

Notice for EV drivers – customer action required as charging networks change

EV Charging network changes The back office provision for the council-owned public charging networks in Argyll and Bute, the WesternView Article

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12 Dec 2025

Transport Scotland Funding for Active Travel Projects

HITRANS has been awarded Active Travel Infrastructure Funding from Transport Scotland to progress two projects in the region. Slighe anView Article

Front cover image for HITRANS key asks ahead of Scottish Parliament document and press release

19 Nov 2025

HITRANS Sets Out Key Transport Priorities Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election

The Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) has published its key transport priorities for political parties to adopt ahead ofView Article

Image of the header of the news letter for HI-LIGHTS 2025

03 Nov 2025

HI-LIGHTS Newsletter Autumn 2025

We are pleased to invite you to read our Autumn 2025 edition of HITRANS HI-LIGHTS, our newsletter which keeps youView Article

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09 Oct 2025

Active travel and sustainable transport networking event

The HITRANS Making Connections: active travel and sustainable transport networking event in Orkney, on 01 October, brought together over 30View Article

A new collaboration for local and regional EV charging networks

02 Oct 2025

HITRANS appoint EV Charge Point Network Operator

HITRANS is to help drive the expansion of the electric vehicle charging network across parts of the Highlands and Islands.View Article

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29 Sep 2025

 SATE project awarded new funding through Innovate UK Future Flight competition

Innovations in aviation such as cargo-carrying drones and electric planes are getting closer to taking off regularly in the HighlandsView Article

Seaglider Vessels for North Scotland Coastal Travel

17 Sep 2025

HITRANS and REGENT Collaborate on Feasibility of Seaglider Vessels for North Scotland Coastal Travel

REGENT Craft announces collaboration with the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) to position Seaglider vessels as viable option forView Article