News

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

25 Feb 2026

EV DRIVERS URGED TO ACT AHEAD OF CHARGER NETWORK SWITCH

Electric vehicle drivers across Argyll and Bute, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland are being reminded to prepare now forView Article

Image of a Bus Station within the Western Isles

24 Feb 2026

£2 Bus Fare Cap Pilot Launches In Western Isles

Bus passengers in the Western Isles will benefit from a £2 fare cap from today (February 23) as part ofView Article

Charlie King – Former Chairman of HITRANS and Highland Council Councillor

18 Feb 2026

Partnership Director pays tribute to former Chair Charlie King

Obituary: Charlie King – Former Chairman of HITRANS and Highland Council Councillor It is with great sadness that we markView Article

Image of Speyside Centre Bike pop-up tent

16 Feb 2026

MORE FUNDING FOR ACTIVE TRAVEL PROJECTS

Grants available from two funds in Highlands and Islands Webinar to help applicants prepare funding bids New funding is beingView Article

: (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

Image showing winding rural single track road with people walking and cycling

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