The finance secretary has confirmed that money earmarked for road improvements will fund a new electric vessel.

Services provided whilst both ferries were out of action has cost the council more than £1.5m.

Highland Council's MV Corran has not sailed on its route in Lochaber for a year.

Joanne Matheson says her arts and crafts shop has been hit badly by problems with the lifeline service.

MV Corran is now set to return to service in October, meaning it will have been out of action for a year.

Fresh disruption hits the Corran Ferry - Scotland's busiest single-vessel ferry crossing.

The car ferry MV Maid of Glencoul was out of action over the weekend before breaking down again.

Highland Council's MV Corran was last on the Lochaber route in October last year.