New bus service for shoppers to start

The Highland Council’s In-house bus team are introducing a new service to make it more convenient for people living in and around the city to visit two retail parks.

To be known at the “108 Shopper Bus”, the new service will run every Tuesday and Thursday starting at Torvean Park and Ride. The route will be going through all the housing areas along Sir Walter Scott Drive (Distributor Road) to include Holm Dell, Culduthel Mains, Slackbuie, Miller Street, Boswell Road. It will then pass through the back of Inshes Retail Park and then go through the UHI Campus to the Inverness Shopping Park.

The request for the service came from local residents who have been physically unable to catch the service bus as they live too far away from the active bus stops.

Chair of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Ken Gowans said: “This is another example of us listening to the community and taking action to provide a service specifically tailored to make it more convenient for people to get to two popular shopping areas of the city.

“I am sure this new direct service aimed at shoppers will attract passengers who currently find it difficult to get to the two retail parks without having to first go into the city centre.

The 108 Shopper Bus service starts on Tuesday 4 February. Details of the timetable will shortly be available on the Highland Council Buses dedicated webpage and Facebook page.