Rising ferry costs ‘deeply disappointing’ says economy secretary Mairi McAllan – Holyrood Magazine

Union calls on Scottish Government to ‘immediately improve’ safety of bus drivers – STV News

Freezing ScotRail service dubbed ‘Polar Express’ by customers – STV News

Point of no return: Caithness roads could be reduced to ‘dirt tracks’ – John O’Groat Journal

Borders council spends more than £9.6m on repairs for potholes – Peeblesshire News

MSP calls for action after 40,000 ferry cancellations since 2018 – Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald