Corran Ferry is a vital lifeline service

Sir, Is it not time the Highland Council stopped fantasising about the urgent situation at Corran Ferry?

To suggest a bridge or the adaptation of naval vessels seems to me totally absurd in the present financial situation.

What is required immediately is a new, purpose-built boat, probably costing little more than a lengthy survey for a bridge or adapting naval boats.

Surely there is a British shipyard capable of producing a suitable ferry boat. The present Scottish Government seems to be completely oblivious of this crucial service. It is not merely an asset but a vital necessity procuring the livelihoods of so many people in the West Highlands.

This could be a lucrative business and should be invested in immediately.

Morag MacKintosh, Corran Beag, Nether Lochaber.