A COMPANY which caused an oil slick in the Firth of Forth last year has been fined GBP 3000.

By ALAN MacDERMID POLITICIANS and environmental campaigners yesterday welcomed the announcement that a L6m-a-year plan to let tankers carry out offshore transfers of oil in the Firth of Forth was being shelved.

By Alastair Dalton TRANSPORT officials have pledged to consider a hovercraft link across the Forth, even though experts have recommended a ferry service.

By ADRIAN MATHER ALMOST 900,000 people a year would cross the Forth using a new hovercraft service between Leith and Kirkcaldy, according to transport chiefs.

By JULIA HORTON AHOVERCRAFT trial across the Firth of Forth helping commuters beat congestion on the Forth road bridge has proved that a permanent service would be viable, its operator said yesterday.