HUNDREDS of drivers at Stagecoach Highland have called off strike action after winning a double-digit pay rise.

The deal comes less than a month after transport workers’ union Unite announced strike action at Stagecoach Highland when bus drivers rejected an offer worth 4 per cent backdated to July, with a further 2.5 per cent from January.

Unite negotiated a 7.5 per cent increase backdated to July, another 2 per cent from July 2025 and a 5 per cent boost to overtime payments, following the strike threat.