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Injured mountain rescue team member stretchered off Cairngorms in blizzard conditions

10 February 2024
Injured mountain rescue team member stretchered off Cairngorms in blizzard conditions

Injured mountain rescue team member stretchered off Cairngorms in blizzard conditions

10 February 2024

An injured member of a mountain rescue team was stretchered nearly two-and-a-half miles in blizzard conditions in the Cairngorms last night.


Kyle RNLI refloats grounded vessel on west coast after alarm raised

01 February 2024
Kyle RNLI refloats grounded vessel on west coast after alarm raised

Kyle RNLI refloats grounded vessel on west coast after alarm raised

01 February 2024

A vessel with three people on board that went aground on rocks in fierce storms off the West Coast has been successfully refloated.


Anders Holch Povlsen's Wildland Ltd reveals £9.3 million annual loss

15 January 2024
Anders Holch Povlsen's Wildland Ltd reveals £9.3 million annual loss

Anders Holch Povlsen's Wildland Ltd reveals £9.3 million annual loss

15 January 2024

Anders Holch Povlsen, 51, is a Danish businessman who made his fortune in retail.


Highland mountain rescue teams praised for 'dedication and professionalism' after busy spell

03 January 2024
Highland mountain rescue teams praised for 'dedication and professionalism' after busy spell

Highland mountain rescue teams praised for 'dedication and professionalism' after busy spell

03 January 2024

Mountain rescue teams across the Highlands have been spending time in challenging conditions to help people off the mountains this winter.


VIDEO: Animal rights group's plan to rescue Britain's loneliest sheep was hijacked, say campaigners

06 November 2023
VIDEO: Animal rights group's plan to rescue Britain's loneliest sheep was hijacked, say campaigners

VIDEO: Animal rights group's plan to rescue Britain's loneliest sheep was hijacked, say campaigners

06 November 2023

Animal Rising had been preparing to rescue Fiona for five days.


Loch Broom sub mystery: 'It was suddenly there on the surface – it was a bit of a surprise'

11 August 2023
Loch Broom sub mystery: 'It was suddenly there on the surface – it was a bit of a surprise'

Loch Broom sub mystery: 'It was suddenly there on the surface – it was a bit of a surprise'

11 August 2023

'My husband and I were looking out the back for dolphins and whales when we saw something totally unexpected – a big black submarine.'


Has pop star's Ross-shire hideaway home finally been sold?

23 June 2023
Has pop star's Ross-shire hideaway home finally been sold?

Has pop star's Ross-shire hideaway home finally been sold?

23 June 2023

It had been on the market for half a million.


Anders Holch Povlsen brings Lionel Richie to Highlands for birthday party

19 June 2023
Anders Holch Povlsen brings Lionel Richie to Highlands for birthday party

Anders Holch Povlsen brings Lionel Richie to Highlands for birthday party

19 June 2023

Scotland’s largest private landowner and wealthiest man threw a multimillion-pound birthday bash at his Highland castle at the weekend.


Woman (26) airlifted in Beinn Eighe rescue

18 April 2023
Woman (26) airlifted in Beinn Eighe rescue

Woman (26) airlifted in Beinn Eighe rescue

18 April 2023

A woman was airlifted to hospital after getting injured on a Wester Ross mountain this week.


Body recovered from gorge near Tomintoul

02 March 2023
Body recovered from gorge near Tomintoul

Body recovered from gorge near Tomintoul

02 March 2023

Police have said there are no suspicious circumstances


Rescuers say hill walker who fell in Glencoe was probably carrying his dog in 'appalling' weather

27 February 2023
Rescuers say hill walker who fell in Glencoe was probably carrying his dog in 'appalling' weather

Rescuers say hill walker who fell in Glencoe was probably carrying his dog in 'appalling' weather

27 February 2023

A hill walker fell almost 100 feet to his death because he was probably carrying his dog with one hand, rescuers believe.


Shock as Lord Strathnaver found dead after cliff fall in north Highlands

05 September 2022
Shock as Lord Strathnaver found dead after cliff fall in north Highlands

Shock as Lord Strathnaver found dead after cliff fall in north Highlands

05 September 2022

Community in shock after the "tragic loss" of Lord Strathnaver, who was found dead after falling from cliffs on Saturday


Fewer avalanches recorded after winter with relatively little snow

19 April 2022
Fewer avalanches recorded after winter with relatively little snow

Fewer avalanches recorded after winter with relatively little snow

19 April 2022

The Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) has ended this season's forecasts – with one of its lowest totals of snow slides.


£8 million appeal launched to buy 4500-acre Wester Ross estate

22 October 2021
£8 million appeal launched to buy 4500-acre Wester Ross estate

£8 million appeal launched to buy 4500-acre Wester Ross estate

22 October 2021

Woodland Trust Scotland plans to manage Couldoran Estate for people and wildlife over the coming decades.


Man airlifted to hospital after going to the aid of a dog in the Moray Firth

20 October 2021
Man airlifted to hospital after going to the aid of a dog in the Moray Firth

Man airlifted to hospital after going to the aid of a dog in the Moray Firth

20 October 2021

Kessock Lifeboat launched to three men in the water off Chanonry Point on the Black Isle.


Nato military exercises lead to Highland lifeboat call-out

21 September 2021
Nato military exercises lead to Highland lifeboat call-out

Nato military exercises lead to Highland lifeboat call-out

21 September 2021

Nato war games sparked a major air and sea emergency off Lochinver on Monday night.


Climate campaigner Sacha Dench survives paraglider crash which killed cameraman

20 September 2021
Climate campaigner Sacha Dench survives paraglider crash which killed cameraman

Climate campaigner Sacha Dench survives paraglider crash which killed cameraman

20 September 2021

An investigation has been launched after 'Human Swan' Sacha Dench miraculously survived a mid-air collision which killed a companion camerman.


Rangers make plea to tourists to be culturally aware

30 July 2021
Rangers make plea to tourists to be culturally aware

Rangers make plea to tourists to be culturally aware

30 July 2021

Rangers aiming to help ease congestion and environmental abuse have warned visitors to the Highlands to be culturally aware.


Endurance crossing across The Minch was success

30 July 2021
Endurance crossing across The Minch was success

Endurance crossing across The Minch was success

30 July 2021

An endurance athlete has successfully paddle boarded across between Sutherland and the Outer Hebrides to raise awareness of mental health.


RNLI and coastguard assist kayaker marooned on one of the Summer Isles

28 July 2021
RNLI and coastguard assist kayaker marooned on one of the Summer Isles

RNLI and coastguard assist kayaker marooned on one of the Summer Isles

28 July 2021

A paddler was left stranded on a west coast island after losing their kayak.


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