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Peffery Way dog plea: 'Be kind and help make the path a safe place for all'

Peffery Way dog plea: 'Be kind and help make the path a safe place for all'

Peffery Way dog plea: 'Be kind and help make the path a safe place for all'

24 March 2024

Users of a trailblazing Ross-shire route that was years in the planning are being urged to keep their dogs under control and to clean up after them.


Ullapool stop for Heartstone's trailblazing Cùra Guardian environmental roadshow

Ullapool stop for Heartstone's trailblazing Cùra Guardian environmental roadshow

Ullapool stop for Heartstone's trailblazing Cùra Guardian environmental roadshow

24 March 2024

It opens in Highland Scotland but then spreads out to make connections with cultures across the world.


Evanton vegetable seed company going for growth across UK

Evanton vegetable seed company going for growth across UK

Evanton vegetable seed company going for growth across UK

23 March 2024

Finlay Keiller and Haley Shepherd started their Evanton growing site last spring after several years of growing.


ARIANE BURGESS: Scotland's hills, mountains, and coastlines are 'seriously depleted of life'

ARIANE BURGESS: Scotland's hills, mountains, and coastlines are 'seriously depleted of life'

ARIANE BURGESS: Scotland's hills, mountains, and coastlines are 'seriously depleted of life'

22 March 2024

The Greens MSP says 'centuries of land management practices have taken their toll, leading to a decline in wildlife and natural habitats.'


Councillor praises 'fantastic community' after litter and fly-tipping clean-up in Balintore

Councillor praises 'fantastic community' after litter and fly-tipping clean-up in Balintore

Councillor praises 'fantastic community' after litter and fly-tipping clean-up in Balintore

21 March 2024

Over eight skips of waste and litter were cleared.


NICKY MARR: Race is on for more renewable energy schemes

NICKY MARR: Race is on for more renewable energy schemes

NICKY MARR: Race is on for more renewable energy schemes

20 March 2024

If anything is worth investing in as we try to save our planet, it’s our long-term economic future.


Dingwall Field Club members in search of the friendly wee robin

Dingwall Field Club members in search of the friendly wee robin

Dingwall Field Club members in search of the friendly wee robin

19 March 2024

At Loch of Blairs, a tranquil and attractive corner awaits the walker, dog owner and wildlife watcher.


Tax reliefs at Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport extended by five years

Tax reliefs at Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport extended by five years

Tax reliefs at Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport extended by five years

18 March 2024

The Scottish Government has announced that tax reliefs at the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport will be extended to 2034.


Highland Council returns bins for new collection service because they were rubbish

Highland Council returns bins for new collection service because they were rubbish

Highland Council returns bins for new collection service because they were rubbish

15 March 2024

3380 bins for its for the revamped waste and recycling collections had ‘minor problems' but service is not affected.


Loch Ness hydro scheme renamed as new owner StatKraft targets 2030 operational date

Loch Ness hydro scheme renamed as new owner StatKraft targets 2030 operational date

Loch Ness hydro scheme renamed as new owner StatKraft targets 2030 operational date

14 March 2024

Project director Donald Weir says it is a ‘renaissance of a form of energy generation that has been dormant for decades.’


Protect our water, public urged

Protect our water, public urged

Protect our water, public urged

12 March 2024

The public have been urged to do their bit to help protect the country’s water.


Highland bothies set to close for improvement works this spring

Highland bothies set to close for improvement works this spring

Highland bothies set to close for improvement works this spring

09 March 2024

A number of bothies along the Cape Wrath Trail and in the Cairngorms are due to be closed during the spring.


Sawmill's solar plan wins approval from Highland Council

Sawmill's solar plan wins approval from Highland Council

Sawmill's solar plan wins approval from Highland Council

09 March 2024

A solar-powered future is on the cards for a Black Isle sawmill after it secured permission to install the panels to help meet its energy needs.


PICTURES: Hundreds turn out for Black Isle tattie day

PICTURES: Hundreds turn out for Black Isle tattie day

PICTURES: Hundreds turn out for Black Isle tattie day

09 March 2024

Hundreds of grow-your-own enthusiasts stocked up on seed potatoes at the popular Black Isle Tattie Day.


RHODA GRANT: Rural communities must see the gains of large-scale energy projects

RHODA GRANT: Rural communities must see the gains of large-scale energy projects

RHODA GRANT: Rural communities must see the gains of large-scale energy projects

05 March 2024

The Labour MSP says 'local benefit from these developments has not improved and communities are losing out.'


Northern lights' delight coast to coast in Ross-shire

Northern lights' delight coast to coast in Ross-shire

Northern lights' delight coast to coast in Ross-shire

04 March 2024

Nature's spectacular lights' display thrilled people on both coasts of Ross-shire last night.


Corrieshalloch Gorge grows for it with 'living wall' initiative

Corrieshalloch Gorge grows for it with 'living wall' initiative

Corrieshalloch Gorge grows for it with 'living wall' initiative

04 March 2024

The visitor centre have started the next phase of landscaping, by planting many trees of different varieties around the centre.


Ross-shire to trailblaze impending waste and recycle collection shake-up

Ross-shire to trailblaze impending waste and recycle collection shake-up

Ross-shire to trailblaze impending waste and recycle collection shake-up

04 March 2024

Improvements to waste and recycling collections across Highland are set to start in Ross-shire, the local council announced today.


Stark new statistics highlight scale of Highland wildfires

Stark new statistics highlight scale of Highland wildfires

Stark new statistics highlight scale of Highland wildfires

04 March 2024

A wildfire was detected an average of every day during the peak of last year's season ­– with the Highlands hit by almost a third of all blazes.


Clan chief Lord Lovat expresses "surprise" at power giant's enlarged plans for controversial substation

Clan chief Lord Lovat expresses "surprise" at power giant's enlarged plans for controversial substation

Clan chief Lord Lovat expresses "surprise" at power giant's enlarged plans for controversial substation

04 March 2024

A clan chief has expressed “surprise” at a power giant’s enlargement of controversial plans to build an electricity substation on his ancient lands.


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