Environment

Evanton aims to bring people together with lots of activities planned for the day of celebration.

There was shock and disgust over the theft of signs campaigned and fundraised for by children to protect wildlife.

New colours, new rules, and an extra bin – next spring will bring big changes to Highland household bin collections.

It was a delightful jaunt – and you could join them for the next one...

Signs created by big-hearted Wester Ross children to help protect at-risk squirrels from road danger have been stolen – apparently as souvenirs.

The John Muir Trust has purchased a 45-acre site on the shoreline of Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin with a view to creating a major community and visitor hub.

ANGRY residents have accused energy bosses of trying to "industrialise the Highlands" after they gathered to protest plans for major new power lines.

Biodiversity will likely double over a decade once oyster restoration projects are complete.

The video drew criticism from local group, Ramblers Scotland, who say it had been voiced by a local actor.

Councillors hope going paperless for meetings will deliver a big saving, both for the budget and for the environment.

A call for national parks to be much wilder places has been backed by Scottish survey.

Education, education, education? This letter writer thinks not when it comes to fly tipping.

The Care Inspectorate report said children were: "developing curiosity, imagination, and problem solving skills through high quality play experience."

Children from a Dingwall school got a hands-on experience of life on the farm thanks to a valuable hook-up with a Black Isle enterprise.

Local land managers and community groups are being approached to share ideas.

A gamekeeper on a Highland estate shot a sparrowhawk and stuffed it in a bag while being filmed by an RSPB Scotland investigator.

An award–winning community garden in Gairloch has escaped serious damage, despite being pounded by a Spring storm–fuelled tidal surge last week.

'These reinforcements will help secure...future energy independence by removing our dependence on...volatile global wholesale gas markets.'

Plans to introduce a new recycling service – and a new wheelie bin – to Highland households have provoked strong criticism from the public.

VITAL efforts to reverse a collapse in the number of wildflower meadows in the Highlands won support from residents in Aultbea and Gairloch last week.