Environment

Now that festive decorations have been taken down residents have been urged by Highland Council to recycle their Christmas trees.

Coastal walks are the most popular way to spend time outdoors in the Highlands, according to new research from the National Trust for Scotland.

A determined rock climbing instructor is on her way to bagging all 282 of Scotland's Munros after embarking on the challenge just before Christmas.

Horrified Wester Ross communities – and major heritage, outdoors and nature trusts – have called for an end to an ill-thought out mobile masts policy.

Developers behind the controversial plan for a plant in Easter Ross are appealing against Highland Council's decision to refuse planning permission

Proposals for a shellfish aquaculture farm in part of Little Lochbroom will not require an environmental impact assessment report, it has been ruled.

A trio of fines in Ross-shire totalling more than £1000 were among £85,700 worth of civil penalties dished out by Sepa across Scotland this year.

OFFERS to 'gift' land to the community at a controversial housing development are simply a "diversion to focus on the wrong thing", say protesters.

Making Space for Nature by Imogen Furlong

Plastic pollution blighting the shores of a loch has sparked a call for fish farm operators to tackle long vacant salmon pens that are deteriorating.

A tourist trail which includes a Sutherland geopark was named in Rough Guides’ 24 best destinations to visit in 2024.

Highland Council revealed that TV and movie film crews spent over £3m in 2022, and this record is likely to be surpassed when 2023's data is released.

The Met Office is warning of flooding on Highland roads and railways just days after Storm Gerrit caused widespread chaos.

Further strong winds, rain and snow are expected to push across the Highlands from the west this weekend – with travel disruption likely.

Almost 8000 homes across Scotland were still without power shortly before lunch on Thursday & some may have to wait up to 48 hours to be reconnected.

The teams working tirelessly to clear a major Highland trunk road of fallen trees have released pictures highlighting the scale of the task they face.

Fergus Ewing has contacted transport minister Fiona Hyslop in response to a number of questions Highlanders have raised over the emergency's handling.

The section between Fort Augustus and Invergarry is the second stretch north of Fort William to be closed by fallen trees on Wednesday.

Dramatic pictures highlighting the impact Storm Gerrit is having on the Highlands' road network have been released by Bear Scotland.

People living and working in rural areas including Caithness are being encouraged to join the Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC) next year.