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Call for more timely help for farmers hit by sea eagle attacks

Farmers and crofters have called for more timely intervention to help them mitigate against the impacts of white-tailed eagle predation on lambs.

Mystery of gold ring found at Dunnet Forest

Mystery surrounds a gold ring found in a kindling bag at Dunnet Community Forest (DCF) and how it got there.

Academy Street revamp is ‘poor’ value for money and city centre could take ‘decades’ to recover

Calls are being made for Highland Council to scrap the plan after the results of the economic impact assessment.

Golspie flood defence meeting ‘highly constructive’

Sutherland MSP Maree Todd convened the stakeholders’ meeting on April 22.

Scrabster to Stromness ferry operator NorthLink sets Gold standard for green award

NorthLink Ferries has become the first ferry operator to achieve Gold standard in an environmental awards programme.

John O’Groats Trail bridge fundraiser hits £5k target

More than £5000 has been raised towards a new bridge on the John O’Groats Trail after a mystery donor pledged to match funds donated by the public.

Moray West wind farm blades ‘bigger than Wembley pitch’ installed off Caithness coast

Wind turbine blades longer than the Wembley Stadium pitch have begun to be put in place as part of an offshore wind farm off the Caithness coast.

Loch Ness and the Cairngorms among top 5 most Instagrammable spots in Scotland

Two Highland scenic locations were listed among the most Instagrammable tourist destination in the country according to a new survey.

ARIANE BURGESS: Green voice is essential despite Scottish Government setback on 2030 net zero targets

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess

John O’Groats Trail: Loth Burn bridge plans backed by mystery donor

A mystery donor is helping to build bridges in Sutherland after pledging thousands of pounds to a far north trail group.

PICTURES: North Coast youngsters create ‘our world’ at Strathnaver Museum, Bettyhill, to mark Earth Day

Earth Day falls annually on April 22 and was first held in 1970.

Sutherland householders urged to make a bee hotel or insect house to help vital pollinators

People are being encouraged to take an hour this month now the weather is turning warmer, to build a ‘bee hotel’ for Scotland’s solitary bees.

Charity welcomes Scottish Government carbon tax pledge

The John Muir Trust has welcomed an announcement that the Scottish Government will hold a public consultation on a carbon land tax.

Police say Dunnet beach bone is around 1500 years old – but is it human?

Police have closed their investigation of a possible human bone found on Dunnet beach after it was established to be around 1500 years old.

Orbex gets £16.7m funding injection

Orbex said it had raised £16.7 million from a “group of six significant investors in an update to its Series C funding round”.

Highland rewilding charity slams Scottish Government for ditching 2030 carbon emission target

Trees for Life says it is ‘hugely worrying and a move in the wrong direction’ while Oxfam Scotland call it ‘an acute global embarrassment’.

Urgent clarity needed over controversial stove fire ban, warns Highland MSP

Clarity is urgently needed over the ban on wood burning stoves, a Highland MSP has warned after being inundated with concerns from confused residents.

Environment

Call for more timely help for farmers hit by sea eagle attacks

Mystery of gold ring found at Dunnet Forest

Mystery of gold ring found at Dunnet Forest

Academy Street revamp is ‘poor’ value for money and city centre could take ‘decades’ to recover

Academy Street revamp is ‘poor’ value for money and city centre could take ‘decades’ to recover

Golspie flood defence meeting ‘highly constructive’

Golspie flood defence meeting ‘highly constructive’

Scrabster to Stromness ferry operator NorthLink sets Gold standard for green award

Scrabster to Stromness ferry operator NorthLink sets Gold standard for green award

John O’Groats Trail bridge fundraiser hits £5k target

John O’Groats Trail bridge fundraiser hits £5k target

Moray West wind farm blades ‘bigger than Wembley pitch’ installed off Caithness coast

Moray West wind farm blades ‘bigger than Wembley pitch’ installed off Caithness coast

Loch Ness and the Cairngorms among top 5 most Instagrammable spots in Scotland

Loch Ness and the Cairngorms among top 5 most Instagrammable spots in Scotland

ARIANE BURGESS: Green voice is essential despite Scottish Government setback on 2030 net zero targets

ARIANE BURGESS: Green voice is essential despite Scottish Government setback on 2030 net zero targets

John O’Groats Trail: Loth Burn bridge plans backed by mystery donor

John O’Groats Trail: Loth Burn bridge plans backed by mystery donor

PICTURES: North Coast youngsters create ‘our world’ at Strathnaver Museum, Bettyhill, to mark Earth Day

PICTURES: North Coast youngsters create ‘our world’ at Strathnaver Museum, Bettyhill, to mark Earth Day

Sutherland householders urged to make a bee hotel or insect house to help vital pollinators

Sutherland householders urged to make a bee hotel or insect house to help vital pollinators

Charity welcomes Scottish Government carbon tax pledge

Charity welcomes Scottish Government carbon tax pledge

Police say Dunnet beach bone is around 1500 years old – but is it human?

Police say Dunnet beach bone is around 1500 years old – but is it human?

Orbex gets £16.7m funding injection

Orbex gets £16.7m funding injection

Highland rewilding charity slams Scottish Government for ditching 2030 carbon emission target

Highland rewilding charity slams Scottish Government for ditching 2030 carbon emission target

Urgent clarity needed over controversial stove fire ban, warns Highland MSP

Urgent clarity needed over controversial stove fire ban, warns Highland MSP

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