Environment

Friday the 13th is seen as unlucky, but many Caithness residents experienced the warmest day of the year so far, according to a local weather pundit.

A Thurso-based professor says that Scotland is becoming a global leader in monitoring blanket bog that is vital in the battle to curb climate change.

Highland Council hopes the move with retain customers and attract more.

Over 350 community councillors and members of the public attended the convention in Beauly yesterday.

Pollen affects many millions of people each year. These tiny grains are known to trigger an allergic reaction known as hay fever.

The River Helmsdale area in Sutherland has been assigned Significant Water Scarcity status - with a possibility Wick and Thurso areas could follow.

The Just Transition Commission paid a visit to the UHI North, West and Hebrides campus this week.

A Pictish stone unearthed in Caithness nearly three years ago will go on display in Thurso from today after undergoing conservation work in Edinburgh.

A Dunnet Community Forest project supporting the rare small blue butterfly is getting national attention this weekend on the BBC’s Countryfile show.

Lyth Arts Centre’s ‘Between Two Beaches’ programme celebrates the centre's unique location between two of the county's most beautiful beaches.

He applauds bravery of Councillor Helen Crawford about ‘democratic failure’ amid her call to ‘unite’ ahead of Beauly convention.

The initiative is being rolled out across the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire.

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Far north attractions are once-in-a-lifetime experience for visitors, so let’s open our arms to them

Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht

Seven years and more than £1 million in the making, Scotland’s richest man is celebrating the completion of his showpiece and most exclusive garden.

The white-throated sparrow normally lives in parts of North America and Canada.

Water scarcity in a far north river could be raised to the highest alert level next week - unless flows improve.

The spring of 2025 was one of the driest on record for Wick, with less than 90mm of rain measured over the three-month spell.

A part-funded outdoor experience is helping give secondary pupils an in-depth understanding of nature. John Davidson spoke to some of those involved

Opponents of a proposed battery energy storage scheme at Mey have claimed the plan is being “railroaded through” with “minimal oversight”.