Environment

The project will see Orkney connected to the GB electricity network for the first time, with contracts awarded to key supply chain partners.

Government inspectors have put Dounreay into “special measures” as a result of unresolved safety concerns.

Graffiti is not always welcomed in Thurso but a painted message on the pavement highlights a good cause.

A national environmental charity has awarded a Wick man with a Clean Up Scotland Hero award for his efforts to keep the town litter-free.

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Warning for Caithness today saying that some travel disruption may take place due to high winds.

Rail chiefs have also urged people to ensure patio furniture is properly secure amid fears over the impact of windblown debris on Highland railways.

More research could help to discover whether a central part of the world-famous prehistoric monument at Stonehenge really did come from Caithness.

Gulls may seem commonplace and condemned by some as a nuisance in Caithness but many, along with other seabirds, are in serious decline.

A Scottish airline that uses Inverness Airport as a major hub is exploring the use of hybrid-electric aeroplanes on its routes.

Householders in Caithness will have to wait a bit longer before their new recycle bins arrive, announced Highland Council.

The highest hill in Caithness is now well used, but not everybody approaches it in the same way

Energy firm SAE says it has secured support to deliver more capacity at the MeyGen project.

A poignant series of photographs detailed the moment an ensign flag was raised in tribute on a WWII shipwreck off the Wick coastline.

Another two clean-up sessions are being planned for Halkirk this month after the success of the one held in August.

So far 342 facilities have been screened producing a shortlist of the 40 worst performing buildings for carbon emissions.

Caithness-based Whittles Publishing will be hoping readers make a beeline for its latest book on the theme of nature, written by David J Perkins.

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess

A new charity organisation that intends to restore blanket bogs and develop land in the Camster area is holding public consultation events.

Thrumster Game and Countryside Fair returned with an array of demonstrations, local food and drink stands along with many family activities.

Twenty-five venues across Caithness and Sutherland will be taking part in the 35th year of Doors Open Days over a weekend in September.