Environment

TWO new weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for parts of the Highlands over the next 50 hours.

Caithness and Sutherland could be hit by further ice and snow tonight after the Met Office extended its yellow weather warning.

A Highland farmer is to grow the largest woodland to be approved by Scottish Forestry this century.

A former storeroom above a popular Thurso newsagent shop has been revamped into a 'sparkling new business'.

Highland Council has set out key information for its services and important contact details for the public to refer to over the festive period.

The Highland Council leader encourages all businesses to apply for a new support grant.

The Council stresses that it is essential that all businesses make themselves aware of Level 4 restrictions from Boxing Day.

Supermarket giant Tesco would not confirm that its Wick store was forced to close temporarily earlier this week due to an influx of customers.

HOPES for a White Christmas have received a faint boost after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for snow in the Highlands into Christmas Eve.

Global running legend Rosie Swale-Pope MBE passed through Castletown yesterday afternoon on her way to John O'Groats.

After a trying year for the John O'Groats Trail it looks forward to increasing membership and employing a full-time manager in 2021.

State-of-the-art technology will bring a new edge to the search and rescue capabilities of HM Coastguard sites in Caithness.

WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS BY ROB HUGHES: Birds predated by Arctic fox and polar bear are a great sight in far north

Beautiful Botanicals: Joanne Howdle looks at the long history of this well-known evergreen which was reintroduced to Scotland in the 16th century

A majority of Scots agree beavers should be moved to new locations in Scotland instead of being killed, according to new research.

A new support fund has been launched to help develop sustainable infrastructure in the north Highlands following record numbers of visitors.

Officers have confirmed that a red kite which was found dead in the Ruthven area in October had been poisoned with a banned pesticide.

In light of the rising popularity of open-water swimming, HM Coastguard has issued salient advice to those lured in by the call of the wild.

YOUNGSTERS in Watten have been learning about the dangers of plastic waste and helping to improve the environment.

Highland Council should stop investing in fossil fuels in its pension fund after losing over £11.5 million in the last three years