Environment

Making Space for Nature by Saranne Bish

A flood prevention scheme in Thurso is among dozens of projects across the Highlands that have been ditched as the council can no longer afford them.

Investigation works into a leak of heating oil at Thurso High School are expected to take up to two weeks, Highland Council has said.

Action will be taken to clear a “disgraceful” sewage overflow beside the River Thurso, Scottish Water has promised.

Houses are vital, but so is community, and communities need spaces between houses.

A pair of white-tailed eagles has successfully bred in Caithness for the first time in 100 years.

Work has started on the upgrading of the surface of a popular leisure haunt in Thurso.

The games hall at Thurso High School has been closed until further notice after an oil leak at the school was detected on Friday.

A group aiming to reduce waste and encourage a more sustainable way of life is becoming a “go-to organisation” in Caithness, a new report states.

Beautiful Botanicals by Joanne Howdle

Wick experienced its hottest day in more than 68 years on Friday afternoon.

A Thurso community advocate asks why more has not been done to safeguard the town after a special report was undertaken in 2019.

A world-leading tidal energy firm operating in the Pentland Firth will develop the most powerful tidal turbines ever built after securing a new deal.

Taking the e-bike gives a new lease of life and allows our intrepid explorer to go further again

A Caithness volunteer group has joined forces with forestry staff in the far north to help boost numbers of a rare species of bee.

The Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland is a step closer to being regarded as a world-recognised natural wonder.

What appears to be a human leg bone was discovered by visitors to Dunnet beach and police investigations continue

Green-fingered pupils in Dunnet were delighted to receive six prizes from their entries to the Bower Show and Mey and District Gardening Club Show.

Highland Council invites Caithness community groups to apply for a share of the 2023/24 allocation of the Nature Restoration Fund.

Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht