Environment

On Saturday (November 2) Thurso Community Council started its Local Place Plan consultation about the town’s future.

MAKING SPACE FOR NATURE: High Life Highland’s countryside rangers are helping Ullapool group who rehomed rescued hedgehog

The powerful natural forces that carved out the Pentland Firth and left their mark on the landscapes of Caithness are featured in a new film.

A battery energy storage system near Mybster has been approved by Highland Council planners, despite environmental concerns being raised.

The group that promotes the North Coast 500 says it is encouraging responsible tourism with a new Visitor Pledge it has introduced.

A new community benefit society, led locally, will push for increased community ownership of renewables, from solar and wind to battery storage.

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess

The director of Thurso’s Environmental Research Institute, Professor Stuart Gibb, has taken on a new role as part of a United Nations initiative.

The NFU Scotland president made the call in his final autumn conference address.

That is part of a larger £278,000 annual bill to keep the public fully informed including training for community councils.

Stromar, a floating offshore wind developments, is inviting communities to the first phase of its statutory consultation events for the project.

The latest book from Whittles Publishing tells of one man’s life of adventure – and danger – in some of the most forbidding landscapes on the planet.

Highlands Green MSP Ariane Burgess believes the rural affairs brief is more vital than commonly understood.

A free online skills development programme developed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust is now available to people and communities across Scotland.

With November 5 approaching, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) is warning about the risks hedgehog face during bonfire season.

A planned holiday park in Thurso has attracted criticism with one local calling it an eyesore and the ‘first step towards a Blackpool type town’.

The mystery of why a young dead otter was laid out on a grave at Olrig Cemetery adds to the ominous feel of Caithness’ most haunted site.

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OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: A visit to the magnificent Rackwick Bay on Hoy to revisit a classic circuit of the high hills

Photographer Mel Roger said she was delighted to capture images of a great white egret at Loch Watten during a break in the stormy weather on Sunday.