Environment

Beautiful Botanicals by Joanne Howdle

Caithness groups involved in climate and nature friendly activities are being encouraged to join a network of like-minded people.

The Labour MSP says 'local benefit from these developments has not improved and communities are losing out.'

Work to restore thousands of hectares of damaged peatland on publicly owned forestry land including in the Flow Country has reached a milestone.

A rusty brown bundle of rubbery sheets has washed up on the shoreline of Keiss beach and harbours a tale of shipwrecks and environmental disaster.

An improvement notice has been served by the Office for Nuclear Regulation over shortfalls in arrangements for storing alkali metals at Dounreay.

A wildfire was detected an average of every day during the peak of last year's season ­– with the Highlands hit by almost a third of all blazes.

Highland councillors are being asked to back opposition to a controversial wind farm it is feared would “overwhelm” Armadale.

Food and drink firms in the Highland Council area interested in improving environmental performance are being encouraged to join a new group.

Dounreay denies that a gas mask found along the coast close to the site is connected with the nuclear facility.

Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht

Can we press pause on more National Parks? Just till we’re back on track with the vital stuff?

Following the success of the 2023 event, the Focus North business conference is set to kick off again on March 19 in Wick.

The windswept landscapes of Caithness and Sutherland have long been shaped by the hands of farmers and crofters, says the Scottish Green MSP

Flow Country regeneration could create more than 200 jobs across the far north over the next 18 years, a new report has claimed.

An e-bike tour of the Orkney Mainland throws up a few surprises alongside a visit to the ancient homes at Skara Brae

Keith Banks shares his expert knowledge of the weather conditions in Wick as he looks at the conditions during the first month of 2024

Providing council-owned & managed allotments across the Highlands must be included in the local authority's latest review, the region's Greens argue.

Artist Angie Lewin and author Christopher Stocks have collaborated on The Book of Wild Flowers, a celebration of British wild flowers

The opening of the salmon season on the Forss Water was marked on Monday when around 20 people gathered for the occasion.