Environment

Dramatic pictures and video shot by a local woman show fire crews dealing with another wildfire at Reaster near Bower on Wednesday afternoon.

Wick weather watcher Keith Banks has highlighted the ongoing dry spell and corresponding wildfire threat it poses.

Members of a Caithness eco group, helping keep the coast clean, were shocked to find remnants of a boozy beach picnic discarded on Dunnet beach.

A disabled Thurso woman talked candidly about the fear and horror she experienced as a wildfire encroached upon her home last Thursday.

A branding designer and former DJ-turned-beekeeper is creating a buzz with the launch of a small-batch honey business in Caithness

Two wildfires close to homes on the outskirts of Thurso are being treated as deliberate by police.

Gardening on the Edge by Diana Wayland

Caithness shop owners are reminded that from June 1, the sale and supply of single-use vapes will be banned across the UK.

Weather Watch by Keith Banks

After firefighters successfully extinguished a moorland blaze at Thurso yesterday, another has erupted in the same area.

Despite high temperatures across Scotland this week, areas around the Caithness coast were affected by a phenomenon called 'marine layer'.

Firefighters have successfully extinguished a moorland blaze close to homes on the north coast near Thurso.

Bad farming practices were highlighted by Caithness beach cleaners after they removed a quarter ton of plastic bale wrap from the Dunnet coastline.

An “extreme” wildfire risk for Caithness has been extended into the weekend amid an active grass fire and heavy smoke in the Thurso area.

After sending out a strong message about wildfires this week, local fire services are currently dealing with a moorland blaze at Thurso.

A 24-turbine wind farm in Caithness is looking to add a battery storage system to the development.

A Scottish research team is gearing up to carry out the latest study on what impact radioactive discharges from Dounreay have on local habits.

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Exploring the Kyle of Tongue by sea-kayak needs careful planning in face of tides and wind

Science lessons during the past term at Canisbay Primary School have been inspired by the renovations in and around the historic John O’Groats Mill.

A forest being felled to fuel the Wick District Heating Scheme will be restored to peat bog to improve its biodiversity and carbon credentials.