Environment

A new film is hoping to inspire less confident people out into the Caithness countryside to help with relaxation and wellbeing.

Gales of up to 70mph are set to batter the Highlands this weekend, the Met Office has warned.

Labour energy minister Michael Shanks says the north hosting such projects is ‘doing a favour for the rest of the country’.

A farming union leader has accused UK government representatives of choosing to “stick their heads in the sand” over changes to inheritance tax.

Campaigners have claimed that parts of Caithness and Sutherland will resemble “an apocalyptic wasteland” if plans for a new line of pylons go ahead.

Consultation events are being planned for Thurso and Halkirk in early March to outline plans for a battery energy storage facility near Spittal.

The owner of the now deserted Caithness island of Stroma has shared tales of life on the island in a new film.

Weather Watch by Keith Banks

Achalone residents say they have already experienced the noise disturbance and visual impact of a substation construction project.

A Highland councillor has advised those opposing the Banniskirk Hub scheme that a scaled-down development may be the best they can hope for.

SSEN Transmission says it has sought to achieve “the best balance from an environmental and technical perspective” in its Banniskirk Hub plans.

The chairman of a rural community council has warned that the push for major renewable energy schemes will “destroy the county that we live in”.

Residents are suffering “major anxiety” over the huge Banniskirk Hub scheme and fear they could be forced from their homes if it goes ahead.

The breed record for a Highland female was broken at the spring cattle sale in Oban with Kirsty Dhubh 3rd of Blingery farm near Wick.

The opening of the Forss River for the 2025 season took place on Tuesday, on a cold and overcast morning.

The partnership behind the Flow Country World Heritage Site bid will weigh up the “potential impacts” of plans for a wind farm at Altnabreac.

John Davidson looks at the anniversary of Scotland’s ‘right to roam’ being enshrined in law, and says access to the outdoors is vital to our wellbeing

Thurso was buzzing with all things eco and sustainable as Oksana Iatsiuta said farewell after a three-year tenure with a special community initiative.

The Ulbster Arms Hotel in Halkirk has installed electric vehicle chargers believed to be the northernmost ultra-rapid chargers in the UK.

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: A kayak on Loch Gaineimh to ease into the year before a longer e-bike ride through the Flow Country