Environment

THUNDERSTORMS could batter parts of the Highlands from Thursday, the Met Office has warned.

A TRIO of National Trust for Scotland sites in the Highlands are set to reopen their grounds to the public as lockdown restrictions ease.

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation say celebrations over new laws to protect mountain hares will be short lived.

Consultants have been appointed to help inform active travel plans for a large swathe of Inverness.

Community renewables and other low-carbon projects will help to kick-start a 'green recovery' after £5.5 million of funding was announcedt.

Climate change protesters are planning "socially distanced action" in Inverness city centre this week.

An animal protection charity has hailed the Scottish Government’s decision to offer full protection for mountain hares in Scotland.

MSP David Stewart has voiced concerns about a potential increase in littering ahead of the expected further lifting of lockdown restrictions.

Campaigners are calling for the A82 to be redirected away from Inverness city centre.

The Inverness branch of Scottish Youth Climate Strike run their second free virtual film night on Sunday.

An electric bike scheme similar to one set up in London should be in place by Christmas in Inverness.

Highland Council is delivering the first in a series of active travel interventions across Highland in response to the coronavirus crisis.

On Monday 14 sites reopened across the region to allow people to drop off their garden and bagged household waste.

A student has been awarded a grant to compare Scotland’s approach to community-owned woodlands with examples in other European countries.

Green routes to school form part of the new active travel network to be rolled out across Inverness.

A rescue effort is under way to free thousands of young salmon trapped in the Caledonian Canal after being spotted due to the coronavirus lockdown.

There was a steady stream of visitors at the Inverness Household Recycling Centre today as it opened its gates for the first time in weeks.

A pressure group has claimed dolphins in the Moray Firth were put in danger by people on a RIB-like boat this afternoon.

HIGHLAND Council is warning about potential water scarcity across the region amid one of the driest months of May on record.

HIGHLAND Council has begun work to create safe active travel paths across Inverness during the Covid-19 lockdown and recovery periods.