Environment

A huge NATO training exercise is set to bring an invasion of warships, submarines, aircraft and armed forces to Highland coastal waters from Saturday.

Hundreds of native trees have been planted near a Nairn reservoir in a bid to protect water quality.

Water scarcity alerts have been issued in several Highland river catchments following a drier than normal April in many parts.

Helen Crawford says it is a ‘good day for democracy’ as she sought to keep communities informed of the wave of projects planned for the region.

A 74-year-old man who was attacked by a seagull in Nairn last week is calling for urgent action ahead of the tourist season.

An extreme wildfire risk is in place for the Highlands and Moray this week, as warmer, drier weather spreads in from the south.

Employers in the Highlands are being offered new funding to help make it more attractive for staff to walk, cycle or wheel to work.

Nine burnt-out cars have been dumped and left to rust in a popular Inverness green space.

Bird flu controls have been lifted in the Inverness area after an outbreak of the deadly disease last month.

Gas main engineers have dropped objections to a plan for a 50MW battery energy storage facility on the outskirts of Nairn.

A planned major hydro scheme using Loch Ness has taken a step forward with the developers submitting a planning application.

Ctrl-Alt-Dance is being held at Upstairs Inverness on Friday.

Police Scotland and RSPB Scotland are appealing for information after a male sparrowhawk was shot in Inverness.

A new drive-thru coffee shop in Inverness may have driven into a wall before it has even been built after transport officers objected to the plans.

At a lab on Inverness Campus, a group of ghillies from various sporting estates recently spent a day learning how to carry out post mortems on salmon.

A group of volunteers was hard at work to bring more colour to Nairn’s streets — with the help of local residents.

A surveillance zone for avian flu is still in place around Inverness after a case of the disease was confirmed in Daviot in March.

Leading rural organisations say muirburn licensing delays could risk exacerbating the growing threat of wildfires across Scotland.

Police hunting for selfish wild campers who sparked fury after hacking down trees, fly-tipping their gear and rubbish and ignoring wildfire warnings.

Action to tackle aggressive gulls in Inverness and elsewhere is “no further forward”, worried Highland MSPs fear after crunch meetings last week.