Environment

Emergency repairs on a burst water main that has disrupted supplies to homes in part of Inverness are expected to be completed this afternoon.

Door-to-door bottled water deliveries are being dropped off to customers hit by a water main burst, Scottish Water has confirmed.

An STV presenter revealed how a meteorological milestone in the Highlands helped inspire his first children’s book.

Local Councillors David Fraser and Chris Ballance called for it to be rejected planning over inappropriate siting.

A Dunbeath-based publisher has an intriguing new book by the famous Nessie hunter Adrian Shine called ‘A Natural History of Sea Serpents’.

Snow disruption is likely to hit the Highlands when Storm Darragh arrives, the Met Office has warned after issuing a yellow alert for the region.

Essential £1.65 million works to upgrade lock gates at Fort Augustus will get under way later this month, Scottish Canals has announced.

Orbex is halting construction work on the £20 million spaceport which received a £14.6 milllion public investment package.

Lord Lovat and Kapka Kassabova are among 41 others against but Highland Council recommends approval.

The best UK staycation destinations for this winter have been identified —with the idyllic Scottish Highlands ranking second.

MSPs have asked for further information regarding the impact of pump storage hydro developments on Scottish lochs holding wild Atlantic salmon.

It collected the accolade at the RSPB Scotland’s Nature of Scotland Awards.

Making Space for Nature by Andy Summers: The barn owl is one of the most iconic and hauntingly beautiful birds of the British countryside.

Inverness residents hit by water cuts yesterday are being warned of “further interruption” to supplies on Sunday while follow-up repairs are made.

Ancient woodland is at risk if plans for holiday cabins near Loch Ness go ahead, the Woodland Trust has warned.

Woodlands and forestry in the Highlands were among the big winners at Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: From erratic boulders to kettle hole lochans, John Davidson explores the glacial deposits left behind in Strathnairn on a forest walk

A popular initiative to tackle food waste in Nairn is going from strength to strength and is now expanding into a new food-growing project.

Storm Bert has forced the cancellation of 10 trains between Inverness and Elgin after speed restrictions were brought in.

Councillors urged to look into the cumulative impact of new energy facilities as plans for a new battery storage unit in Nairn took a step forward.