Environment

A YELLOW weather warning for heavy rain in parts of Ross-shire will now come into force hours earlier than originally predicted.

A WEBSITE launched by the University of the Highlands and Islands is seeking information about the interaction between birds and debris like plastics.

TORRENTIAL rain is being forecast for parts of Ross-shire on Sunday – prompting a yellow weather warning from the Met Office.

PLANS for more than two dozen homes at a large Conon Bridge housing estate have been thrown out by Highland Council.

A PLUCKY dolphin who won hearts following a brush with death in the Cromarty Firth has surprised scientists after she appeared off south-west Ireland.

FURRY new additions have helped to swell wildcat numbers in a key conservation programme near Beauly.

EFFORTS to replace toilets at Gairloch's seafront and ensure its sands maintain European Bathing Water standards will be highlighted tonight.

OUTRAGED Cromarty residents have cried foul over a selfish minority of campervan visitors who defecated on the links area of the seaside village.

A COMMUNITY has joined forces to try and stop Highland Council building homes on its only green space.

INVASIVE rhododendrons, conifer plantations and overgrazing are all threatening the Atlantic rainforests of Wester Ross, conservationists have warned.

WILDLIFE fans are being warned not to disturb marine species in the Moray Firth – following a number of incidents in recent years.

MILLIONS of tonnes of infrastructure have been delivered to the Port of Cromarty Firth for use in five massive construction projects.

HOPES of buying a woodland for a Ross-shire community are set to take a step forward at a public meeting next week.

AN ‘extreme’ wild fire risk has sparked warnings to walkers, campers and residents in the Ross-shire area.

VOLUNTEERS cleared almost half a tonne of plastic waste at a single beauty spot in Wester Ross, it has been revealed.

A MULTI-million pound fish farming investment in Wester Ross has been hailed as a sign of the company’s commitment to the area’s economy.

A CAR floated away and sank in the Cromarty Firth on Monday after it entered the water in Cromarty.

SPRING may have arrived but winter’s icy grip is still a real danger on Ross-shire’s peaks, mountain rescuers have warned.

STUNNING landscape photos from the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency have impressed the local MSP after she held a snapshot competition.

A PRESTIGIOUS tourism award has been handed to the team behind the North Coast 500 touring route.