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Weekend construction bid on major multi-million pound factory

Weekend construction bid on major multi-million pound factory

Weekend construction bid on major multi-million pound factory

Construction work on a major factory next to the Port of Nigg could take place well into weekends - in a bid by the owner to meet its target date.


Highland Green Freeport in race to secure ‘generational’ employment after amassing £890m of investment

Highland Green Freeport in race to secure ‘generational’ employment after amassing £890m of investment

Highland Green Freeport in race to secure ‘generational’ employment after amassing £890m of investment

In an exclusive interview Green Freeport chief executive Calum Macpherson says North Sea renewables ‘should take 50 to 100 years just to build out’.


Highland Green Freeport in race to secure ‘generational’ employment after amassing £890m of investment

Highland Green Freeport in race to secure ‘generational’ employment after amassing £890m of investment

Highland Green Freeport in race to secure ‘generational’ employment after amassing £890m of investment

Chief executive Calum Macpherson says North Sea renewables ‘should take 50 to 100 years just to build out’.


New low-cost, all-electric ‘Ember’ bus service launches between Inverness and Thurso

New low-cost, all-electric ‘Ember’ bus service launches between Inverness and Thurso

New low-cost, all-electric ‘Ember’ bus service launches between Inverness and Thurso

A new zero-emission, low-cost electric bus service is now linking Inverness and Thurso for the first time.


Donkeys Geordie and Jimmy set to melt hearts

Donkeys Geordie and Jimmy set to melt hearts

Donkeys Geordie and Jimmy set to melt hearts

The already much-loved creatures have been introduced ‘quietly and without fuss’.


Last chance for Highlanders to make their views known on community benefit from green energy

Last chance for Highlanders to make their views known on community benefit from green energy

Last chance for Highlanders to make their views known on community benefit from green energy

MP Angus MacDonald says billions are being lost abroad to foreign-owned utility companies.


Hiker airlifted from mountain and on to hospital ‘with heat stroke’

Hiker airlifted from mountain and on to hospital ‘with heat stroke’

Hiker airlifted from mountain and on to hospital ‘with heat stroke’

The hiker was rescued while on South Shiel ridge. The rescue was one of two separate heat-related shouts for mountain rescuers at the weekend.


Survival of ‘miracle chick’ Kinky astounds bird boffins

Survival of ‘miracle chick’ Kinky astounds bird boffins

Survival of ‘miracle chick’ Kinky astounds bird boffins

“When the WhatsApp message and photo came through I was just having a cup of tea and nearly spilled the lot.”


WATCH: Ed Miliband says cutting Scotland’s energy costs ‘unfair’ to Midlands and South of England

WATCH: Ed Miliband says cutting Scotland’s energy costs ‘unfair’ to Midlands and South of England

WATCH: Ed Miliband says cutting Scotland’s energy costs ‘unfair’ to Midlands and South of England

The Labour government’s energy secretary fears businesses there could ‘face damage to their competitiveness’.


WATCH: North-west Highland estates to be revitalised as part of 30-year ecological restoration project

WATCH: North-west Highland estates to be revitalised as part of 30-year ecological restoration project

WATCH: North-west Highland estates to be revitalised as part of 30-year ecological restoration project

A landmark regeneration project is set to breathe new life into the wild landscapes of the north-west.


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