Environment

SOME lovers of the Glenmorangie dram may not know this, but the world renowned Tain distillery has long celebrated the giraffe as its symbol.

SCOTTISH Water has issued a graphic reminder to flush only the 3Ps – pee, poo and toilet paper– to help keep the country’s sewers free from blockages.

Community leaders have said that no one should be driving to walk their dogs in Ross-shire.

A NATIONAL forestry body has published a series of beautiful pictures from its Highland sites – alongside a spirit-uplifting lockdown message.

BLACKBIRDS are once again ruling the roost in Scotland according to the results of a massive farmland survey.

"DON'T drive to our forests during the Covid-19 lockdown," the country's forestry organisation has pleaded ahead of the Easter weekend.

ANGRY community figures have slammed fly-tippers after more than 30 bags of rubbish is dumped at the Clootie Well, a Black Isle beauty spot.

WORK to make Wester Ross the Highlands’ first major sustainable tourism destination was highlighted at a special conference recently.

A ROSS garden nursery is to introduce "zero contact" plant box deliveries to help keep green-fingered people in the garden during the lockdown.

A NEW eco-friendly timber house has won two sustainability awards after the man behind it was inspired to do his bit to help tackle carbon footprints.

TWO politicians who represent Ross-shire have joined forces to back multimillion-pound proposals for a spaceport in the Highlands.

SCOTLAND'S leading young environmentalist has objected to Britain's first vertical launch spaceport planned for the Moine Peninsula near Tongue.

Highland Seedlings are setting up a free to use community garden in Fearn

HEAVY rain and a snow melt risk have sparked a Met Office weather warning for parts of Ross-shire this weekend.

THE winners of a Highland-wide design project have been revealed after hundreds of children in the region have submitted their works.

SCHOOL children should be taught how their actions now can impact on climate change and the kind of homes they will live in the future.

A GROUP of environmental activists gathered this morning in Inverness to ask the members of a council's climate panel for urgent action.

RAIL passengers travelling between Inverness and Glasgow face further flooding disruption on Monday, ScotRail has warned.

A new documentary tells the inspirational story of a community’s vision to build a world-class visitor centre to celebrate the history of St Kilda.

THE Scottish Government has refused planning permission for an 18-hole championship golf course at Coul Links near Dornoch.