Environment

FRESH yellow weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds have been issued for Ross-shire by the Met Office.

A FRESH yellow weather warning has been issued for the Highlands - this time for overnight snow and ice.

People of all ages held a special Valentine's Day climate strike in Inverness city centre.

CALMAC has cancelled some Tuesday sailings amid a continued Met Office yellow warning for high winds and snow – as well as Sepa coastal flood alerts.

FURTHER weather disruption is expected on Monday after the Met Office issued further extended its yellow warnings in the wake of Storm Ciara.

Flood warnings and alerts have been issued across Ross-shire and the wider Highlands.

A GROUP of young Wester Ross environmentalists headed down to Edinburgh to attend a national green event.

SCOTRAIL has announced plans to cancel a number of services on the Kyle Line ahead of expected disruption from Storm Ciara.

CALMAC passengers travelling to or from Wester Ross face days of potential disruption, the ferry operator has warned.

EXTREME weather will batter the Highlands for 72-hours this weekend and into the start of next week, Met Office forecasters have warned.

A ‘GAP’ in the electric vehicle charging network in Wester Ross has been plugged – and a community hopes it will encourage more eco-minded motorists.

Vehicle restrictions are to be put in place next week at Highland Council's household waste recycling centres.

A PERIOD in Earth’s history dubbed the “boring billion” may not have been quite so boring after all...

A SNOW and ice warning covering most of Ross-shire has been extended into Tuesday morning.

WASTEFUL plastic is set to be scaled back at a supermarket chain’s Ross-shire stores in the coming weeks.

ROSS residents have been urged to turn bird spotter to help a wildlife charity's latest awareness campaign.

RED squirrels are “thriving” on the slopes of Ben Shieldaig in Wester Ross following their successful introduction by conservationists.

A TOURING theatre company teamed up with a Highland rewilding charity to reduce their emissions whilst travelling the UK.

IT is “vital” that the Scottish Government recognises the impact of storm ravaged roads in Ross when they set their budget, council leaders have said.

COASTAL flood warnings remained in place in Ross-shire this morning (Wednesday), as high winds continued to cause road and ferry disruption.