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Caithness seafood firm fined £80k over 'entirely avoidable' death of fisherman

09 June 2023
Caithness seafood firm fined £80k over 'entirely avoidable' death of fisherman

Caithness seafood firm fined £80k over 'entirely avoidable' death of fisherman

09 June 2023

A Caithness seafood company has been fined £80,000 after a fisherman drowned when his leg was caught in a rope and he was pulled overboard.


Caithness and Sutherland community projects share in £13m lottery win

07 June 2023
Caithness and Sutherland community projects share in £13m lottery win

Caithness and Sutherland community projects share in £13m lottery win

07 June 2023

A series of community projects around Caithness and Sutherland are counting themselves lucky after winning funding awards through the National Lottery


All revved up at John O'Groats for annual rally of the Caithness and Sutherland Vintage and Classic Vehicle Club

07 June 2023
All revved up at John O'Groats for annual rally of the Caithness and Sutherland Vintage and Classic Vehicle Club

All revved up at John O'Groats for annual rally of the Caithness and Sutherland Vintage and Classic Vehicle Club

07 June 2023

A range of old vehicles dated from 1913 onwards will be on show at a popular annual rally this weekend.


Armadale wind farm: Developer claims changes address local concerns as updated plans submitted

06 June 2023
Armadale wind farm: Developer claims changes address local concerns as updated plans submitted

Armadale wind farm: Developer claims changes address local concerns as updated plans submitted

06 June 2023

Developers behind the controversial Armadale wind farm plans are "content" that proposed changes to the scheme address concerns raised locally.


Armadale wind farm: Developer claims changes address local concerns as updated plans submitted

06 June 2023
Armadale wind farm: Developer claims changes address local concerns as updated plans submitted

Armadale wind farm: Developer claims changes address local concerns as updated plans submitted

06 June 2023

Developers behind the controversial Armadale wind farm plans are "content" that proposed changes to the scheme address concerns raised locally.


Plea for farming and crofting subsidies to benefit nature

06 June 2023
Plea for farming and crofting subsidies to benefit nature

Plea for farming and crofting subsidies to benefit nature

06 June 2023

Environmental campaigners are calling for fairer farming subsidies that work for nature and climate as well as people.


Pentland Firth: Emergency towing vessel Ievoli Black to be painted in Coastguard colours as part of new deal

06 June 2023
Pentland Firth: Emergency towing vessel Ievoli Black to be painted in Coastguard colours as part of new deal

Pentland Firth: Emergency towing vessel Ievoli Black to be painted in Coastguard colours as part of new deal

06 June 2023

An emergency vessel will continue to operate in the Pentland Firth after a five-year contract was awarded to Marniva Spa.


Forest visitors urged to heed warning signs around unseen dangers

05 June 2023
Forest visitors urged to heed warning signs around unseen dangers

Forest visitors urged to heed warning signs around unseen dangers

05 June 2023

Lives are put at risk by people ignoring safety signs in woods around the country, according to Scotland's forestry agency.


'Boots on the ground' – Highland access rangers start work to promote responsible use of outdoors

02 June 2023
'Boots on the ground' – Highland access rangers start work to promote responsible use of outdoors

'Boots on the ground' – Highland access rangers start work to promote responsible use of outdoors

02 June 2023

A team of access rangers have begun their seasonal work to promote responsible access in tourist hotspots across the Highlands this summer.


Risk from Dounreay waste dump 'negligible' says site operator Magnox

25 May 2023
Risk from Dounreay waste dump 'negligible' says site operator Magnox

Risk from Dounreay waste dump 'negligible' says site operator Magnox

25 May 2023

Dounreay's operators have held their hands up to dumping clinical waste at a local landfill site.


PICTURES: 15 years of Active Outdoors

25 May 2023
PICTURES: 15 years of Active Outdoors

PICTURES: 15 years of Active Outdoors

25 May 2023

John Davidson reflects on a decade and a half of adventures from across the Highlands


Chance to tap into fund that boosted John O'Groats Mill plan by £1.5m

24 May 2023
Chance to tap into fund that boosted John O'Groats Mill plan by £1.5m

Chance to tap into fund that boosted John O'Groats Mill plan by £1.5m

24 May 2023

A fund which provided £1.5 million towards the regeneration of John O'Groats Mill in January is seeking expressions of interest for its next round.


'Hazardous' waste from Dounreay ended up in landfill, report states

19 May 2023
'Hazardous' waste from Dounreay ended up in landfill, report states

'Hazardous' waste from Dounreay ended up in landfill, report states

19 May 2023

A probe is under way into how a batch of non-radioactive, hazardous waste from Dounreay ended up in the landfill site at Seater.


Ultra-runners on their marks for 2023 Cape Wrath Ultra

19 May 2023
Ultra-runners on their marks for 2023 Cape Wrath Ultra

Ultra-runners on their marks for 2023 Cape Wrath Ultra

19 May 2023

All sights will be set on Cape Wrath as ultra-runners take their first steps of an eight-day endurance challenge on Sunday.


Missing Pentland Firth diver named by police as enquiries continue

18 May 2023
Missing Pentland Firth diver named by police as enquiries continue

Missing Pentland Firth diver named by police as enquiries continue

18 May 2023

Police say they are continuing to make enquiries after a diver went missing in the Pentland Firth on Tuesday evening.


Search for missing diver in Pentland Firth called off

18 May 2023
Search for missing diver in Pentland Firth called off

Search for missing diver in Pentland Firth called off

18 May 2023

The search for a diver missing in the Pentland Firth has been called off, HM Coastguard has confirmed.


New UHI course targets skills for jobs in nature and net zero

18 May 2023
New UHI course targets skills for jobs in nature and net zero

New UHI course targets skills for jobs in nature and net zero

18 May 2023

A new course aimed at equipping people for a new tranche of so-called green jobs is being launched at a north Highland college.


Search for missing diver in Pentland Firth called off

17 May 2023
Search for missing diver in Pentland Firth called off

Search for missing diver in Pentland Firth called off

17 May 2023

The search for a diver missing in the Pentland Firth has been called off, the Coastguard has confirmed.


Green health projects across Caithness and Sutherland get funding boost

17 May 2023
Green health projects across Caithness and Sutherland get funding boost

Green health projects across Caithness and Sutherland get funding boost

17 May 2023

Projects including paddleboard instructor training and befriending walks are among those to receive funding from the Highland Green Health Partnership


A9 closed at Berriedale for extra night due to surfacing works

17 May 2023
A9 closed at Berriedale for extra night due to surfacing works

A9 closed at Berriedale for extra night due to surfacing works

17 May 2023

The A9 at Berriedale will be closed for an extra night as resurfacing works on the road have been extended.


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