Environment

Orbex said it had raised £16.7 million from a “group of six significant investors in an update to its Series C funding round”.

Trees for Life says it is ‘hugely worrying and a move in the wrong direction’ while Oxfam Scotland call it ‘an acute global embarrassment’.

Clarity is urgently needed over the ban on wood burning stoves, a Highland MSP has warned after being inundated with concerns from confused residents.

Trees for Life says it is ‘hugely worrying and a move in the wrong direction’ while Oxfam Scotland call it ‘an acute global embarrassment’.

Sewage was dumped in the Highland area almost 1500 times last year – a figure described as "disgusting" by far north MP Jamie Stone.

John Davidson enjoys a morning stroll up the riverside path from Wick, where he finds peaceful paths and a wildlife spotting platform

Some £320 million of power network infrastructure projects in the north of Scotland have been thrown open to tender amid massive expansion plans.

Dounreay has had to bring in pest controllers to deal with an "unprecedented infestation of rats," according to a safety rep at the site.

The Highlands are set become the focus of international attention from the renewable energy industry as the region’s freeport reached a milestone.

The path allows walkers, cyclists and mobility scooter users to travel safely from the village of Golspie to Balblair Wood and back again.

A Met Office yellow warning for gale-force winds in parts of the Highlands has been extended until midnight. It was originally meant to expire at 3pm.

HOUSEHOLDS in the north-east and across Scotland are recycling more than ever, new figures have revealed.

Ferry crossings in the Minch will be out of action until at least Monday after Storm Kathleen began battering the west coast.

The warning comes into force on Sunday amid forecasts of gales up to 60mph in many western areas of the region.

Most Ullapool-Stornoway ferry sailings were cancelled on Saturday and Sepa flood alerts have been issued as Storm Kathleen approaches.

Highland householders are being blamed for causing a series of explosions at an East Lothian energy plant.

A giant crane ship currently working off the Caithness coast was involved in a dramatic accident when undergoing tests in Germany in 2020.

Applications have opened for the fourth year of the Marine Fund Scotland.

Further details about the actions farmers and crofters will have to take to receive agricultural support payments from 2025 have been unveiled.

Volunteers are being sought to help maintain and improve mountain footpaths across a wide area of the Highlands.