Environment

Wind turbine blades longer than the Wembley Stadium pitch have begun to be put in place as part of an offshore wind farm off the Caithness coast.

Two Highland scenic locations were listed among the most Instagrammable tourist destination in the country according to a new survey.

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess

A mystery donor is helping to build bridges in Sutherland after pledging thousands of pounds to a far north trail group.

Earth Day falls annually on April 22 and was first held in 1970.

People are being encouraged to take an hour this month now the weather is turning warmer, to build a ‘bee hotel’ for Scotland’s solitary bees.

The John Muir Trust has welcomed an announcement that the Scottish Government will hold a public consultation on a carbon land tax.

Police have closed their investigation of a possible human bone found on Dunnet beach after it was established to be around 1500 years old.

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.