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Water scarcity warning prompts emergency planning for Highland homes with private supplies

Water scarcity warning prompts emergency planning for Highland homes with private supplies

Water scarcity warning prompts emergency planning for Highland homes with private supplies

A water scarcity warning across Scotland has prompted a Highland Council alert to householders with private supplies.


Report offers ‘blueprint for commodification and destruction of the Highlands’

Report offers ‘blueprint for commodification and destruction of the Highlands’

Report offers ‘blueprint for commodification and destruction of the Highlands’

A report flagging Highlands and islands investment potential of up to £100bn, much in renewable energy, has been roasted by critics.


Energy secretary and Climate Minister reject request to meet with Sutherland anti-wind farm campaigners

Energy secretary and Climate Minister reject request to meet with Sutherland anti-wind farm campaigners

Energy secretary and Climate Minister reject request to meet with Sutherland anti-wind farm campaigners

Energy Secretary Gillian Martin and Climate Minister Dr Alasdair Allan have both declined to meet with members of No Ring of Steel.


£36m biogas plant gets go-ahead after Scottish Government overturns decision

£36m biogas plant gets go-ahead after Scottish Government overturns decision

£36m biogas plant gets go-ahead after Scottish Government overturns decision

A highly controversial plan for a £36m biogas plant that sparked fierce backlash and was rejected by Highland Council has been granted on appeal.


Group ‘adopts’ Lairg Railway Station with plans for improvements

Group ‘adopts’ Lairg Railway Station with plans for improvements

Group ‘adopts’ Lairg Railway Station with plans for improvements

Lairg station has been adopted a part of ScotRail’s ‘Adopt a Station’ programme.


Plant and Garden Fete raises £1400 for Culrain Hall upgrade

Plant and Garden Fete raises £1400 for Culrain Hall upgrade

Plant and Garden Fete raises £1400 for Culrain Hall upgrade

Members of the Culrain and district community grew many of the plants in their polytunnels over the winter and spring.


Ullapool families to benefit from £87k funding for wellbeing through nature

Ullapool families to benefit from £87k funding for wellbeing through nature

Ullapool families to benefit from £87k funding for wellbeing through nature

Families in the Ullapool High School catchment area are set to benefit from £87,000 in funding to support family wellbeing through nature connection.


‘Start of new era’ as UK’s largest rewilding initiative launches as charity

‘Start of new era’ as UK’s largest rewilding initiative launches as charity

‘Start of new era’ as UK’s largest rewilding initiative launches as charity

A Highland rewilding initiative has launched as an independent charity in a bid to restore nature across more than 200,000 hectares in the region.


Parking ban imposed on section of NC500 in north Sutherland as puffin colony visits increase, creating road hazard and impacting on birds

Parking ban imposed on section of NC500 in north Sutherland as puffin colony visits increase, creating road hazard and impacting on birds

Parking ban imposed on section of NC500 in north Sutherland as puffin colony visits increase, creating road hazard and impacting on birds

Hundreds of tourist a year, many in motorhomes and campervans, visit Puffin Cove at Drumholliston.


Owners ‘delighted’ after Dornoch garden scoops nationwide award for use of natural stone

Owners ‘delighted’ after Dornoch garden scoops nationwide award for use of natural stone

Owners ‘delighted’ after Dornoch garden scoops nationwide award for use of natural stone

A Sutherland garden has earned national recognition after taking top prize in the Domestic Landscape category at the Natural Stone Awards.


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