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Highland bin lorries to collect mobile phone signal data to help boost accuracy of coverage checks

Highland bin lorries to collect mobile phone signal data to help boost accuracy of coverage checks

Highland bin lorries to collect mobile phone signal data to help boost accuracy of coverage checks

The initiative is being rolled out across the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire.


PICTURES: ‘A special place’ – £1m gardens at Loch Ness-side castle complete after 7 years

PICTURES: ‘A special place’ – £1m gardens at Loch Ness-side castle complete after 7 years

PICTURES: ‘A special place’ – £1m gardens at Loch Ness-side castle complete after 7 years

Seven years and more than £1 million in the making, Scotland’s richest man is celebrating the completion of his showpiece and most exclusive garden.


Rare bird recorded singing at Strathy Point in Sutherland

Rare bird recorded singing at Strathy Point in Sutherland

Rare bird recorded singing at Strathy Point in Sutherland

The white-throated sparrow normally lives in parts of North America and Canada.


‘Significant’ water scarcity warning to be issued for Sutherland river ‘next week unless flows improve’

‘Significant’ water scarcity warning to be issued for Sutherland river ‘next week unless flows improve’

‘Significant’ water scarcity warning to be issued for Sutherland river ‘next week unless flows improve’

Water scarcity in a Sutherland river could be raised to the highest alert level next week - unless flows improve.


Councillor Richard Gale ‘very disappointed’ over last-ditch Acheilidh Wind Farm vote

Councillor Richard Gale ‘very disappointed’ over last-ditch Acheilidh Wind Farm vote

Councillor Richard Gale ‘very disappointed’ over last-ditch Acheilidh Wind Farm vote

Councillors have voted to raise no objection to Acheilidh Wind Farm in Sutherland.


Golspie community accuses Highland Council of ‘contempt and disregard’ over land sale

Golspie community accuses Highland Council of ‘contempt and disregard’ over land sale

Golspie community accuses Highland Council of ‘contempt and disregard’ over land sale

Highland Council has put a 10.26-acre plot it owns next to Golspie Business Park on the market.


‘Let’s make Tain sparkle’ – Community clean-up begins after taxi driver wages war on weeds

‘Let’s make Tain sparkle’ – Community clean-up begins after taxi driver wages war on weeds

‘Let’s make Tain sparkle’ – Community clean-up begins after taxi driver wages war on weeds

The clean up begins in Tain tonight, and will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday.


Highland high school pupils head into the wilds at Alladale Wilderness Reserve

Highland high school pupils head into the wilds at Alladale Wilderness Reserve

Highland high school pupils head into the wilds at Alladale Wilderness Reserve

A part-funded outdoor experience is helping give secondary pupils an in-depth understanding of nature. John Davidson spoke to some of those involved


Assynt Mountain Rescue Team scrambled after woman falls on Ben Hope in Sutherland

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team scrambled after woman falls on Ben Hope in Sutherland

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team scrambled after woman falls on Ben Hope in Sutherland

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team was called out at around 5pm yesterday.


Highland spots see boom in numbers of UK’s smallest butterfly amidst conservationists’ delight

Highland spots see boom in numbers of UK’s smallest butterfly amidst conservationists’ delight

Highland spots see boom in numbers of UK’s smallest butterfly amidst conservationists’ delight

A charity has reported an explosion in numbers of one of Scotland’s fastest-declining butterflies, with more than 500 counted at a Highland estate.


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