Environment

Highland Council must achieve ambitious Scottish Government targets for tackling climate change, its recovery board heard yesterday.

POLICE have urged motorists to take added care after “hazardous road conditions” sparked “a number” of collisions.

TEMPERATURES as low as -15C could hit parts of the Highlands in the coming days, a forecaster has warned amid new weather alerts from the Met Office.

More than £100,000 is being invested in improving access to some of the country's most popular paths in a bid to get more people out and about.

Highland Council has begun detailed design works on a major £2.5m energy project, part-funded by the Scottish Government through Salix Finance.

HEAVY snow meant there was plenty of winter fun to be had for Highland families on Wednesday – and more is on its way.

Fishy goings-on along the River Ness will be a focus for the BBC’s Winterwatch team until the end of January.

Consultation believe the return of the lynx is environmentally important, but will the public agree?

HIGHLANDERS woke up to heavy snow on Wednesday as the region braced itself for further falls overnight - amid three Met Office weather warnings.

They throng with visitors in peak tourist season, but are by no stretch of the imagination monster-sized settlements.

The Highlands could support around 400 wild lynx, according to a project which wants to hear people's views on reintroducing the species to Scotland.

A SNOW warning has been extended to cover most of the Highlands later this week, amid Met Office fears that Storm Christoph could cause disruption.

WIDESPREAD travel disruption is possible during “a period of disruptive snow” in the Highlands, the Met Office has warned.

A footpath leading to the highest summit of one of the north-west Highland's most prominent mountains has been restored and upgraded.

New Year is a time for resolutions and we’ve decided to revive our HN Action campaign.

Quick! Make a wish on the shooting star.

Kit is rescued after being discovered at death's door all alone and freezing in the Huntly's Cave area yesterday

Problem solved if you get a thirst on.

Snow and ice making things 'treacherous' underfoot.

The Dundreggan Rewilding Centre will see visitors from across the globe come to learn more about the natural world