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Four days of strike action by Scottish Water staff will begin as planned on Friday over a pay dispute, with "serious implications" for services.

The site has won the British Guild of Travel Writers International Tourism Award for the Best Tourism Project in the UK and Ireland.

The start-up company believe that their "affordable and reliable" solution can help EV users in the area.

Winds of up to 70 mph are set to batter western parts of the Highlands on Wednesday, the Met Office has warned.

A unique tandem and the youngest ever participant were among the highlights of November’s Kidical Mass ride through the streets of Inverness.

A reader looks at the problem of litter on Highland beaches – and how it can be tackled.

Network operator SGN has formally objected to the plan for the EV charging hub, shop and drive-thru over its proximity to a major gas line.

John Davidson heads back in time to re-live a challenging mountain bike route through the Cairngorms

200 million single-use paper cups are used in Scotland each year, of which only 4 per cent are recycled - but a Highland scheme aims to change that.

Enforcement officers will begin an initial phase of farm visits, the next step of the Official Control Regulations which were introduced in 2020.

Young cyclists are being urged to glow with the flow at this weekend’s Kidical Mass event in Inverness.

She says: 'The move could incentivise landowners to restore their degraded peatlands and create more woodland.'

The latest 2023 figures released by the Scottish Government show mixed findings with changes in livestock, arable and vegetable proportions.

The devastating impact of overnight storm damage on coastal strips of the Black Isle has shocked locals who have seen paths disappear into the sea.

Regional flood alerts were issued by SEPA across three areas in the Highlands, with four local flood warnings also in place.

Employees of Scottish Water are to stage a four-day walkout next month in a pay and grading disupte with bosses.

The work is in response to a fault which caused loss of supplies in parts of the IV2 and IV3 postcode areas earlier this week.

More then 200 customers are affected by the outage in Strathdearn, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has confirmed.

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Tourists around the globe are being told that next year is the perfect time to visit the far north after the area was chosen by a top travel guide.