Environment

CHILDREN from an Inverness-shire primary school had the thrill of seeing their designs for promoting clean air made into banners.

Protesters dressed as endangered animals took to the streets of Nairn to call for urgent government action on climate change.

PUPILS from across Inverness and the neighbouring area are doing their bit in the fight against climate change.

A planning notice for stables and holiday lodges near Culloden Battlefield has been submitted months after a previous scheme was rejected.

PROTESTERS of all ages flocked to Inverness city centre to join a global protest to fight climate change.

WORRIED families fear 30 years of work at a city nature reserve is set to be “trashed” by a proposed new housing development.

A new study has highlighted the threat marine plastic poses to the North Atlantic’s largest seabird.

A fishery board has damped down international TV and media attention by stating that there was no Loch Ness Monster in a recent video it filmed.

An ancient Glen Affric elm tree likely to strike a chord with fans of the Lord of the Rings is in the running to be Scotland’s Tree of the Year.

DEMONSTRATIONS were among the attractions at a forestry industry showcase in Inverness to mark 100 years of the Forestry Act.

A flight to Inverness was delayed by a baby hedgehog.

STUDENTS will gather in the city centre today to strike as part of the growing international movement demanding action on climate change.

Albyn Housing Association has submitted an ambitious proposal to install a new generation of advanced “assisted-living” homes in Nairn.

AFTER scientists claimed Nessie could be a large eel, a Loch Ness tour guide is standing by his theory that the creature might be a large sturgeon.

FROGS and dragonflies could be some of the residents of a new pond at Inverness Botanic Gardens.

AN Inverness garden centre has been named the best in Scotland once again, putting it in line for a UK award.

PROTESTERS against controversial public art planned for Inverness have been chanting outside Highland Council headquarters.

A DRIVE to encourage more sustainable living is continuing to expand, with hopes land can be made available to allow locals to grow their own produce.

A PROPOSAL for a new hydro scheme above Loch Ness has been rejected by Highland Council as “the worst planning application” it has encountered.

PEOPLE'S experiences of severe weather and climate change are being sought by Highland Council in a bid to identify priorities in a warming world.