2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (449+ words) Home Native Article A Moray firm has urged local households to make sure they have their chimney swept before winter this year. Speyside Sweeps has branches in Elgin and Inverurie, serving a wide area right across Moray, Aberdeenshire and the…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago   (270+ words) A special screening of a film focusing on the climate emergency is set to take place in Nairn. Organised by local zero-waste coffee shop, The Highland Weigh and Cinema Nairn, the event is a community-focused screening of The People’s Emergency…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (706+ words) Scottish Water has denied claims that a £3 million project in Nairn is all about covering up its own previous lack of action to deal with growing pressure on local systems. Set to upgrade an existing storm overflow at the junction…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (347+ words) Highland Council is formally objecting to plans by SSEN Transmission for an almost 200km overhead powerline that would span almost the entire length of the region. After a seven hour long meeting on Wednesday (September 9) of the council’s south and north…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (608+ words) Scottish Water’s plans to carry out over £3 million worth of upgrades in Nairn have come under more scrutiny with accusations the planned work is being used as a “cover up” for not previously upgrading the sewage network, despite the development…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (442+ words) Plans to produce floating offshore wind foundations at Port of Ardersier have taken a step forward with the approval of more than £778,000 in Scottish Government funding. Approval was given by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) after collaboration with Scottish Enterprise’s…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (229+ words) Pupils from Farr Primary School visited Farr Wind Farm, located around 2.3 miles west of Farr village and just over three miles from Tomatin, to see first-hand how wind power is generated. Hosted by Nadara and Earth Energy Education, the visit…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (421+ words) A 9.9MWp solar farm capable of powering potentially thousands of homes will be installed on part of the former Longman landfill site after Highland Council approved the plans. The large solar array, which will contain 18,008 individual panels attached to larger frames,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (709+ words) A new report has warned that Scotland is being dangerously exposed to major wildfire and that the response can no longer rely on goodwill. It was commissioned by the Scottish Government into the Glenmore-Strathnety fire and confirmed that more than…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (328+ words) A prominent garage in a tourist hotspot could triple the size of its shop if plans to boost its “continued growth” are approved by Highland Council. Lewiston Garage, which sits beside the A82 not far from the Borlum Bridge in Lewiston,…...