Highlands
Positive stories, useful developments and people making a difference in Highlands.
Meet the volunteers helping stranded hikers in the Scottish Highlands
Tower Ridge from the summit of Britain's tallest mountain, Ben Nevis, in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, Scotland (PA) Mountain rescue callouts across the UK are rising significantly, ...
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‘I came to the Highlands to give something back to the hills’: a volunteering trip in Scotland
I found two days of hard graft – repairing hiking paths with a conservation trust in stunningly remote Wester Ross – a surprisingly rewarding experience ...
Highlands and Islands Enterprise report £3.8m investment in projects across Moray
Logie Timber also secured a £30,000 contribution towards the cost of new solar PV modules for the company’s sawmill building at Dunphail. Fifty local community projects received support, including a ...
Inverness Airport Run the Runway event for Maggie’s Highlands raises £43,500
A total of 160 people raised the sum of £43,500 in aid of cancer charity Maggie’s Highlands at the latest annual Run the Runway event at Inverness Airport. The fundraiser, which took place on Saturday ...
£200,000 boost moves accessible Nairn Links toilet project forward
Plans for a new fully accessible public toilet facility at Nairn Links have taken another step forward after councillors agreed up to £200,000 from the Nairn Common Good Fund.
New Highland wind farm project could power nearly 100,000 homes
Plans for a major wind energy development in the Scottish Highlands have been submitted, aiming to boost renewable energy capacity.
Volunteers spend their Highland holiday repairing one of Scotland’s busiest mountain paths
Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland volunteers are helping repair eroded mountain paths in Wester Ross while learning practical conservation skills.