Environment

YOUR VIEWS: Readers of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier have their say on the issues and topics important to them

A campaigner has compiled a list of “10 tricks” allegedly being used by developers to push renewable energy projects through the planning system.

Caithness Seal Rehab & Release has cared for 80 seal pups and juveniles since November 2022.

An amazingly rare yet “worrying” creature has been spotted in the waters of Loch Broom.

Wick looks set to benefit from the biggest investment in years with more than £2 million awarded to transform the town centre.

Spring looks set to be the driest on record in Wick, unless a forecast break in the weather leads to a deluge.

Work on the controversial Strathy South wind farm has begun nearly two decades since the scheme was mooted, SSE has announced.

Accessing skilled labour continues to be the dominant employment issue for the UK fishing fleet, a new Seafish report suggests.

Residents are being urged to oppose large-scale energy projects that will “scar the landscape” while allegedly bringing no benefit to the county.

A Caithness-based weather pundit says that this month could be the driest on record as little rain is expected over the next fortnight.

The potential threat to harbour seals from tidal energy developments in the Pentland Firth has been deemed to be hypothetical rather than realistic.

The night sky took centre stage with the opening of the Night Skies Photography Competition Exhibition and prizegiving at Thurso Art Gallery.

A water scarcity warning across Scotland has prompted a Highland Council alert to householders with private supplies.

Former stables was converted into a shelter after falling into ruin. Ralph heads out to revisit the building he helped repair some 20 years ago

Advice Direct Scotland urges consumers to familiarise themselves with heat networks, which deliver warmth from a central source to multiple homes.

Weather Watch by Keith Banks

Thurso has been given fresh perspective this week after a popular Scottish travel video creator showcased the town.

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant

A Thurso councillor has challenged the SNP on its anti-nuclear stance after saying Caithness is becoming overrun with renewables.

Scottish Conservatives slam quango responsible for ‘industrial jungles’.