Environment

SNOW stops play but great view from golf course.

The Macallan Estate has been given the green light for their solar project.

ENVIRONMENTAL charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has announced a Week of Action will be taking place later this month to help combat waterways litter.

Two junior doctors based at ARI are working on a project to reduce the number of disposable coffee cups used by staff, patients and visitors.

READERS have reacted to an article by our wildlife columnist Merlin, on the topic of big black cat sightings.

It is estimated there are now around 1 million wild deer in Scotland, figures which show they require proper management.

FORRES resident Roy Dennis has been awarded an OBE for spearheading conservation in Scotland and abroad – but says: "there's still lots to do."

BIG black cats in Moray.

2023 is on track to be Earth’s warmest year on record, while carbon dioxide concentrations are at their highest for at least 2 million years.

JENNY ADAMS: What are you hoping for in 2024?

HOUSEHOLDS in Moray have been warned about potential flooding, with a risk continuing into Christmas Eve.

MORAY Council has approved a planning policy that aims to protect the countryside around the region’s main towns from development.

The 2023 Scottish harvest shows cereal production and yield fell, by 6 per cent and 2 per cent respectively, from their record 2022 figures.

NHS Grampian is making a public commitment to decommission all its nitrous oxide pipelines before the end of this year.

THE facility is now in operation after months of testing.

Scottish Forestry has approved 13,111 ha worth of new woodland creation schemes so far this year, making it the highest number recorded this century.

SCHOOLS across the north east gathered to show off their debate skills and passion for climate change.

Amongst the new measures to the Forestry Grant Scheme, is a doubling of the payment for expanding native woodland through natural regeneration.

BEAVERS are on their way back to Upper Spey.

SSEN Transmission have confirmed that plans for a substation near Keith as part of a new power-line development have been revised.