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4 fire engines and helicopter tackle fresh wildfire on A939 Nairn-Dava road

4 fire engines and helicopter tackle fresh wildfire on A939 Nairn-Dava road

4 fire engines and helicopter tackle fresh wildfire on A939 Nairn-Dava road

Appliances from Inverness, Nairn, Grantown-on-Spey and Forres were scrambled to the scene at 2.35pm amid an active extreme wildfire warning.


Thunder and heavy rain forecast sparks weather warning for Highlands and Moray

Thunder and heavy rain forecast sparks weather warning for Highlands and Moray

Thunder and heavy rain forecast sparks weather warning for Highlands and Moray

The warning is in force on Saturday and Sunday, amid forecasts for locally persistent rainfall in some parts of Highland and Moray.


‘Fire in heather and trees’ - Six appliances attend Dava blaze

‘Fire in heather and trees’ - Six appliances attend Dava blaze

‘Fire in heather and trees’ - Six appliances attend Dava blaze

Police Scotland closed the road at Logie while fire teams extinguished a blaze at Dava.


Aviemore beauty spot causes quite a stink during heatwave

Aviemore beauty spot causes quite a stink during heatwave

Aviemore beauty spot causes quite a stink during heatwave

Pollution now being addressed by Scottish Water team, locals assured


Official: a record July heat for Badenoch and Strathspey

Official: a record July heat for Badenoch and Strathspey

Official: a record July heat for Badenoch and Strathspey

Army of weather stations around the area conscripted to provide pin-point accuracy across the strath


Aviemore gathering hears demand for check on ‘creeping corporate takeover’ of Highland landscape

Aviemore gathering hears demand for check on ‘creeping corporate takeover’ of Highland landscape

Aviemore gathering hears demand for check on ‘creeping corporate takeover’ of Highland landscape

Strath’s farmers and crofters ‘not getting fair share’ from public purse


Fresh Dava fire reported amid active extreme wildfire warning

Fresh Dava fire reported amid active extreme wildfire warning

Fresh Dava fire reported amid active extreme wildfire warning

Firefighters have again been scrambled to Dava after another wildfire in the area. The call came in at 3.02pm.


Billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen launches 3 luxury Loch Ness holiday cottages – including one starting at £720 a night

Billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen launches 3 luxury Loch Ness holiday cottages – including one starting at £720 a night

Billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen launches 3 luxury Loch Ness holiday cottages – including one starting at £720 a night

Scotland’s wealthiest man is launching three new luxury holiday cottages near Loch Ness.


WATCH: Ed Miliband says cutting Scotland’s energy costs ‘unfair’ to Midlands and South of England

WATCH: Ed Miliband says cutting Scotland’s energy costs ‘unfair’ to Midlands and South of England

WATCH: Ed Miliband says cutting Scotland’s energy costs ‘unfair’ to Midlands and South of England

The Labour government’s energy secretary fears businesses there could ‘face damage to their competitiveness’.


Badenoch and Strathspey warned: it’s going to be HOT

Badenoch and Strathspey warned: it’s going to be HOT

Badenoch and Strathspey warned: it’s going to be HOT

Extreme wildfire warning cross the country, says SFRS


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