Environment

NEARLY half a million plastic bottles could be kept out of the environment in the Highlands under plans for a 20p deposit and return scheme.

CAR passengers in the Highlands are being recruited to help in a new wildlife survey.

HIGHLANDERS have been urged to check on older neighbours, family and friends who may be more at risk of health problems as the temperature soars.

EFFORTS to create new woods in the Cairngorms National Park have received a boost after the park authority offered grants aimed at cutting the cost.

New figures published today reveal that Scotland’s national tree planting targets have been surpassed

TWO worthy outdoor causes will receive a cash boost over the coming year after they were named as the first two Cairngorms Trust Campaign Projects.

AN UNSIGHTLY scar on a Cairngorm mountain will soon blight the landscape no more after restoration campaigners hit their target.

THE many stories swirling around an important historical site in the Braes of Glenlivet are to be celebrated – and the public are urged to join in.

HIGHLAND MSP Rhoda Grant has lodged a Freedom of Information request over the removal of ancient trees in Carrbridge.

Questions long asked in the strath over the running of Cairngorm Mountain are now being asked in the House.

Could motorists be weaned off the A9 by alternative tourist route?

The strath has mixed new blood with old at the Cairngorms National Park board elections.

A HIGHLAND MSP has urged the Scottish Government to “move the debate forward” on land reform after claiming its missing the central issue.

A QUARTET of talented young skiers from Carrbridge Primary School delivered great performances at the recent Green Mountain Indoor Races.

Angry Aviemore businesses have accused Cairngorm Mountain owner Highland and Islands Enterprise of “abandoning the town to its unenviable fate”.

What kind of world will the young inherit – it’s a question being asked more and more urgently – by them.