Environment

A north-east Conservative MSP has criticised new First Minister John Swinney for refusing to ditch the SNP policy on oil and gas production.

A mattress and several traffic cones were some of the stranger items to be pulled from the water.

Readers have sent in their images of the Northern Lights following one of the largest geomagnetic storms in over 20 years.

Across Aberdeenshire and Morayshire and as far south as Kent, the skies were lit up as the aurora became visible to the naked eye on Friday night.

New dates have been announced for public engagement sessions for the new power line and associated substation proposals.

Seeing the sunny side thanks to 18k grant.

Isolated heavy showers on Sunday afternoon will give a risk of localised flooding in some areas.

A member of the public has informed the local authority of unacceptable noise levels at Mannachie Park.

A desire to cut carbon emissions, improve health and keep children safe as they walk to school in Forres has seen award recognition for Judith Binney.

Orbex will invest £16.7m from six investors in accelerating its rocket launch project development.

Nine environmental projects including one at Lower Mill of Tynet Farm have each received a share in £126,000 Crown Estate Scotland funding

Forres Area Community Trust and Forres Heritage Trust raised the funding for a new leaflet highlighting forthcoming events.

Author Ewen Watson and illustrator Sathya Schlösser are using Berry Burn funding for the project.

THE first turbine in the new Moray West wind farm has been installed.

AN episode of Planet Earth III, which pupils from Speyside High School provided a voiceover for, airs today.

HOW Moray’s coastal assets will be managed in the future took centre stage at a public consultation session in Findochty recently.

MORAY Council is inviting local coastal communities to input to the new process for adapting to changes to the coastline due to climate change.

Film being screened about Hopeman’s Steve Truluck

Cash from Scottish Government

HOUSEHOLDS in the north-east and across Scotland are recycling more than ever, new figures have revealed.