Cromarty31 Jul 2024'Fake Blue Badge' case against councillor droppedIt was alleged the badges were to be used by drivers of tour buses the Highland councillor owned.31 Jul 2024Highlands & Islands5 Jun 2023Noise complaint silences cruise ship hornsTraditionally, crews sounded their boats' horns as they left the Cromarty Firth.5 Jun 2023Highlands & Islands9 Dec 2022Book on Scots and slavery wins top literature prizeDavid Alston's book explores the role of Highland Scots in the exploitation of enslaved Africans.9 Dec 202224 Feb 2022Drones used to see if dolphins are pregnantResearchers find that measuring aerial body images can establish which females are expecting a calf.24 Feb 2022NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland19 Dec 2021Freeports - new activity or displacing jobs?Claims that English freeports are taking jobs away from Scotland mean the model is being imminently tested.19 Dec 2021Scotland business7 Oct 2021Greenpeace loses North Sea field legal challengeThe environmental group had argued permission should not have been granted by the UK government for the Vorlich oil field.7 Oct 2021NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland2 Sep 2021Greenpeace oilfield challenge 'opportunistic'The environmental group believes permission should not have been granted for the North Sea drilling.2 Sep 2021NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland1 Sep 2021Judges urged to halt North Sea oilfieldGreenpeace says permission should not have been granted for the Vorlich field, 150 miles east of Aberdeen.1 Sep 2021NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland25 Aug 2021Dolphins 'alert' rescuers to lost swimmerA 12-hour search for a swimmer off the Irish coast ended after an RNLI crew's attention was drawn to the dolphins.25 Aug 2021Highlands & Islands