Environment

No trains will run on Friday after rail operators said they will be locking down and bracing for Storm Éowyn.

Extremely strong winds are set to batter Scotland tomorrow - with an upgraded amber alert in Moray and a rare red warning in the central belt.

Transition Town Forres blame rising costs and lack of usage for their building.

Forecasts for a 'weather bomb' caused by an extremely fast jet stream have sparked warnings of 80mph gales for Moray and the Highlands.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is asking the public to report any further sightings.

The project is a partnership between five local authorities across the north to deliver new learning estate.

Installing solar panels and building a new production corridor will cut carbon and improve productivity.

There are no plans to reintroduce the lynx into the wild in Scotland, a local MP has been told.

The Met Office has extended a snow & ice warning into Friday for Moray, the Highlands and Aberdeenshire. It follows widespread disruption on Thursday.

tsiMoray is helping a small group of local volunteers investigate options for ownership and use.

Work scheduled for between now and the end of March.

Up to 10cm of fresh snow could fall in Moray, the Highlands and Aberdeenshire - residents have been advised amid new weather Met Office warnings.

Ariane Burgess MSP is calling for lower energy bills alongside energy projects.

Plunging temperatures and rain, sleet and snow falling on frozen ground are likely to pose further dangers this weekend, the Met Office has warned.

Ariane Burgess MSP helped the Agriculture and Rural Communities Act through parliament.

Ice will continue to pose dangers for motorists and pedestrians this evening, the Met Office has warned after issuing a new yellow warning.

More than 20 active flood warnings were in force in Moray and the Highlands on Hogmanay - with three at the highest "severe" danger to life level.

Active Travel Forres want better provision for cyclists and walkers at the east end of town.

The forecaster has issued a yellow warning for snow on New Year’s Day and January 2. It follows immediately on from an amber rain alert on Hogmanay.

A new amber warning has been issued covering Inverness, Dingwall, the Great Glen, Aviemore and Rothes. Up to 70mm is expected on top of sodden ground.