1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1233+ words) Cairngorm Mountain Limited (CML) will be starting an access trial to allow funicular passengers to leave the Ptarmigan Station until 30th November 2026. The closed system was part of a Section 50 planning agreement to protect the EU conservation sites and the restriction should…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1650+ words) A week ago the Strathy launched its campaign to help deliver the aerial wildfire fighting service that is so desperately needed. That same afternoon Justice Secretary Neil Gray promised at Holyrood that improvements are happening and that fire chiefs will…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (525+ words) Goalkeeper Dylan Maclean believes something is building at Strathspey Thistle on and off the pitch. The 30-year-old made the move to Seafield Park in the summer, bringing an end to an 11-year stint at former club Nairn County where his…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (524+ words) An open meeting on Friday next week in Aviemore will take a hard look at just how the strath can prepare itself for another major wildfire - with no illusions that as the climate carries on warming such an event will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (397+ words) Since the wildfire in the Cairngorms, I have spent a great deal of time speaking to the people who understand these fires better than most. I have met firefighters, farmers, crofters, land managers and those involved in wildfire response across…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (342+ words) Badenoch and Strathspey MP Graham Leadbitter has called for a major overhaul of Scotland’s approach to wildfire preparedness following the devastating Cairngorms wildfire. A new report from the local SNP MP’s office brings together evidence from residents, businesses, emergency responders,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (246+ words) Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s Chief Officer Stuart Stevens has welcomed the announcement that SFRS will be able to put helicopter resources on standby when there is an increased risk of significant wildfires. He said: "This new measure will ensure…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (303+ words) Highland Council’s housing department is performing much better than previously when it comes to looking after tenants in the strath. Latest figures for April to June, earlier this year, reveal emergency repairs were completed in an average of 5.5 hours - well…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (267+ words) The Strathy’s campaign to secure aerial wildfire fighting capabilities has been referred to in the Scottish Parliament during a key ministerial statement today. Justice secretary Neil Gray confirmed the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will be able to put helicopters…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (716+ words) Fire chiefs are to have helicopters at their immediate disposal to fight wildfires in Scotland if they deem them necessary. Justice Secretary Neil Gray has just made the pledge in a statement on the Cairngorms wildfire in the Scottish Parliament....