Special-needs teens raise cash for trust with West Highland walk

A group of teenagers with special needs is tackling the West Highland Way to raise cash for a conservation charity.

Mountain paths on firm footing thanks to donations

Generous souls helped foot the bill for maintaining some of Scotland’s most important upland paths by donating a mountain of cash to a conservation charity.

Gold mine firm's cash injection will fund further Highland exploration

The Australian mining company that was refused permission to reopen the Cononish gold mine near Ben Lui has raised £641,000 in a rights issue.

Trust aims to put teams on peaks to mark Munro's birth date

Staff and volunteers from a conservation charity will attempt to summit every munro owned by the organisation in time for the birth anniversary of the man who first listed the mountains.

Highlands gold company finds another source after park refusal

The Australian company which has been refused permission to reopen a gold mine in the Scottish Highlands said it may have found another source of the precious metal nearby.

Rescuers will join major Highlands hunt for woman's body

A major search involving four mountain rescue teams will take place this weekend to try to find the body of a woman believed to have been murdered.

Lomond core paths on view for walkers

A Scottish national park has introduced an online map showing all its core paths. The Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority completed...

National park bosses approve camping ban plan

A ban on wild camping along a stretch of Scotland’s most popular long-distance trail came a step closer this week.

Police team aims to hit the heights for charity

A group of police officers plans to summit the highest peaks in each of the different police force areas in Scotland to raise money for charity.