1+ day, 21+ 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, 16+ 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, 21+ hour ago   (694+ words) The Cairngorms wildfire flames were just eight hours away from hitting Nethy Bridge if the wind had continued in the same direction, it has emerged. Inspector Craig Johnstone, of Police Scotland’s South Highland command area, has said that he was…...

3+ day, 23+ 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, 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, 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....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1552+ words) The Strathy is launching a campaign today to ensure that the strath and wider Highlands gets the aerial firefighting capability that is so badly needed. The fall-out from the Cairngorms wildfire has revealed numerous shortcomings but one of the key…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (565+ words) Badenoch MSP Andrew Baxter has effectively told the Justice Secretary that ‘he does not get it’ when it comes to wildfire preparedness after the Holyrood debate. The Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Lib Dem MSP was leading a debate on wildfire…...