Moray Firth: Last News

A Scottish photographer has shared photos of a mysterious stone slab dating back thousands of years.

April has finally started, which means there is no time like the present to get out and make the most of spring.

Dog owners have been warned to keep their pets away from bright red rockpools along the Moray Firth coast.

Ex-rocker Feargal Sharkey has demanded answers after a key stretch of Scotland’s most famous salmon fishing river deteriorated into “poor ecological condition”.

One of the most stunning natural phenomenon in the world is the northern lights, and winter is the best opportunity to observe them in Scotland.

Reports of Loch Ness monster sightings keep coming. The latest report, accompanied by a video, is of a 20-30ft long creature occasionally breaking the water’s surface.

Met Office has issued an update revealing exactly when this weekend's mini heatwave will end.The national forecaster has said that this weekend could bring the UK's hottest day of the year, with highs between 18C to 20C expected.A huge high pressure system is set to bring a blast of North African air, which should mean conditions are very inviting today.Met Office meteorologist Clare Nasir has said: "Generally the weekend is looking fine and dry, much warmer with some sunshine."High pressure reaching across Denmark will allow for settled conditions to extend right across the UK, but some stronger winds on Saturday certainly."Gusts over the hills and moors as well as the mountains but with a southerly wind it will feel very warm across some parts, particularly I would say the Moray Firth where we could see an 18C." Unfortunately - as with all good weather in this country - this can't last forever and soon we'll be back to normal. According to the Met Office's outlook from Saturday to Monday, Sunday will be when things start to turn sour.

gangster drama have been shot down. Scott Robertson applied for permission to run a food van – called By Order of the Peaky Burgers – at Portsoy harbour in Banffshire.

hospital after catching hypothermia when getting into difficulty in the Moray Firth. A rescue operation was launched after a local heard the man shouting for help at around 8.20pm on Monday and called police, who alerted the coastguard.

Castle was ripped straight from the pages of a Disney book. The most northerly of Scotland 's great houses, the fairytale castle lies just north of Golspie on the east coast of the Northern Highlands and overlooks the Moray Firth.

British Naval and RAF base. The ships were caught in the Moray Firth within 30-miles of RAF Lossiemouth and its Typhoon squadron.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Wishaw photographer has shared some of his stunning snaps of his travels across the country.Ron Ballantyne sent us a picturesque scene of Bow Fiddle Rock at Portknockie in the Moray Firth.And there was more to come as Ron also submitted some shots of everything from a Scottish wild cat to a Highland cow out on the road.Ron said: “I took a great shot at Carrbridge by Aviemore.

doughnut has been released as a warning to others. The Maritime and Coastguard Rescue Agency shared the short clip after being called to the sea in the Moray Firth on Saturday afternoon.

airlifted to safety after drifting out to the sea on a pink inflatable doughnut.The RNLI issued a warning that inflatables are not appropriate floatation devices after the incident at Ardesier, on the Moray Firth.The alarm was raised by a passing walker who contacted Aberdeen coastguard at about 5pm on Saturday after growing concern.The coastguard’s Stornoway-based helicopter Rescue 948, which had by chance been refuelling at Dalcross, assisted in the rescue by winching the teens on board and took them to an ambulance.It is believed the teenagers entered the water around the golf course and drifted out to sea.