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Work has completed on the removal of a redundant weir restoring access for migratory fish to at least 1.6km of upstream river in the Borders.

The Rosyth River Restoration project has secured funding for its next three phases, offering ‘huge potential’ for local ecology and community benefits.

Parts of eastern Scotland have seen improvement in water resources over winter following the 2025 drought, but some areas could still face water scarcity later this year if spring rainfall is lower than normal.

A Thurso man has been ordered to pay a civil penalty of £12,327.08 by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for illegally dumping controlled waste on land in Weydale during the Covid-19 lockdowns.

Two farming partnerships have been issued civil penalties totalling £10,400 by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) following pollution of watercourses in Perthshire and Stirling.

People across Scotland are being invited to share their experiences of local flooding issues to help inform how flood risk is managed in their communities, as work continues on Scotland’s next Flood Risk Management Plans.