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Seven areas in eastern Scotland are now at Significant Scarcity, as the latest weekly Water Scarcity Report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) shows a contrasting picture across the country.

People across the Scottish Borders are being encouraged to prepare and be aware by understanding the information available to them as the region heads into its first autumn and winter with SEPA’s enhanced Flood Warning service.

People across Scotland are being encouraged to prepare and be aware by understanding the information available to them as the latest seasonal outlook points to an increased likelihood of wetter and more unsettled conditions later this autumn and into early winter.

Recent rainfall has brought a marked improvement in water scarcity conditions across Scotland, with no areas now at Significant Scarcity compared with seven in the previous report.

The Lower Tweed has reached Significant Water Scarcity, as prolonged dry conditions continue to affect rivers across eastern Scotland despite recent rainfall.

A Highland company has been served with a monetary penalty of more than £32,000 after a Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) investigation found a former pond had been progressively filled with waste without any environmental authorisation in place.