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MSP Maree Todd urged to help improve mental health support in Caithness

MSP Maree Todd urged to help improve mental health support in Caithness

MSP Maree Todd urged to help improve mental health support in Caithness

31 August 2024

Far north MSP Maree Todd has been urged to improve the support for people suffering with mental ill health in Caithness.


Public invited to share pandemic experiences at UK Covid Inquiry event in Inverness

Public invited to share pandemic experiences at UK Covid Inquiry event in Inverness

Public invited to share pandemic experiences at UK Covid Inquiry event in Inverness

31 August 2024

A nationwide series of community events inviting the public to share their pandemic experiences is coming to Inverness this week.


Stone backs motion to protect Highland pensioners from Winter Fuel Payment cut

Stone backs motion to protect Highland pensioners from Winter Fuel Payment cut

Stone backs motion to protect Highland pensioners from Winter Fuel Payment cut

31 August 2024

Far north MP Jamie Stone has backed a motion in Parliament to block government plans to scrap Winter Fuel Payments for most pensioners.


Bettyhill man given home dialysis care

Bettyhill man given home dialysis care

Bettyhill man given home dialysis care

29 August 2024

Magnus Mackay hopes home dialysis will allow him to return to his various jobs around Bettyhill.


Thurso ultra-runner wins Loch Ness 24 - after entering just days before event

Thurso ultra-runner wins Loch Ness 24 - after entering just days before event

Thurso ultra-runner wins Loch Ness 24 - after entering just days before event

29 August 2024

A Thurso ultra-runner regained her 24-hour title at Loch Ness at the weekend – after a last-minute decision to enter the race for a third time.


NHS Highland urges parents and carers to ensure their child is protected against flu this winter

NHS Highland urges parents and carers to ensure their child is protected against flu this winter

NHS Highland urges parents and carers to ensure their child is protected against flu this winter

25 August 2024

NHS Highland urges parents and carers to ensure their child is protected against flu this winter and said it is as easy as a wee scoosh up the nose.


‘He's so so happy there’ - Haven Centre is a lifeline for families

‘He's so so happy there’ - Haven Centre is a lifeline for families

‘He's so so happy there’ - Haven Centre is a lifeline for families

24 August 2024

Robbie Burgess, who has a dual diagnosis of Downs Syndrome and autism and is non-verbal, is about to celebrate his 16th birthday.


Drug deaths in Highlands fell in 2023, new figures reveal

Drug deaths in Highlands fell in 2023, new figures reveal

Drug deaths in Highlands fell in 2023, new figures reveal

20 August 2024

The number of people in the Highlands who died due to drug misuse last year has shown a marked decrease.


MP hits out over ‘sheer unfairness’ of pensioners losing out on winter fuel payment

MP hits out over ‘sheer unfairness’ of pensioners losing out on winter fuel payment

MP hits out over ‘sheer unfairness’ of pensioners losing out on winter fuel payment

20 August 2024

MP Jamie Stone is calling for a rethink on the “unfair” changes to winter fuel payments after the universal benefit for pensioners was scrapped.


NHS HIGHLAND: We all don’t have to be Olympians to be active

NHS HIGHLAND: We all don’t have to be Olympians to be active

NHS HIGHLAND: We all don’t have to be Olympians to be active

17 August 2024

Physical activity is important at all ages but there are times when we can pay particular attention to the need to keep active, says our columnist.


WATCH: ‘I just want to see my kids grow up’ says Inverness fuel tanker driver battling cancer

WATCH: ‘I just want to see my kids grow up’ says Inverness fuel tanker driver battling cancer

WATCH: ‘I just want to see my kids grow up’ says Inverness fuel tanker driver battling cancer

17 August 2024

A former fuel tanker driver who crashed into an empty shop in Beauly after a seizure has raised £50k to receive potentially life-saving treatment.


‘I feel we have to constantly justify ourselves’ - mum still waiting after 10 years to get son assessed for autism

‘I feel we have to constantly justify ourselves’ - mum still waiting after 10 years to get son assessed for autism

‘I feel we have to constantly justify ourselves’ - mum still waiting after 10 years to get son assessed for autism

16 August 2024

There is an exhausted note in Zoe Willis France’s voice as she reflects on the 10 years she has been waiting to get an autism diagnosis for her son.


‘These children are simply being forgotten’ - call for change as 1700 still waiting for neuro developmental conditions assessment in the Highlands

‘These children are simply being forgotten’ - call for change as 1700 still waiting for neuro developmental conditions assessment in the Highlands

‘These children are simply being forgotten’ - call for change as 1700 still waiting for neuro developmental conditions assessment in the Highlands

15 August 2024

Hundreds of parents in the Highlands are calling for change in how neurodevelopmental conditions are assessed, with 1700 children yet to be assessed.


Highland suicide rate remains ‘significantly higher’ than Scottish average - but similar to previous year

Highland suicide rate remains ‘significantly higher’ than Scottish average - but similar to previous year

Highland suicide rate remains ‘significantly higher’ than Scottish average - but similar to previous year

13 August 2024

Suicide rates in the Highlands remain “significantly higher” than the Scottish average but are comparable to last year, new figures reveal.


Lots and lots up for grabs at special Lochbroom sheepdog trial auctions

Lots and lots up for grabs at special Lochbroom sheepdog trial auctions

Lots and lots up for grabs at special Lochbroom sheepdog trial auctions

09 August 2024

We’ve got a list of every single lot currently up for auction this weekend…


Connecting Communities seeks staff for Here to Help programme

Connecting Communities seeks staff for Here to Help programme

Connecting Communities seeks staff for Here to Help programme

05 August 2024

Anyone who has an hour or two to spare, one or two days a week is asked to get in touch with Connecting communities.


PICTURES: Riders of Charity motorbikers visiting all lifeboat stations on NC500 for causes

PICTURES: Riders of Charity motorbikers visiting all lifeboat stations on NC500 for causes

PICTURES: Riders of Charity motorbikers visiting all lifeboat stations on NC500 for causes

05 August 2024

An epic charity motorbike challenge is stopping at every lifeboat station in the far north to raise funds for good causes.


Success of Highland National Treatment Centre in Inverness hailed by MSP

Success of Highland National Treatment Centre in Inverness hailed by MSP

Success of Highland National Treatment Centre in Inverness hailed by MSP

04 August 2024

The success of the new Highland National Treatment Centre is “heartening”, a local MSP has said after figures revealed it had “exceeded expectations”.


NHS Highland on course for £50 million overspend

NHS Highland on course for £50 million overspend

NHS Highland on course for £50 million overspend

01 August 2024

NHS Highland is forecast to overspend by £50 million in the latest projections discussed on Tuesday.


PICTURES: Riders of Charity motorbikers visiting all lifeboat stations on NC500 for causes

PICTURES: Riders of Charity motorbikers visiting all lifeboat stations on NC500 for causes

PICTURES: Riders of Charity motorbikers visiting all lifeboat stations on NC500 for causes

30 July 2024

An epic charity motorbike challenge is stopping at every lifeboat station in the far north to raise funds for good causes.


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