A multi-million pound rise in anti-diabetes medication spending at NHS Highland highlights the need tor better prevention measures, an MSP has argued.
A soggy Hogmanay is on the cards after the Met Office issued a weather warning for heavy rain in the Highlands.
New 20mph speed limits in communities across the Highlands look set to be made permanent.
Bargain hunters were out and about in Inverness on Thursday as the Boxing Day sales got under way in many stores.
Forty-four separate postcodes dotted in communities in Sutherland and Wester Ross were among those affected.
A flood warning has been issued in Sutherland for residents living in Strath Oykel.
Rail passengers setting off on the Christmas Eve getaway were being hit by disruption on the Far North Line after a signalling fault.
Ice will pose a danger to motorists and pedestrians overnight and into Monday, the Met Office has warned Highland and Moray residents.
The collision occurred on the A9 at Doll, between Brora and Golspie, at around 6.10pm on Thursday.
Ullapool-Stornoway sailings are heavily disrupted this weekend; and Northlink Ferries is warning of likely cancellations in the Pentland Firth.
Ferry passengers looking to travel over the final weekend before Christmas have been advised to make their journey on Friday instead.
Highland News and Media, which publishes the Strathy, has been shortlisted 12 times in this year’s Highlands and Islands Media Awards.
Gales are set to dominate the Christmas getaway after warnings for high winds were extended across the whole of the weekend.
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Several ferry sailings in the Minch will be cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday due to stormy weather, CalMac has warned.
Highland parents are being urged not to turn puppy love at Christmas into a financial pipeline for criminal gangs.
Consultation has been extended over planned council rent increases of up to 10 per cent.
Strath Oykel in Sutherland is subject to a flood warning, while the whole of Caithness and Sutherland is on a flood alert status.
Funding for a pioneering Highland scheme, which is helping people receive end-of-life care at home while freeing up A&E beds, only runs until spring.