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He says 'no other employer I know would have accepted his excuses and borne his costs, especially as his current salary is close to £120,000.'

Jamie's Journal by Jamie Stone

What do you think of when you hear the word menopause?

She says: 'The move could incentivise landowners to restore their degraded peatlands and create more woodland.'

The creativity of charity fundraising seems endless.

Posties spend more than half their working day driving on surfaces which have not been subject to the most tender loving care.

It’s easy to look back to when we started hearing about this mystery disease, and to forget the deep fear and uncertainty.

He says 'the SNP-led Highland Council and SNP-led Scottish Government must stop passing the buck' – 'the truth of it is they both have.'

"Let’s really hope this new venture doesn’t cause another business to close its doors."

She says there was 'more interest in duelling between Transport Scotland and the government than dualling the road.'

There is a common misconception that you can still appoint an attorney upon learning of a diagnosis of a long-term illness, says our columnist.

What do they say – better safe than sorry? Go for the scans, get checked out.

He says this is 'another example of the Scottish government proposing ill-conceived laws to cover the budget shortfalls.'

Making Space for Nature by Roz Summers

We take teachers for granted when we should be giving them everything they need.

The Postie Notes by Mark Gilbert

She says 'it bothers me that many people have been told it’s something that happens to them, that they can’t affect.'

Former social worker Dan MacKay, from Wick, considers the impact of an ageing population across Caithness and Sutherland, and how land is at its heart

John Davidson explores the short walk to Caithness’s best-preserved Iron Age broch just north of the Ord

There’s CCTV on almost every street corner, and in most shops and bars, but not yet buses.