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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.


From the Archives: Crime and punishment through the courts from 1729 to 1838

From the Archives: Crime and punishment through the courts from 1729 to 1838

From the Archives: Crime and punishment through the courts from 1729 to 1838

17 August 2024

From the records of the Highland Archive Centre


LISTEN: Meet the Nairn mapmaker taking his passion in a new direction

LISTEN: Meet the Nairn mapmaker taking his passion in a new direction

LISTEN: Meet the Nairn mapmaker taking his passion in a new direction

10 August 2024

John Davidson speaks to Steve Smirthwaite, whose Trailmaps offer great ideas for mountain bikers and others, in the new podcast from Active Outdoors


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cycling through Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site – experience the Flow Country from the saddle

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cycling through Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site – experience the Flow Country from the saddle

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cycling through Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site – experience the Flow Country from the saddle

06 August 2024

John Davidson looks back on a road ride through the heart of what is now a designated Unesco World Heritage Site


Tiny toads rescued from the chop before the mower comes out

Tiny toads rescued from the chop before the mower comes out

Tiny toads rescued from the chop before the mower comes out

04 August 2024

Making Space for Nature with Paul Castle, the High Life Highland countryside ranger for north Sutherland and north Caithness.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Can your dog teach you about the unconditional love of God?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Can your dog teach you about the unconditional love of God?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Can your dog teach you about the unconditional love of God?

28 July 2024

God sets us free, trusting us, and restores us and helps us live with the consequences when we mess up, says our columnist.


MARK GILBERT: Changing times reduces services communities have relied on for years

MARK GILBERT: Changing times reduces services communities have relied on for years

MARK GILBERT: Changing times reduces services communities have relied on for years

27 July 2024

Royal Mail is focusing on changing its business model from service-led to a more cost-effective approach.


From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

20 July 2024

Sutherland gold, a handsome mace, a missing postman, and a hotel fire outbreak in Brora


OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: A privileged look round an abandoned island

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: A privileged look round an abandoned island

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: A privileged look round an abandoned island

11 July 2024

Choppy waters are worth it for a visit to Eilean Nan Roan.


Mark Gilbert: My experiences going incognito as a white van man

Mark Gilbert: My experiences going incognito as a white van man

Mark Gilbert: My experiences going incognito as a white van man

06 July 2024

I now have a white Transit van and there have been a few surprises while driving it.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

01 July 2024

John Davidson takes on the Highland Cross for the eighth time as the 50-mile duathlon marks its 40th anniversary


How treatment for our beloved pets can harm vital ecosystem

How treatment for our beloved pets can harm vital ecosystem

How treatment for our beloved pets can harm vital ecosystem

30 June 2024

Making Space for Nature by Patricia Bremner


DAVID RICHARDSON: Tourism challenges lie ahead on a personal and much wider level

DAVID RICHARDSON: Tourism challenges lie ahead on a personal and much wider level

DAVID RICHARDSON: Tourism challenges lie ahead on a personal and much wider level

30 June 2024

Business Focus by David Richardson


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: We dream of an ideal society - where people feel connection and belonging

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: We dream of an ideal society - where people feel connection and belonging

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: We dream of an ideal society - where people feel connection and belonging

30 June 2024

The opportunity to put a cross on a ballot paper is a sacred act, says our columnist.


FROM THE ARCHIVES: Popular Learn with Lorna web series takes summer break, but will be back

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Popular Learn with Lorna web series takes summer break, but will be back

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Popular Learn with Lorna web series takes summer break, but will be back

29 June 2024

A popular web series from the Highland Archive Centre is to take a break over the summer - but it will be back, promise organisers.


NHS HIGHLAND: DadPad app will support new dads - and help their partners too

NHS HIGHLAND: DadPad app will support new dads - and help their partners too

NHS HIGHLAND: DadPad app will support new dads - and help their partners too

29 June 2024

While new dads will feel excited they may also feel left out, unsure and overwhelmed, says our columnist.


NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce the risks if we get a heatwave

NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce the risks if we get a heatwave

NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce the risks if we get a heatwave

23 June 2024

We should take care to avoid sunburn and use high-factor sunscreen, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Will you fill the empty place at the table of God?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Will you fill the empty place at the table of God?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Will you fill the empty place at the table of God?

23 June 2024

His icon reflects the the relationship between Father, Son and Holy Spirit, mutually giving and receiving in utter unity, says our columnist.


WHO CARES: Don’t moan about your next MP if you don’t bother to vote

WHO CARES: Don’t moan about your next MP if you don’t bother to vote

WHO CARES: Don’t moan about your next MP if you don’t bother to vote

16 June 2024

I tried to resist, but there is no excuse that I can come up with as to why I shouldn’t write about the recently announced General Election.


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