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Highland MSP welcomes move to return vaccination services to local GPs

21 January 2025
Highland MSP welcomes move to return vaccination services to local GPs

Highland MSP welcomes move to return vaccination services to local GPs

21 January 2025

MSP Fergus Ewing has been campaigning on the issue, saying a move to centralise responsibility at health board level doesn’t work in the Highlands.


Donor driver ‘can’t think of anything I don’t like about the job’

18 January 2025
Donor driver ‘can’t think of anything I don’t like about the job’

Donor driver ‘can’t think of anything I don’t like about the job’

18 January 2025

Most of the people you’ll see in a blood donation session are actually donor carers rather than nurses. But what does that mean? And what do they do?


Keeping it in the family - twins join dad as blood donors

13 January 2025
Keeping it in the family - twins join dad as blood donors

Keeping it in the family - twins join dad as blood donors

13 January 2025

Twin teenagers and their father made it a family affair when they gave blood just after the turn of the year.


Scottish Water calls on people to check for burst pipes

10 January 2025
Scottish Water calls on people to check for burst pipes

Scottish Water calls on people to check for burst pipes

10 January 2025

Scottish Water is calling on customers to be vigilant and check for burst water mains and pipes as a thaw is forecast in the coming days.


Wick blood donation session planned as more than 1200 give in Highland campaign so far

07 January 2025
Wick blood donation session planned as more than 1200 give in Highland campaign so far

Wick blood donation session planned as more than 1200 give in Highland campaign so far

07 January 2025

Our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign to boost blood donations across the north has now passed the 1000 mark.


Could you save a life in 2025?

01 January 2025
Could you save a life in 2025?

Could you save a life in 2025?

01 January 2025

Will you make giving blood - or plasma - one of your new year resolutions?


‘The gift of life’ - how blood donations help chemotherapy patients

30 December 2024
‘The gift of life’ - how blood donations help chemotherapy patients

‘The gift of life’ - how blood donations help chemotherapy patients

30 December 2024

Blood is important in accident and emergency situations but also for those facing the fight against cancer.


Highland delivery driver helps hundreds of babies

27 December 2024
Highland delivery driver helps hundreds of babies

Highland delivery driver helps hundreds of babies

27 December 2024

A donor who has given blood a total of 100 times says it gives him a special feeling to know how many babies he has helped through the years.


590 donations made to Highland News and Media blood appeal - so far!

27 December 2024
590 donations made to Highland News and Media blood appeal - so far!

590 donations made to Highland News and Media blood appeal - so far!

27 December 2024

Just weeks into our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign almost 600 big-hearted heroes have come forward so far - including leading Highland businesses.


‘Really humbling’ - hockey club members band together for blood donation

21 December 2024
‘Really humbling’ - hockey club members band together for blood donation

‘Really humbling’ - hockey club members band together for blood donation

21 December 2024

“I’ve always wanted to give blood, but life has had a habit of getting in the way.”


‘Do something incredible’: 12 ways blood donation can help at Christmas - or any time

19 December 2024
‘Do something incredible’: 12 ways blood donation can help at Christmas - or any time

‘Do something incredible’: 12 ways blood donation can help at Christmas - or any time

19 December 2024

Christmas is nearly upon us and you may very well still be looking for gifts that are a little out of the ordinary.


‘Terrifying’ Highland journey should be experienced by First Minister

16 December 2024
‘Terrifying’ Highland journey should be experienced by First Minister

‘Terrifying’ Highland journey should be experienced by First Minister

16 December 2024

First Minister John Swinney has been invited to travel between Caithness and Inverness to see what patients experience travelling for healthcare.


Highland donors needed to give life-saving plasma donations

13 December 2024
Highland donors needed to give life-saving plasma donations

Highland donors needed to give life-saving plasma donations

13 December 2024

One of the components of blood, plasma can be used for a range of treatments, including boosting the immune system of cancer sufferers.


Give Blood, Save Lives: ‘Donors saved our child, we’ll never forget that’

07 December 2024
Give Blood, Save Lives: ‘Donors saved our child, we’ll never forget that’

Give Blood, Save Lives: ‘Donors saved our child, we’ll never forget that’

07 December 2024

A mum will be forever grateful to the blood donors who helped ensure supplies were there when her four-year-old daughter badly needed them.


Give Blood, Save Lives: Join our campaign to boost blood donations

06 December 2024
Give Blood, Save Lives: Join our campaign to boost blood donations

Give Blood, Save Lives: Join our campaign to boost blood donations

06 December 2024

Launched last week our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign aims to secure 5000 donations of blood in the Highlands and Moray.


Give Blood, Save Lives: ‘I have to do what I can to give back’

05 December 2024
Give Blood, Save Lives: ‘I have to do what I can to give back’

Give Blood, Save Lives: ‘I have to do what I can to give back’

05 December 2024

A nurse has spoken of her drive to give blood, driven both by personal and professional experience.


Almost £30,000 in fines for pavement parking issued by council

02 December 2024
Almost £30,000 in fines for pavement parking issued by council

Almost £30,000 in fines for pavement parking issued by council

02 December 2024

Almost 300 fines have been issued to drivers in Inverness though totals for other areas including Dingwall, Nairn, Wick and Thurso are much lower.


MFR legend Tich McCooey signs off with thanks to listeners and no bitterness over changes to station owners

29 November 2024
MFR legend Tich McCooey signs off with thanks to listeners and no bitterness over changes to station owners

MFR legend Tich McCooey signs off with thanks to listeners and no bitterness over changes to station owners

29 November 2024

MFR legend Tich McCooey signed off today as most locally produced programming at the radio station comes to an end.


Give Blood, Save Lives: Donor’s eyes on the prize - but giving back is the main goal

29 November 2024
Give Blood, Save Lives: Donor’s eyes on the prize - but giving back is the main goal

Give Blood, Save Lives: Donor’s eyes on the prize - but giving back is the main goal

29 November 2024

Serial blood donor Kevin Cummings has given more than 60 times so far - and never forgets what it’s all about.


Give Blood, Save Lives: Giving is a ‘good thing to do’

29 November 2024
Give Blood, Save Lives: Giving is a ‘good thing to do’

Give Blood, Save Lives: Giving is a ‘good thing to do’

29 November 2024

Only a tiny fraction of those eligible to donate blood actually do so, according to latest figures.


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