Health

Riverside residents bring Christmas cheer for people struggling in poverty by making up special charity boxes full of gifts.

The staff and residents of Pentland View care home in Thurso helped fill charity boxes with gifts for people struggling in poverty at Christmas.

Oor Wullie sculpture is the best medicine to cheer up patients and relatives at Wick hospital, say nurses.

Lyth model Natalie Oag has launched a charity calendar to raise awareness of breast cancer.

The proprietors of Mackays Hotel handed over cheques to local cancer and dyslexia charities at a presentation event.

Advice for communities interested in accessing wind farm funds will be available at special sessions on Thursday.

North MSP Gail Ross has launched a consultation on a bill to address the needs of rural areas and is calling for feedback before the end of January.

Councillors in Wick and Thurso comment on the future imposition of car parking charges in Caithness.

A plea is being issued to NHS Highland staff returning from their October break to get their flu vaccination if they haven’t already done so.

Volunteers are now helping the elderly and disabled of the far north get to grips with modern technology and avoid feeling isolated.

A new low-emission vehicle is busily making its way along the country roads of the county thanks to Caithness Rural Transport.

North MP Jamie Stone has called on the Scottish Government to provide a safety audit for expectant mothers having to go from Caithness to Inverness.

A grocery store in Lybster claims to be the first in the county to stock glass milk bottles in a bid to become more environmentally aware.

A team of volunteers raised £7581 at a recent coffee morning in Watten and after 25 years of charity fundraising have pulled together over £50,000.

The search has begun for a new non-executive chairperson of NHS Highland, a role requiring a commitment of at least three days a week for £31,149.

The minor injuries unit/urgent care centre at Dunbar Hospital will be covered by the emergency department at CGH at set times this weekend.

Eleven-year-old Chloe Begg from Wick donated her lovely long locks for charity and raised a staggering £647 too.

A call has been made for improved services in Caithness for mothers who have lost a baby.

A specialist event for people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which will offer expert advice and information, is being staged in Wick this month.

NHS Highland says it is pleased with the response to a programme of employee engagement sessions being held across the region.