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PICTURES: Adventurers begin their epic Hike the Himalayas trek in aid of Highland Hospice

PICTURES: Adventurers begin their epic Hike the Himalayas trek in aid of Highland Hospice

PICTURES: Adventurers begin their epic Hike the Himalayas trek in aid of Highland Hospice

22 October 2023

The intrepid group of 13, who have raised almost £58,000 for the hospice, enjoyed stunning views and wildlife encounters on day 1 of their adventure.


Fundraising bandmates to play in Tongue and Wick as part of LeJog 2 LeGig challenge

Fundraising bandmates to play in Tongue and Wick as part of LeJog 2 LeGig challenge

Fundraising bandmates to play in Tongue and Wick as part of LeJog 2 LeGig challenge

19 October 2023

Two musicians will be performing in Sutherland and Caithness as they approach the end of a fundraising bike ride from Land's End to John O’Groats.


Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival event at Thurso's E'Shed raises £300

Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival event at Thurso's E'Shed raises £300

Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival event at Thurso's E'Shed raises £300

12 October 2023

Local events for the current Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival included an evening of musical performances at the E'Shed in Thurso.


CHAT chairman pays tribute to NHS Highland chief executive who is to retire next year

CHAT chairman pays tribute to NHS Highland chief executive who is to retire next year

CHAT chairman pays tribute to NHS Highland chief executive who is to retire next year

12 October 2023

Ron Gunn is sorry to hear Pam Dudek is leaving her post


Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

11 October 2023

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


NHS Highland chief executive announces retiral

NHS Highland chief executive announces retiral

NHS Highland chief executive announces retiral

10 October 2023

Pamela Dudek, the chief executive of NHS Highland, has announced that she will retire at the end of March next year.


Download lifesaving heart attack app, Scottish Ambulance Service urges Highlanders

Download lifesaving heart attack app, Scottish Ambulance Service urges Highlanders

Download lifesaving heart attack app, Scottish Ambulance Service urges Highlanders

10 October 2023

The plea has gone out to Highland residents who have CPR knowledge.


Nearby homes to be outside of Dounreay emergency zone for first time

Nearby homes to be outside of Dounreay emergency zone for first time

Nearby homes to be outside of Dounreay emergency zone for first time

06 October 2023

Residents closest to Dounreay and Vulcan are for the first time to be excluded from the emergency planning zone around the redundant nuclear sites.


UN event will be told of 'huge financial hit' from 200-mile round trips for healthcare

UN event will be told of 'huge financial hit' from 200-mile round trips for healthcare

UN event will be told of 'huge financial hit' from 200-mile round trips for healthcare

06 October 2023

A campaigner will tell a UN event about the financial impact felt by people from the far north who need to travel to Inverness for appointments.


Caithness Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services team shortlisted for national award

Caithness Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services team shortlisted for national award

Caithness Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services team shortlisted for national award

04 October 2023

NHS Highland’s Caithness Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services team is in line for a top prize at the annual Mental Health Nursing Forum Scotland Awards.


PICTURES: All the fun, agony and ecstasy of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running

PICTURES: All the fun, agony and ecstasy of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running

PICTURES: All the fun, agony and ecstasy of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival of Running

03 October 2023

It proved another monster success by the shores of Loch Ness.


90-year-old retired vicar likely to enter record books as oldest Land's End to John O'Groats cyclist

90-year-old retired vicar likely to enter record books as oldest Land's End to John O'Groats cyclist

90-year-old retired vicar likely to enter record books as oldest Land's End to John O'Groats cyclist

03 October 2023

A 90-year-old retired vicar seems likely to beat Martin Harvey's record breaking Land's End to John O'Groats cycle run last year.


Push to restore respite care at Thurso continues

Push to restore respite care at Thurso continues

Push to restore respite care at Thurso continues

03 October 2023

Community representatives in Thurso are continuing their dogged campaign to restore a local respite service for families


MP praises Thurso campaigner’s ‘selfless’ efforts for Highland rape and abuse charity

MP praises Thurso campaigner’s ‘selfless’ efforts for Highland rape and abuse charity

MP praises Thurso campaigner’s ‘selfless’ efforts for Highland rape and abuse charity

30 September 2023

Far north MP Jamie Stone has said he is inspired by the selfless work of an award-winning Thurso woman who campaigns for victims of sexual violence.


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Face-to-face local care must always be an option for Caithness patients

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Face-to-face local care must always be an option for Caithness patients

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Face-to-face local care must always be an option for Caithness patients

27 September 2023

Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain


Wild swimmers should be warned about polluted water in Thurso and other Highland beaches

Wild swimmers should be warned about polluted water in Thurso and other Highland beaches

Wild swimmers should be warned about polluted water in Thurso and other Highland beaches

27 September 2023

Calls for better signage were sparked after waters at popular Highland beaches were found to have broken pollution limits five times this summer.


It's a Charmed Life at Halkirk with new therapy business

It's a Charmed Life at Halkirk with new therapy business

It's a Charmed Life at Halkirk with new therapy business

26 September 2023

A Halkirk woman says she can help people turn their lives around with her new business called Charmed Life Therapy.


Following the Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival around Scotland

Following the Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival around Scotland

Following the Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival around Scotland

26 September 2023

Scrabster resident John Sawkins highlights up and coming local events for the Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival and how he got involved in it.


New report exposes challenges of ‘absurd’ vaccination scheme across Highland communities

New report exposes challenges of ‘absurd’ vaccination scheme across Highland communities

New report exposes challenges of ‘absurd’ vaccination scheme across Highland communities

25 September 2023

Analysis has exposed inefficiencies and challenges in the new health board-led delivery of vaccines across the Highlands.


Organ donation saves an Inverness man's life after his lung collapsed

Organ donation saves an Inverness man's life after his lung collapsed

Organ donation saves an Inverness man's life after his lung collapsed

21 September 2023

An Inverness transplant patient shares his remarkable story of how organ donation saved his life.


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