Human Interest

A young pregnant Thurso mum with asthma and a disabled daughter is pleading with her housing provider to sort out the chronic dampness in her flat.

The march through the city was launched after a meeting between hospitality businesses and the council at Eden Court.

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

The winners of the latest Premium Bonds prize draw have been announced - with 30 winners in the Highlands and Islands scooping £345,000 between them.

Altnaharra, Loch Glascarnoch, Lairg and Aviemore all saw the mercury plunging to negative double digits.

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

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

A long-serving manager at Dounreay has been recognised for his service to the nuclear industry in the King’s New Year honours list.

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

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.

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

Despite its global recognition, the surfing community is horrified by the amount of sewage being regularly discharged around the Thurso coast.

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

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

A former chair of the Caithness branch of Scotland’s armed forces charity has been described as a “powerhouse”.

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

Exactly 10 years after same-sex marriage became legal, the first couple in the Highlands to get a civil partnership reflects on the progress made.

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

Fury erupted at a meeting of Thurso Community Council with a member of the public leaving in tears and the atmosphere described as ‘confrontational’.

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.