Inspire me

Recently moving from Golspie to Invergordon, Catherine Ferguson was "overwhelmed" to be named Highland Heroes' secondary teacher of the year.

Jane Mackintosh was named primary teacher of the year at this year's Highland Heroes awards.

An Inverness school has been named as school of the year at this year's Highland Heroes Awards.

A doctor who has helped care for children at Raigmore Hospital for 20 years has been named this year's Highland Heroes' healthcare hero.

Highland Action for Little Ones (HALO) has been named as charitable organisation of the year at the Highland Heroes Awards.

A mother grieving an unimaginable loss has won a Highland Heroes award after she became determined to keep her son's legacy alive.

'None of us do it for the sake of getting awards or anything. We do it because there's a need out there that needs to be filled.'

An inspirational teenage black belt in karate, who is battling cancer, won the a Highland Heroes brave child award.

David MacRae was recognised for doing something quietly within his community, without any thought of praise for himself.

The three-day Duncansby lighthouse centenary festival is under way, and its centrepiece is a dazzling visual display with a soundscape accompaniment.

The very best of the region’s unsung heroes have been recognised at a celebration in Inverness.

People across the Highlands are being encouraged to sign up for a national challenge to address the country’s litter emergency.

An emotional evening of tears, laughter, entertainment, fabulous food and drink, and great camaraderie saw more than a dozen other awards handed out.

The 22nd annual Caithness International Science Festival is set to bring entertainment and education for the whole family at venues across the region.

Sewing mentors, Craft from the Croft Caithness, is following its successful Thurso and Halkirk sewing workshops with another two dates for the diary.

The shallow waters of the Kyle offer a perfect place to enjoy the delights of the north coast, well protected from the forecast swell

The Assembly Rooms in Wick is the venue this weekend for the Scottish Spring Rally of the Handbell Ringers of Great Britain.

A stalwart of community gardening in Thurso has once again showed his green-fingered skills with the appearance of thousands of crocuses in the town.

The new director of the Caithness Samaritans explains how the organisation started and reiterates her call for volunteers.

Having climbed Africa's highest mountain aged just 16, a Highland teenager has now become one of the youngest mountain rescuers in the country.