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EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Honesty needed by NHS Highland and Scottish Government over future of health service

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Honesty needed by NHS Highland and Scottish Government over future of health service

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Honesty needed by NHS Highland and Scottish Government over future of health service

Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain


BUSINESS FOCUS: Shop local to both protect and enhance local communities over the festive season

BUSINESS FOCUS: Shop local to both protect and enhance local communities over the festive season

BUSINESS FOCUS: Shop local to both protect and enhance local communities over the festive season

With Christmas coming I’m sticking to tradition and using this space to encourage everyone to shop locally. Boring? No! Keeping trade local is vital.


Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Wick magistrates too 'tender hearted', Extra holidays for council staff and Heritage focus at college.


DAN MACKAY: Grab life as you can – and increase ‘the mutual delight’

DAN MACKAY: Grab life as you can – and increase ‘the mutual delight’

DAN MACKAY: Grab life as you can – and increase ‘the mutual delight’

‘The first year had been the worst. Many had died. A great number had perished on the sea.'


Nicky Marr: Shop local this Christmas, it can make a difference

Nicky Marr: Shop local this Christmas, it can make a difference

Nicky Marr: Shop local this Christmas, it can make a difference

"Shop local this Christmas. Use it or lose it. I consider myself warned."


HOLYROOD NOTEBOOK: Policies aiming to tackle Highland depopulation

HOLYROOD NOTEBOOK: Policies aiming to tackle Highland depopulation

HOLYROOD NOTEBOOK: Policies aiming to tackle Highland depopulation

This month as part of its ‘Building a New Scotland’ series, the Scottish Government published its migration policy for an independent Scotland.


OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Beating the rush up Great Gable in the Lake District

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Beating the rush up Great Gable in the Lake District

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Beating the rush up Great Gable in the Lake District

Wainwright's English hills are more popular than the Munros, but there are still ways to discover peace in the mountains


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

He says 'no other employer I know would have accepted his excuses and borne his costs, especially as his current salary is close to £120,000.'


Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Bellman put forth his views in 1923, Electricity blackout threat in 1973 and Memorial desecration outrage in 1998


Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

What do you think of when you hear the word menopause?


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