With mushrooms abundant in places like Dunnet Forest in Caithness, local dog owners are warned about the potential dangers for their pets.
Even parenthood can be joyous for many, up to one in five women may struggle with mental health while pregnant, or within a year of giving birth.
A Thurso dad with a three-year-old son condemns Highland Council as ‘uncaring’ after failing to secure his home from damp mould.
As well as dealing with the immediate effects of drugs and alcohol we should support the efforts to tackle the underlying causes, says our columnist.
Healthcare campaigners have warned it is “clearly not sustainable” to expect hundreds of mothers from the far north to travel to and from Raigmore.
He says ‘the SNP government has spent every one of its 17 years in power trying and failing to address the issue of delayed discharge’.
The proportion of those stranded in hospital in the Highlands even outstripped Glasgow with double the population.
A local support group hosts an art show at the North Coast Visitor Centre from Thursday as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
A six-year-old Thurso boy’s parents thanked their local Tesco and the Wick hospital for helping their son who suffers from a chronic health condition.
We welcome feedback and want to have the chance to put things right as quickly as possible, says our columnist.