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Hospice nurse set for fundraising Great Wall of China trek

21 January 2025
Hospice nurse set for fundraising Great Wall of China trek

Hospice nurse set for fundraising Great Wall of China trek

21 January 2025

Gillian McRobie has eagerly enrolled as a member of what looks set to be a 30-strong team who will walk part of the Great Wall of China next year.


Highland MSP welcomes move to return vaccination services to local GPs

21 January 2025
Highland MSP welcomes move to return vaccination services to local GPs

Highland MSP welcomes move to return vaccination services to local GPs

21 January 2025

MSP Fergus Ewing has been campaigning on the issue, saying a move to centralise responsibility at health board level doesn’t work in the Highlands.


‘Greedy tax’ or ‘good idea’? - Highland tourist tax proposals divide opinion

21 January 2025
‘Greedy tax’ or ‘good idea’? - Highland tourist tax proposals divide opinion

‘Greedy tax’ or ‘good idea’? - Highland tourist tax proposals divide opinion

21 January 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Where do you stand on proposals for a visitor levy for the Highlands?


Nairn road closures due to BT Openreach works

20 January 2025
Nairn road closures due to BT Openreach works

Nairn road closures due to BT Openreach works

20 January 2025

Minor roads are set to close temporarily for works by BT/ Openreach to take place.


Vaccination: ‘No hassle’ or ‘still not heard a thing’?

19 January 2025
Vaccination: ‘No hassle’ or ‘still not heard a thing’?

Vaccination: ‘No hassle’ or ‘still not heard a thing’?

19 January 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Should vaccination services return to GPs? Plus North Sea oil and gas and city’s gritting hero


Donor driver ‘can’t think of anything I don’t like about the job’

18 January 2025
Donor driver ‘can’t think of anything I don’t like about the job’

Donor driver ‘can’t think of anything I don’t like about the job’

18 January 2025

Most of the people you’ll see in a blood donation session are actually donor carers rather than nurses. But what does that mean? And what do they do?


‘Honoured and privileged’ to take part in Catwalk for a Cause

17 January 2025
‘Honoured and privileged’ to take part in Catwalk for a Cause

‘Honoured and privileged’ to take part in Catwalk for a Cause

17 January 2025

Spearheaded by owner of Inverness salon The Head Gardener, Alison McRitchie, Catwalk for a Cause is a night of tears but also hope.


20mph limits a ‘good plan’ or a ‘waste of time’?

14 January 2025
20mph limits a ‘good plan’ or a ‘waste of time’?

20mph limits a ‘good plan’ or a ‘waste of time’?

14 January 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Readers continue to talk about speed limit controversy plus North Sea oil and gas - should we keep drilling?


Keeping it in the family - twins join dad as blood donors

13 January 2025
Keeping it in the family - twins join dad as blood donors

Keeping it in the family - twins join dad as blood donors

13 January 2025

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


‘The Music Shop…lifted our spirits’: high praise for a city business

12 January 2025
‘The Music Shop…lifted our spirits’: high praise for a city business

‘The Music Shop…lifted our spirits’: high praise for a city business

12 January 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Praise for a city business plus comment on the city’s recycling centre and riverside railings.


Honours nod for head of Inverness Castle Experience attraction

11 January 2025
Honours nod for head of Inverness Castle Experience attraction

Honours nod for head of Inverness Castle Experience attraction

11 January 2025

The man heading up the new Inverness Castle Experience has been honoured after almost quarter of a century serving the Royal Family.


PICTURES: Snow continues to have an impact across the Highlands

09 January 2025
PICTURES: Snow continues to have an impact across the Highlands

PICTURES: Snow continues to have an impact across the Highlands

09 January 2025

Wintry conditions are continuing to have an impact across the north today.


PICTURES: Children enjoy fun in the snow after dozens of schools close for the day

08 January 2025
PICTURES: Children enjoy fun in the snow after dozens of schools close for the day

PICTURES: Children enjoy fun in the snow after dozens of schools close for the day

08 January 2025

Many children have been enjoying fun in the snow today as Arctic conditions look set to continue until the end of tomorrow at least.


Former hospital building to go to auction for a second time

08 January 2025
Former hospital building to go to auction for a second time

Former hospital building to go to auction for a second time

08 January 2025

A former Inverness hospital destroyed in a blaze in 2014 is set to go up for auction again, after failing to sell previously.


Blood donations top 1200 as campaign continues

07 January 2025
Blood donations top 1200 as campaign continues

Blood donations top 1200 as campaign continues

07 January 2025

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


‘Money better spent on road improvements’ - moves to make Highland 20mph limits permanent

07 January 2025
‘Money better spent on road improvements’ - moves to make Highland 20mph limits permanent

‘Money better spent on road improvements’ - moves to make Highland 20mph limits permanent

07 January 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Readers continue to debate moves to make 20mph limits permanent


PICTURES: Snowfall provides picture perfect scenes across the Inverness area

06 January 2025
PICTURES: Snowfall provides picture perfect scenes across the Inverness area

PICTURES: Snowfall provides picture perfect scenes across the Inverness area

06 January 2025

Readers share their photographs of snow across the city and beyond.


‘You deserve it’: Delight as community stalwart receives honour

05 January 2025
‘You deserve it’: Delight as community stalwart receives honour

‘You deserve it’: Delight as community stalwart receives honour

05 January 2025

Congratulations for community stalwart honoured as well as ongoing anger at SSEN energy plans in the Highlands.


‘Giving what you can’: Inverness blood donor has made a lifetime of helping others

04 January 2025
‘Giving what you can’: Inverness blood donor has made a lifetime of helping others

‘Giving what you can’: Inverness blood donor has made a lifetime of helping others

04 January 2025

As a blood donor Neil Jack has helped up to 150 people thanks to 50 donations each able to be split into three parts to be used where most needed.


Inspiring Catwalk for a Cause fashion show is back to help Highland Hospice

03 January 2025
Inspiring Catwalk for a Cause fashion show is back to help Highland Hospice

Inspiring Catwalk for a Cause fashion show is back to help Highland Hospice

03 January 2025

The Catwalk for a Cause fashion show raises funds for Highland Hospice and gives a platform for those experiencing the cancer journey.


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