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Falling for the charms of mountain bike trails at Abriachan Forest

Falling for the charms of mountain bike trails at Abriachan Forest

Falling for the charms of mountain bike trails at Abriachan Forest

24 February 2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Black and blue after taking on the blue route on the Kelpies Trails, John Davidson looks back at a great family fun day on the bikes


‘Fiasco’: anger and frustration over £850k Inverness bus gate breakdowns; plus Highland healthcare and SNP ‘taking voters for granted’

‘Fiasco’: anger and frustration over £850k Inverness bus gate breakdowns; plus Highland healthcare and SNP ‘taking voters for granted’

‘Fiasco’: anger and frustration over £850k Inverness bus gate breakdowns; plus Highland healthcare and SNP ‘taking voters for granted’

23 February 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Readers on Raigmore bus gate issues plus a ‘new-old’ approach to healthcare and Fergus Ewing’s ‘deselection’


‘We have seen and heard enough to believe that nothing around us is ‘ordinary’’

‘We have seen and heard enough to believe that nothing around us is ‘ordinary’’

‘We have seen and heard enough to believe that nothing around us is ‘ordinary’’

23 February 2025

Everything is an expression of the God who holds all things together, says our Christian Viewpoint columnist John Dempster.


Is council set to impose inflation-busting tax rise on Highland households?

Is council set to impose inflation-busting tax rise on Highland households?

Is council set to impose inflation-busting tax rise on Highland households?

22 February 2025

There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth across the Highlands next month, when the Highland Council sets the council tax increase from April.


Charlie Christie - Celtic showed they can take on the best in Europe

Charlie Christie - Celtic showed they can take on the best in Europe

Charlie Christie - Celtic showed they can take on the best in Europe

21 February 2025

Scottish champions impress in Germany.


Highland prisoners better fed than hospital patients?

Highland prisoners better fed than hospital patients?

Highland prisoners better fed than hospital patients?

20 February 2025

When I wrote about the "five star hotel" experience I'd had in Raigmore I was referring to the care and treatment I'd received - not the food.


‘A council with common sense’: speed limit consultation; plus thanks to Raigmore Hospital staff

‘A council with common sense’: speed limit consultation; plus thanks to Raigmore Hospital staff

‘A council with common sense’: speed limit consultation; plus thanks to Raigmore Hospital staff

18 February 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Speed limit consultation and hospital care.


New community-run café is perfect starting point for Loch Morlich walk

New community-run café is perfect starting point for Loch Morlich walk

New community-run café is perfect starting point for Loch Morlich walk

17 February 2025

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson picks up a coffee before heading out onto the trails to enjoy the classic circuit of Loch Morlich in Glenmore


Would cross-party working get more done?

Would cross-party working get more done?

Would cross-party working get more done?

17 February 2025

Perhaps it’s time in Scotland for the main parties to come together to work together on the very difficult problems now facing us.


Highland Business Women to celebrate 30th anniversary year

Highland Business Women to celebrate 30th anniversary year

Highland Business Women to celebrate 30th anniversary year

16 February 2025

There will be some of you who remember when the organisation first launched and have been members for most if not all that time.


Highland healthcare plan was a world first

Highland healthcare plan was a world first

Highland healthcare plan was a world first

16 February 2025

The Highlands have led the way on a number of things over the years - particularly ground-breaking was the Highlands and Islands Medical Service.


‘Absolutely horrific’: Inverness parents of child with autism denied details of school ‘incident’; plus councillor on right to die fears

‘Absolutely horrific’: Inverness parents of child with autism denied details of school ‘incident’; plus councillor on right to die fears

‘Absolutely horrific’: Inverness parents of child with autism denied details of school ‘incident’; plus councillor on right to die fears

16 February 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Reaction to parents’ denied information about school ‘incident’ plus councillor speaks out on right to die fears


‘God’s love for us is a love of inexpressible intensity’

‘God’s love for us is a love of inexpressible intensity’

‘God’s love for us is a love of inexpressible intensity’

16 February 2025

Valentine’s faith - his name means ‘strong’ or ‘powerful’ - did not fail, says our Christian Viewpoint columnist John Dempster.


Highland health is not a level playing field

Highland health is not a level playing field

Highland health is not a level playing field

15 February 2025

When we look at illness across the population, we find that there are patterns where some people tend to have poorer health than others.


Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards raises £6000 for CHAS children’s charity

Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards raises £6000 for CHAS children’s charity

Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards raises £6000 for CHAS children’s charity

14 February 2025

The tourism industry in the Highlands and Islands has come together to raise thousands of pounds to help bereaved families during the last year.


MP who beat the odds revels in last great job of his life

MP who beat the odds revels in last great job of his life

MP who beat the odds revels in last great job of his life

13 February 2025

Our columnist Colin Campbell meets our MP Angus MacDonald.


What is the biggest Scottish Cup shock of all time?

What is the biggest Scottish Cup shock of all time?

What is the biggest Scottish Cup shock of all time?

11 February 2025

Is Queen’s Park beating Rangers bigger than Caley Thistle beating Celtic in 2000?


The state of Highland trains and business calls for A96 improvement

The state of Highland trains and business calls for A96 improvement

The state of Highland trains and business calls for A96 improvement

11 February 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Calls to improve train services and the cost of delays on A96 dualling


ACTIVE OUTDOORS VIEWPOINT: 20 years of access rights is something to celebrate

ACTIVE OUTDOORS VIEWPOINT: 20 years of access rights is something to celebrate

ACTIVE OUTDOORS VIEWPOINT: 20 years of access rights is something to celebrate

10 February 2025

John Davidson looks at the anniversary of Scotland’s ‘right to roam’ being enshrined in law, and says access to the outdoors is vital to our wellbeing


‘As well to bulldoze Nairn’: a year for A96 dualling plan plus tourist tax and Eden Court funding reaction

‘As well to bulldoze Nairn’: a year for A96 dualling plan plus tourist tax and Eden Court funding reaction

‘As well to bulldoze Nairn’: a year for A96 dualling plan plus tourist tax and Eden Court funding reaction

09 February 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Readers on the year’s wait for an A96 dualling timetable, tourist tax thoughts and Highland arts funding


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