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Highland Council assistant chief exec says ‘alternative ways’ to fund autism information service were offered in bid to prevent closure

Highland Council assistant chief exec says ‘alternative ways’ to fund autism information service were offered in bid to prevent closure

Highland Council assistant chief exec says ‘alternative ways’ to fund autism information service were offered in bid to prevent closure

14 April 2025

Assistant chief-exec Kate Lackie says the local authority had continued to fund the service ‘without fail’ and would have continued to do so.


Highland HeArt Trail launches - will you spot all 23 sculptures?

Highland HeArt Trail launches - will you spot all 23 sculptures?

Highland HeArt Trail launches - will you spot all 23 sculptures?

14 April 2025

Beautiful artworks have popped up at sites dotted all across the Highlands - after the Highland Hospice launched its latest sculpture trail.


Transplant football team leave debut Euros with ‘heads held high’

Transplant football team leave debut Euros with ‘heads held high’

Transplant football team leave debut Euros with ‘heads held high’

14 April 2025

The team was founded by an Inverness-based fire service worker, and competed against Europe’s best last weekend.


Research finds possible added incentive for taking up vaccination offer

Research finds possible added incentive for taking up vaccination offer

Research finds possible added incentive for taking up vaccination offer

12 April 2025

Reports of research suggest that people who have been vaccinated with the shingles vaccine are less likely to develop dementia.


‘Why wouldn’t you give blood if you are able to?’

‘Why wouldn’t you give blood if you are able to?’

‘Why wouldn’t you give blood if you are able to?’

12 April 2025

Inverness Shinty Club’s own team mascot dropped in to the Inverness Donor Centre to show support for our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign.


Senior NHS Highland board post filled

Senior NHS Highland board post filled

Senior NHS Highland board post filled

11 April 2025

NHS Highland has named its new Director of Public Health.


Alma (12) inspires Black Isle Zumbathon for life-saving charity

Alma (12) inspires Black Isle Zumbathon for life-saving charity

Alma (12) inspires Black Isle Zumbathon for life-saving charity

11 April 2025

Alma was in her final year at Avoch Primary when she started to feel unwell. What happened next kickstarted a dramatic chain of events.


‘Families will bear the burden’ – children with autism to miss out after no agreement reached on Highland Council funding

‘Families will bear the burden’ – children with autism to miss out after no agreement reached on Highland Council funding

‘Families will bear the burden’ – children with autism to miss out after no agreement reached on Highland Council funding

11 April 2025

The National Autistic Society Scotland says its Highland Information Service will be forced to close due to lack of funding.


Extra £2.6m for National Treatment Centre Highland paves way for thousands more operations

Extra £2.6m for National Treatment Centre Highland paves way for thousands more operations

Extra £2.6m for National Treatment Centre Highland paves way for thousands more operations

10 April 2025

Thousands more operations will be carried out at the National Treatment Centre (NTC) Highland thanks to extra funding of £2.6 million.


Grand National watch party fun delights care home residents and staff

Grand National watch party fun delights care home residents and staff

Grand National watch party fun delights care home residents and staff

07 April 2025

The Grand National proved a grand old time for residents of a Highland care home after they held a special watch party celebration.


Big issue chewed over at Black Isle tea party as politicians drop in

Big issue chewed over at Black Isle tea party as politicians drop in

Big issue chewed over at Black Isle tea party as politicians drop in

07 April 2025

The visit came on the back of a sobering report outlining a care home sector ‘teetering on the brink of crisis’.


What happens to blood donations?

What happens to blood donations?

What happens to blood donations?

05 April 2025

Have you ever wondered about what actually happens to the blood you give?


Active Schools launch ‘Kit For All’ initiative to help more young people get active in Inverness

Active Schools launch ‘Kit For All’ initiative to help more young people get active in Inverness

Active Schools launch ‘Kit For All’ initiative to help more young people get active in Inverness

05 April 2025

The Inverness High School High cluster have established the new points in a bid to combat a lack of access to suitable clothing.


Inverness Leisure hits the right beat with free activities for World Parkinson’s Day

Inverness Leisure hits the right beat with free activities for World Parkinson’s Day

Inverness Leisure hits the right beat with free activities for World Parkinson’s Day

05 April 2025

Inverness Leisure is set to ‘beat the drum’ for World Parkinson’s Day with an afternoon of free activities.


‘The system is broken’: Highland care boss backs call for emergency summit

‘The system is broken’: Highland care boss backs call for emergency summit

‘The system is broken’: Highland care boss backs call for emergency summit

04 April 2025

A call for an emergency summit on social care in the Highlands has been backed by one of the region’s biggest independent care providers.


‘Interactive’ Nessie set to surface in Inverness as Whin Park re-opens after £235k refurbishment

‘Interactive’ Nessie set to surface in Inverness as Whin Park re-opens after £235k refurbishment

‘Interactive’ Nessie set to surface in Inverness as Whin Park re-opens after £235k refurbishment

03 April 2025

An interactive Nessie will be among the thrills in store for youngsters as an Inverness city park re-opens tomorrow.


Covid-19 vaccine plea issued to Highland residents

Covid-19 vaccine plea issued to Highland residents

Covid-19 vaccine plea issued to Highland residents

03 April 2025

Every Highland resident offered a Covid-19 vaccine this spring is being urged to come forward, get jagged and stay protected.


WATCH: Cannich park transformed with zipline after kids’ artwork inspires 4-year £22k fundraiser

WATCH: Cannich park transformed with zipline after kids’ artwork inspires 4-year £22k fundraiser

WATCH: Cannich park transformed with zipline after kids’ artwork inspires 4-year £22k fundraiser

03 April 2025

It brings a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘hanging out with friends’ at the park.


‘I was diagnosed with a rare cancer at 23 that took one of my vital organs’

‘I was diagnosed with a rare cancer at 23 that took one of my vital organs’

‘I was diagnosed with a rare cancer at 23 that took one of my vital organs’

03 April 2025

Highland News & Media editor Megan Carr has shared how a sudden thyroid cancer diagnosis changed her life forever.


Report by Inverness MP Angus MacDonald exposes depths of Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

Report by Inverness MP Angus MacDonald exposes depths of Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

Report by Inverness MP Angus MacDonald exposes depths of Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

02 April 2025

The analysis reveals an 18% drop in care homes over 10 years while the over-75 population rose by almost 72%.


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