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Dads can get the baby blues too

Dads can get the baby blues too

A GROUP which wants to provide more postnatal support for depressed dads has become the second winner of our monthly cash giveaway.


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Boxes at the ready – it’s nesting time

Boxes at the ready – it’s nesting time

IF any readers of this column did not know we are in the middle of the "National Nestbox Week" then I would be surprised. The week started, no surprise…


It’s time to be a goats writer

It’s time to be a goats writer

MY recent enquiries through this Country Diary about the status of wild goats in the Highlands and Islands drew, as usual, an excellent result from readers.


Can we afford Gaelic recruits?

Can we afford Gaelic recruits?

PARENTS have been taking to the streets this week with their kids to protest at Highland Council spending cuts that appear set to axe 350 part-time primary…


Super springer treble for Angus

Super springer treble for Angus

CATCHING a spring salmon is a big deal for any fisherman, and one which provides a treasured memory that can be relived time and time again.


Protect education at all costs

Protect education at all costs

AS a headteacher who is allowed to bring to the attention of the public the catostrophic effects of cuts proposed – because I have retired – I wish to…


Sugar and spice and all things... Bethan!

Sugar and spice and all things... Bethan!

A BLONDE-haired and smiley tot who was born seven weeks premature is the winner of our popular Cute Kids competition. Bethan McGarry, from the Lochaber…


Highland return

Highland return

HIGHLAND return to Cambuslang again this weekend after last weekend's call-off in rugby's National Shield.


Triple break blow for Sanchez

Triple break blow for Sanchez

DANI Sanchez looks set to be out for almost two months after breaking three bones in his hand at the weekend.


Glenurquhart target cup success

Glenurquhart target cup success

GLENURQUHART have home advantage for the annual MacDonald Cup challenge against local rivals Strathglass this Saturday.


Boost for in-form Nairn

Boost for in-form Nairn

HIGH-flying Nairn County signed up three of their top players on new contracts this week.


Transfer talks didn't faze me!

Transfer talks didn't faze me!

CALEY Thistle hitman Adam Rooney says he took the uncertainty over his future in his stride – now he's gunning for more goals.


Johan (78) in two-year battle for fall pay-out

Johan (78) in two-year battle for fall pay-out

A PENSIONER who was badly injured when she tripped on a raised paving stone more than two years ago claims she is being given the run around about whether…


HN helps family get cold flat action

HN helps family get cold flat action

HN Action has triumphed again – this time for an Inverness couple and their newborn baby who have been living in a frozen council flat.


Train fright night for city salon girls

Train fright night for city salon girls

TWO trainee stylists at a city salon had a hair-raising experience trapped in a train carriage for nearly an hour late at night at Inverness Railway Station. Kerri…


Johnny Depp’s Highland fang fest?

Johnny Depp’s Highland fang fest?

A HOLLYWOOD blockbuster starring Johnny Depp could be filmed in the Highlands. The Pirates of the Caribbean movie star is due begin filming a vampire…


Mum’s fury over bus rejection

Mum’s fury over bus rejection

A CITY bus firm is moving quickly to allay parents’ worries after it has been claimed a number of children were thrown off a school bus because it was…


Roads ‘in worst state since 1976’

Roads ‘in worst state since 1976’

A FORMER council roads worker claims good money is being thrown after bad on repairs to potholes around the city. Edward Dyce says the road outside his…


Apply for new Gaelic jobs... in English!

Apply for new Gaelic jobs... in English!

?A CONSULTANT who can’t speak Gaelic has been hired by Bord na Gaidhlig to recruit new staff for the organisation. The government quango has employed…


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