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Film of the Week: Nurse’s tale is anything but saintly

30 January 2021
Film of the Week: Nurse’s tale is anything but saintly

Film of the Week: Nurse’s tale is anything but saintly

30 January 2021

A shy, emotionally repressed nurse turns to religion and rechristens herself Maud following a traumatic incident in this creeping horror.


Down memory lane: City street was named after ‘most useful magistrate ever’

29 January 2021
Down memory lane: City street was named after ‘most useful magistrate ever’

Down memory lane: City street was named after ‘most useful magistrate ever’

29 January 2021

Next month will be the 220th anniversary of the bizarre death of the man who hosted the Bard to dinner in Inverness


Business Comment: Vaccination among few bright spots in gloomy start to the year

28 January 2021
Business Comment: Vaccination among few bright spots in gloomy start to the year

Business Comment: Vaccination among few bright spots in gloomy start to the year

28 January 2021

Jane Cumming, regional chairwoman of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, on the start of the year for businesses.


UK GOVERNMENT VIEWPOINT: Why your business must act now to continue trading with Europe

28 January 2021
UK GOVERNMENT VIEWPOINT: Why your business must act now to continue trading with Europe

UK GOVERNMENT VIEWPOINT: Why your business must act now to continue trading with Europe

28 January 2021

The way we do business with the EU has changed. If your business has not introduced changes, it is not too late. But you must act now!


Ask the Doc: ‘I’m using drugs in coronavirus lockdown’

24 January 2021
Ask the Doc: ‘I’m using drugs in coronavirus lockdown’

Ask the Doc: ‘I’m using drugs in coronavirus lockdown’

24 January 2021

Dr Laura Ryan advises someone who has fallen into drug use.


Fantasy saga can be read through Christian eyes

24 January 2021
Fantasy saga can be read through Christian eyes

Fantasy saga can be read through Christian eyes

24 January 2021

I was reading Eagle’s Path, the newly-published second volume of local author Lindsey Stirling’s gripping young adult fantasy saga.


Down Memory Lane: Dam-builder extraordinaire helped defend Suez Canal

24 January 2021
Down Memory Lane: Dam-builder extraordinaire helped defend Suez Canal

Down Memory Lane: Dam-builder extraordinaire helped defend Suez Canal

24 January 2021

Bill McAllister looks back at the story of a 'civil engineering icon' from Inverness.


Health Matters: None of us would want anyone to suffer in silence

23 January 2021
Health Matters: None of us would want anyone to suffer in silence

Health Matters: None of us would want anyone to suffer in silence

23 January 2021

Louise Bussell, NHS Highland’s interim chief officer for health and social care, on how to look after your mental health during lockdown.


Our Man in Holyrood: Losses linked to Brexit have been enormous

23 January 2021
Our Man in Holyrood: Losses linked to Brexit have been enormous

Our Man in Holyrood: Losses linked to Brexit have been enormous

23 January 2021

MSP Fergus Ewing demands the UK government set out how Scotland’s exporters will be compensated for their losses


Vet Speak: Cats are very good at hiding the signs of heart disease

21 January 2021
Vet Speak: Cats are very good at hiding the signs of heart disease

Vet Speak: Cats are very good at hiding the signs of heart disease

21 January 2021

Inverness vet Alison Laurie-Chalmers recommends close monitoring and regular check-ups for cats with a heart murmur.


Opinion: The SNP's refusal of the UK military's quick reaction vaccine teams is labelled 'astounding'

19 January 2021
Opinion: The SNP's refusal of the UK military's quick reaction vaccine teams is labelled 'astounding'

Opinion: The SNP's refusal of the UK military's quick reaction vaccine teams is labelled 'astounding'

19 January 2021

MSP Edward Mountain says the army could take the 'pressure off of our NHS'


From the Archives: Flood put town in state of emergency

19 January 2021
From the Archives: Flood put town in state of emergency

From the Archives: Flood put town in state of emergency

19 January 2021

THE Highland Archive Centre explores the Inverness flood of 1849.


Down Memory Lane: Moving story recalled of ancient stone in Inverness

18 January 2021
Down Memory Lane: Moving story recalled of ancient stone in Inverness

Down Memory Lane: Moving story recalled of ancient stone in Inverness

18 January 2021

They stood as silent sentinels on one spot for 6000 years, but 46 winters ago the Standing Stones moved 500 metres west.


OPINION: Many unknowns as Highland area economy set for mixed fortunes

17 January 2021
OPINION: Many unknowns as Highland area economy set for mixed fortunes

OPINION: Many unknowns as Highland area economy set for mixed fortunes

17 January 2021

IT is very difficult to forecast what will happen to the economy in 2021, writes Highland economist Tony Mackay.


OPINION: Restrictions are difficult but also essential as cases of coronavirus rise in the Highlands

17 January 2021
OPINION: Restrictions are difficult but also essential as cases of coronavirus rise in the Highlands

OPINION: Restrictions are difficult but also essential as cases of coronavirus rise in the Highlands

17 January 2021

Dr Tim Allison, NHS Highland director of public health and policy, urges people help stop the spread of coronavirus:


Ask the Doc: ‘My GP thinks I have fibroids’

17 January 2021
Ask the Doc: ‘My GP thinks I have fibroids’

Ask the Doc: ‘My GP thinks I have fibroids’

17 January 2021

Dr Laura Ryan, NHS 24’s medical director, answers readers’ questions in our weekly column.


Plea for runners to stay safe in winter

16 January 2021
Plea for runners to stay safe in winter

Plea for runners to stay safe in winter

16 January 2021

Runners in the Highlands are being urged to take make sure they are doing all they can to be easily seen when exercising outdoors.


What sums up the Spirit of the Highlands for you?

16 January 2021
What sums up the Spirit of the Highlands for you?

What sums up the Spirit of the Highlands for you?

16 January 2021

If someone was visiting the Highlands for the first time, what one thing would you want to tell them about the area and its people?


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Choose life – live in the hope brought by Jesus by John Dempster

16 January 2021
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Choose life – live in the hope brought by Jesus by John Dempster

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Choose life – live in the hope brought by Jesus by John Dempster

16 January 2021

“Light brings hope,” said the Queen in her recent Christmas address. “For Christians,” she added, “Jesus is ‘the light of the world’.”


SPONSORED CONTENT: How Clare found the Will to Win!

15 January 2021
SPONSORED CONTENT: How Clare found the Will to Win!

SPONSORED CONTENT: How Clare found the Will to Win!

15 January 2021

"When my clients tell me they feel something is preventing them from achieving their full potential, I know exactly what they mean."


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