Community

MORE than £500 was raised to help veterans when 60 Inverness youngsters flocked to see Santa and the Grinch.

COLLECTIONS of green bin and recycling containers are set to continue more or less as normal across the Highlands over the festive period.

A Highland development has won an award at a ceremony in Glasgow.

AN Inverness male voice choir is appealing for a new principal conductor and his deputy to step forward to help them hit the right note.

EFFORTS to provide emergency life support to all Highland pupils were highlighted at a council meeting yesterday.

Stagecoach is proposing a number of changes to Highland timetables that will come into effect from February next year.

AN Inverness school has been recognised for its dedication to pedal power.

A NAIRN family who lost their eight-year-old to cancer are celebrating a huge breakthrough in moves to create a new Splash Pad playpark in his memory.

Three neighbours in Inverness are celebrating after they each scooped a £1000 cash prize thanks to their lucky postcode.

ADULTS with learning disabilities have visited Milton of Leys Primary in a bid to raise awareness about bullying.

A DEAF woman has raised more than £550 for charity after completing the Loch Ness Marathon.

A PLAQUE has been erected at Inverness’s Ness Castle Lodges fishing grounds in memory of world-famous angler Bob Church, who has died aged 83.

Poppyscotland’s Welfare Centre in Inverness will host a Sensory Impairment Open Day this week.

A couple who collected donations at their Golden Wedding celebrations have presented two defibrillators for community use in Cradlehall.

A VOLUNTEER who helps at Highland Hospice has been given a top award.

Supporters of Inshes Park in Inverness want new people to join them to help further develop it for the community.

Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) figures show parcel delivery charges totalled £28 million for the Highlands and Islands last year.

Gym members in Inverness took part in a "liftathon" in aid of Mikeysline and a fundraiser for a former boxer's baby daughter.

FOODIES enjoyed a day of tasty samples from some of the best producers in the Highlands last weekend.

REVELLERS are being urged to make their personal safety a priority for a good night out over the festive period.