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Faced with the prospect of arranging a wedding, you could be forgiven for quaking at the thought of such a job, with all those aspects to find out about,…

If you are just starting out on the exciting journey which will eventually take you down the aisle, there are some important decisions to make — and possibly…

AMANDA Mackay spends her working week encouraging people to fund-raise for the Highland Hospice. Whether it is offering support and advice to someone…

Cara Cameron has lived with epilepsy since she was 15 years old. She speaks to Rosemary Lowne about living with the condition and the need for improvements…

After three years as Inverness Book Festival director Brid McKibben steps down following this year’s event. Rosemary Lowne speaks to the outgoing organiser…

INSPIRING is not a word often used to describe daytime television. But for one woman, it proved exactly that. Jools Lawson had just given birth to her…

INVERNESS has its fair share of stylish shoppers and, with summer almost in full swing, the city centre was bustling with eager fashionistas looking for…

A MOTHER who experienced the feeling of isolation after her first child was born has set up a networking site for Inverness mums. Maxine Williams hit…

AT 5ft 2in and weighing 13 stone, Kirsten Tulloch thought she resembled a barrel as a teenager. She was constantly battling her weight and, at the…

AN arts worker who honed her skills as a teenager in the circus has written her own one-woman show. Story-teller Jesse Paul also stars in "Handprints…

WITH her cracking sense of humour and kind demeanour, Laura Collins certainly brightens up the room. Although she appears to be just like any other…

With skyscrapping platforms, floral jumpsuits, flared trousers and maxi dresses, the ’70s are back with a bang this summer. Since top designers like…

AN entrepreneurial mother has set up her own business, thought to be the first in the Highlands, specialising in pamper parties for young girls.

WITNESSING an eight-year-old girl die on the streets of Kolkata in India and helplessly watching as the child’s mother picked her dead child up to beg…

Breast is best — at least for a growing health project which helps new mothers experiencing problems. Helen Paterson finds out why it is bucking a national…

A FAMILY-RUN business which designs and makes Harris Tweed fashion accessories and fabrics for the home has opened its first studio outside Inverness.

It came as a bolt out of the blue for the practice nurse, who spends much of her working week advising women on how to check themselves for lumps.

IT is only 45 minutes from Inverness, but Speyside is an area often overlooked by Highland folk as a destination as they head up and down the A9. The…

APART from whisky, the one thing that Speyside has in abundance is spactacular scenery and an increasing network of walks for outdoor enthusiasts. Offering…

NO visit to Speyside would be complete without a tour round a distillery – and these will be on offer in abundance over the festival long weekend. Two…