12 February 2012
AS manager of the Eastgate Shopping Centre, Jackie Cuddy has organised and supported countless charity events. However, in 10 months she will undertake…
21 January 2012
Helen Aird discovers how an innovative course is helping women cope with setbacks MOTHER Tracey Enslie admits she is lacking in confidence when it comes…
15 January 2012
A MOTHER who dropped three dress sizes to prevent her daughter becoming the victim of bullying has set up a new Slimming World class in Inverness. Helen…
08 January 2012
SUPPORT group which helps women and children who have been victims of violence and domestic abuse in the Nairn area claims its clients are being discriminated…
25 December 2011
RUGBY on roller skates is how Laurna Hislop describes roller derby, a full contact sport on skates which is taking off in the city. "It’s so much fun…
11 December 2011
A YOUNG woman is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of her late cousin who died from lung cancer. Nicola Macdonald hopes to raise thousands…
04 December 2011
Amy Mackay uses the natural environment of the Highlands as her inspiration and jumped at the chance to move into Beauly when the opportunity arose. Now,…
20 November 2011
SITTING in a doctors’ surgery and being told as an 11-year-old that she has type one diabetes and would have to inject every day for the rest of her life,…
06 November 2011
AS an intelligent, smart and well spoken teenager with a healthy interest in fashion, makeup and music, Rebecca Nicholson is like any other 16-year-old. However,…
30 October 2011
ON an average day, Julie McNally might eat a tin of Weight Watchers soup, a Weight Watchers yoghurt and a handful of dry All-Bran. "I just don’t taste…
16 October 2011
AS the youth voice of television channel E4, introducing hit shows such as "Hollyoaks", "Glee" and "Made in Chelsea", Kelsey Bennett says she has to pinch…
09 October 2011
WATCHING her six-year-old daughter meet the eight-year-old HIV orphan she sponsors will be an emotional moment for Bea Clark. For the single mother…
02 October 2011
A CANCER nurse who designed a booklet for patients with head and neck cancer has been honoured at NHS Highland’s Recognising Excellence Awards. Staff…
25 September 2011
WHEN Joanie Ross talks about the inspiration behind her textiles and sculptures her eyes light up and it is obvious she has a deep passion for what she…
18 September 2011
Her mother’s death led Carol-Anne MacKenzie to an African orphanage. Now home, she tells Rosemary Lowne how the experience changed her THE sight of…
11 September 2011
Switching careers proved to be very rewarding for Margaret Davidson. Having completed an apprenticeship as a butcher baker she tells Helen Aird about…
04 September 2011
CATHERINE Bentley never considered herself to be fat. "I thought I was a bit podgy, but not fat," she said. "People used to say, ‘you carry it well’." But…
28 August 2011
A RESTAURANT manager who worked for celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal in one of the world’s best restaurants is planning to take forward his mantra in…
21 August 2011
AS one of Scotland’s few women Highland Games conveners, Sandra Ross is certainly a force to be reckoned with. The go-getting 61-year-old grandmother…
14 August 2011
THE fashion industry’s size zero debate has been rumbling on for years but when the image of gaunt-looking model, Codie Young, appeared on Topshop’s online…
