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COLIN CAMPBELL: Raigmore Hospital is like a top-class hotel where you're attended to round the clock

NHS bill climbs higher after a sudden spell in Raigmore for our columnist.

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Delayed discharge in the Highlands is almost three times worse than nationally

He says ‘the SNP government has spent every one of its 17 years in power trying and failing to address the issue of delayed discharge’.

YOUR VIEWS: Raigmore Hospital staff and mental health tea and talk

NHS staff are great but systems could be improved according to one reader.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: MTB course takes a step up in riding skills

John Davidson enjoys a weekend of mountain bike leadership learning in Pitlochry as he hones his riding for the future

WILL CLARK: Hope the final whistle is not blown on Caley Thistle

Club is battling against administration.

DAVID STEWART: Highland housing crisis is ‘staggering and depressing’

Funding for affordable housing and turbo-charging planning decisions could make a difference, says our columnist.

YOUR VIEWS: Inverness Caledonian Thistle - could the public help? Plus Highland energy concerns, Dobbies closure and a city tree mourned

Readers respond to a range of issues this week. Will you agree with their views?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Is ‘growing up’ turning to or away from God?

It is not illogical to believe. But more is involved than simply logic, says our columnist.

NHS HIGHLAND: We can only fix things that go wrong if we know about them

We welcome feedback and want to have the chance to put things right as quickly as possible, says our columnist.

ANGUS MACDONALD: Here’s a plan to solve Highland care crisis - ignore at your peril

Highland Council and NHS Highland must never let an existing care home close, says our MP.

COLIN CAMPBELL: New signals from NHS that numbers aren't adding up

The financial numbers game is becoming much more of a feature of healthcare and treatment, except it's no game, says our columnist.

EMMA RODDICK: ‘It is hard to imagine how much worse things can get’

She says ‘one of Labour’s very first decisions’ was to scrap winter fuel payments leaving over 800,000 pensioners with less money to heat their homes.

YOUR VIEWS: The vital role of local media

John McLellan of media industry body Newsbrands Scotland on the importance of fact-based journalism in a digital age.

PICTURES: Your must-see Courier Country images from September

Beautiful pictures taken by our readers.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Loch Ness Marathon is in the diary for 2025 after inspiring event

John Davidson steps up for 26.2-miler after watching wife and others complete challenge close to home

COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘Pretty prison’ saga that’s turned into an ongoing farce for Inverness

If Porterfield was an old pigsty, the new jail would be an almost unrecognisable escape into the future, says our columnist.

NICKY MARR: New Scottish hate crime law is well-intentioned but flawed

We understand the real and lasting impact that harsh and cruel words can have but it hasn’t done much to make us any kinder, says our columnist.

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COLIN CAMPBELL: Raigmore Hospital is like a top-class hotel where you're attended to round the clock

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Delayed discharge in the Highlands is almost three times worse than nationally

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Delayed discharge in the Highlands is almost three times worse than nationally

YOUR VIEWS: Raigmore Hospital staff and mental health tea and talk

YOUR VIEWS: Raigmore Hospital staff and mental health tea and talk

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: MTB course takes a step up in riding skills

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: MTB course takes a step up in riding skills

WILL CLARK: Hope the final whistle is not blown on Caley Thistle

WILL CLARK: Hope the final whistle is not blown on Caley Thistle

DAVID STEWART: Highland housing crisis is ‘staggering and depressing’

DAVID STEWART: Highland housing crisis is ‘staggering and depressing’

YOUR VIEWS: Inverness Caledonian Thistle - could the public help? Plus Highland energy concerns, Dobbies closure and a city tree mourned

YOUR VIEWS: Inverness Caledonian Thistle - could the public help? Plus Highland energy concerns, Dobbies closure and a city tree mourned

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Is ‘growing up’ turning to or away from God?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Is ‘growing up’ turning to or away from God?

NHS HIGHLAND: We can only fix things that go wrong if we know about them

NHS HIGHLAND: We can only fix things that go wrong if we know about them

ANGUS MACDONALD: Here’s a plan to solve Highland care crisis - ignore at your peril

ANGUS MACDONALD: Here’s a plan to solve Highland care crisis - ignore at your peril

COLIN CAMPBELL: New signals from NHS that numbers aren't adding up

COLIN CAMPBELL: New signals from NHS that numbers aren't adding up

EMMA RODDICK: ‘It is hard to imagine how much worse things can get’

EMMA RODDICK: ‘It is hard to imagine how much worse things can get’

YOUR VIEWS: The vital role of local media

YOUR VIEWS: The vital role of local media

PICTURES: Your must-see Courier Country images from September

PICTURES: Your must-see Courier Country images from September

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Loch Ness Marathon is in the diary for 2025 after inspiring event

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Loch Ness Marathon is in the diary for 2025 after inspiring event

COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘Pretty prison’ saga that’s turned into an ongoing farce for Inverness

COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘Pretty prison’ saga that’s turned into an ongoing farce for Inverness

NICKY MARR: New Scottish hate crime law is well-intentioned but flawed

NICKY MARR: New Scottish hate crime law is well-intentioned but flawed

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