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LONGER READ: Thriving Highland town and city centres key to Covid, climate and cost of living recovery

LONGER READ: Thriving Highland town and city centres key to Covid, climate and cost of living recovery

Revitalised town and city centres can help the Highlands tackle the challenges of Covid-19 recovery, the climate emergency and cost of living crisis.

Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

THE winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme is under way, and NHS Highland bosses have urged people to get their jags when invited for them.

DR TIM ALLISON: Hand washing is still important for fighting disease

DR TIM ALLISON: Hand washing is still important for fighting disease

DR TIM ALLISON: Hand washing is still important for fighting disease

Some things that improve our health are much easier to do yet all too often neglected. Hand washing is one of these.

Nailbiting wait is over for Highland students as SQA results land

Nailbiting wait is over for Highland students as SQA results land

Nailbiting wait is over for Highland students as SQA results land

More than 4,500 young people across the Highlands received their SQA exams results today – with improved attainment in several key areas.

DR TIM ALLISON: Covid can strike twice – and nobody should be complacent

DR TIM ALLISON: Covid can strike twice – and nobody should be complacent

DR TIM ALLISON: Covid can strike twice – and nobody should be complacent

Covid is still with us, circulating in the community. We all would like it to disappear, but sadly that is wishful thinking.

Covid-19 booster plan in Scotland is welcomed by charity for older people

Covid-19 booster plan in Scotland is welcomed by charity for older people

Covid-19 booster plan in Scotland is welcomed by charity for older people

The Age Scotland policy chief says the plan makes sense and should help people get access to medical care that some have been denied for a long time.

VIRUS UPDATE: Scottish Government outlines booster plan in Covid-19 battle

VIRUS UPDATE: Scottish Government outlines booster plan in Covid-19 battle

VIRUS UPDATE: Scottish Government outlines booster plan in Covid-19 battle

A further booster vaccination will be offered to those at highest risk of the Covid-19 disease from September, in line with other nations in the UK.

It is never too late to get vaccinated

It is never too late to get vaccinated

It is never too late to get vaccinated

NHS Highland is encouraging the immunosuppressed and the severely immunosuppressed to come forward for their Covid-19 vaccination.

Survey finds more people are embracing the outdoors post-lockdown

Survey finds more people are embracing the outdoors post-lockdown

Survey finds more people are embracing the outdoors post-lockdown

More people are embracing the benefits of walking and spending time outdoors as a result of their experiences during Covid, research has confirmed.

Inverness primary school embraces mental well-being – and raises cash for a good cause

Inverness primary school embraces mental well-being – and raises cash for a good cause

Inverness primary school embraces mental well-being – and raises cash for a good cause

Pupils at an Inverness primary school have been learning all about mental well-being – and raising cash for a good cause.

Hopes for 'common sense' vaccination programme

Hopes for 'common sense' vaccination programme

Hopes for 'common sense' vaccination programme

A Nairn community council leader is pressing for Covid vaccinations to be delivered at the local hospital.

Hopes for 'common sense' vaccination programme

Hopes for 'common sense' vaccination programme

Hopes for 'common sense' vaccination programme

A Nairn community council leader is pressing for Covid vaccinations to be delivered at the local hospital.

Covid survivor Sarah pleads for more compassion for the vulnerable

Covid survivor Sarah pleads for more compassion for the vulnerable

Covid survivor Sarah pleads for more compassion for the vulnerable

One of the sickest Highlanders to survive Covid-19 has made a plea for more compassion to be shown towards the vulnerable with restrictions eased.

Covid survivor Sarah pleads for more compassion for the vulnerable

Covid survivor Sarah pleads for more compassion for the vulnerable

Covid survivor Sarah pleads for more compassion for the vulnerable

One of the sickest Highlanders to survive Covid-19 has made a plea for more compassion to be shown towards the vulnerable with restrictions eased.

Pressure grows on NHS Highland for Nairn jab rethink

Pressure grows on NHS Highland for Nairn jab rethink

Pressure grows on NHS Highland for Nairn jab rethink

Pressure is mounting on NHS Highland to reverse a decision to use the Nairn Community & Arts Centre for any future Covid immunisation.

Spring Booster clinics for the Drumnadrochit area

Spring Booster clinics for the Drumnadrochit area

Spring Booster clinics for the Drumnadrochit area

Patients living in the Drumnadrochit area are being given the option to have their spring booster administered more locally.

Spring Covid-19 booster campaign in the Highlands

Spring Covid-19 booster campaign in the Highlands

Spring Covid-19 booster campaign in the Highlands

The spring booster campaign is continuing across the NHS Highland area with more clinics added for the month of May.

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