Inverness Courier's happier highlights of 2023: May
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Some media may focus on doom and gloom but we like to share positive stories about people in our communities.
Here's a selection from May:
Staff at a Highland bakery have been working around the clock to supply special cupcakes marking the coronation of King Charles.
Drumnadrochit-based Cobbs bakery is producing 50,000 coronation cupcakes destined for a range of places including coffee shops, hospitals, nursing homes and a stately house.
Some Inverness youngsters did their bit as part of the Coronation celebration’s Big Help Out earlier this week.
Thirty girls – aged between five and 10 – from 1st Cradlehall Rainbows and 1st Cradlehall Brownies filled five bags with rubbish during a 45-minute community litter pick.
The grand finale of arguably the Highlands’ most eagerly anticipated dance contest of the year was a riot of colour, music and high octane moves.
The eight finalists for Strictly Inverness 2023 gave it their all at Inverness Ice Centre on Saturday, with the intense performances by Natalie Marshall (40) and her dance partner Stevie Strang (54) ultimately securing them the champions slot.
The children of Dalneigh Primary School in Inverness received a visit from the Highland Training Group who gave them basic CPR and first aid training.
The company, which is based in Inverness city centre, usually delivers health and safety training to a multitude of Highland business clients, the majority of them being adults, so training children at Dalneigh Primary was somewhat a change of environment.
One of Scotland's most popular chefs was the special guest at an Inverness pub serving special pizzas for a local cancer charity.
Celebrity chef Tony Singh gave his twist on Black Isle Bar's wood-fired pizzas today, with all the proceeds raised going to support Maggie's Highland.
Ben Nevis 24-hour record broken by Inverness hill runner
An Inverness pupil support assistant has reached new heights after setting a new time for the Ben Nevis 24-hour record.
The incredible feat was completed by Javi Cabrera Valdes, a member of the Highland Hill Runners club in Inverness, who ran up and down the Ben a total of seven times in just 21 hours 9 minutes.
