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Highland Heroes 2024: Primary pupil shortlist revealed – VOTE NOW!

02 February 2024
Highland Heroes 2024: Primary pupil shortlist revealed – VOTE NOW!

Highland Heroes 2024: Primary pupil shortlist revealed – VOTE NOW!

02 February 2024

Was your primary pupil nominee shortlisted? Vote for your Heroes now!


SARAH RANKIN: 'If diets worked, we’d all go on one once' - an alternative view

27 January 2024
SARAH RANKIN: 'If diets worked, we’d all go on one once' - an alternative view

SARAH RANKIN: 'If diets worked, we’d all go on one once' - an alternative view

27 January 2024

'Enjoy the rest of winter for the season of warming dishes, hearty suppers and fluffy socks that it should be.'


NHS HIGHLAND: Home is best for recovering patients

27 January 2024
NHS HIGHLAND: Home is best for recovering patients

NHS HIGHLAND: Home is best for recovering patients

27 January 2024

Once someone is well enough to go home, staying longer in hospital can reduce their independence, says our columnist.


OBITUARY: John Macdonald, Rogart

14 January 2024
OBITUARY: John Macdonald, Rogart

OBITUARY: John Macdonald, Rogart

14 January 2024

John Macdonald was a man of many parts – family man, crofter, railway worker, postie, musician, local historian, author and friend.


LUCY BEATTIE: Crofting a crucial local player amid global challenges

13 January 2024
LUCY BEATTIE: Crofting a crucial local player amid global challenges

LUCY BEATTIE: Crofting a crucial local player amid global challenges

13 January 2024

New Ross-shire Journal columnist Lucy Beattie from Wester Ross discusses the importance of local crofting amid global challenges.


How to have fun – and stay safe – in the Highland mountains this winter

13 January 2024
How to have fun – and stay safe – in the Highland mountains this winter

How to have fun – and stay safe – in the Highland mountains this winter

13 January 2024

Ben Gibson, mountain safety adviser at Mountaineering Scotland, encourages people who are planning to head to the hills this winter to think ahead


LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Your say in the Ross-shire Journal

07 January 2024
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Your say in the Ross-shire Journal

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Your say in the Ross-shire Journal

07 January 2024

Reason for hope going into 2024...and is net zero bid really futile?


HEALTH MATTERS: Courageous conversations can prevent pain for your family

06 January 2024
HEALTH MATTERS: Courageous conversations can prevent pain for your family

HEALTH MATTERS: Courageous conversations can prevent pain for your family

06 January 2024

Not having Power of Attorney secured can create delays in accessing necessary services or being in hospital longer than required, says our columnist.


Cromarty History Society member shares insight into 19th century Black Isle heritage

01 January 2024
Cromarty History Society member shares insight into 19th century Black Isle heritage

Cromarty History Society member shares insight into 19th century Black Isle heritage

01 January 2024

Ross Couper, who has lived in Cromarty for many years and has a family history in the town and wider area, spanning many generations.


Your life in stars: What does 2024 have in store for you?

31 December 2023
Your life in stars: What does 2024 have in store for you?

Your life in stars: What does 2024 have in store for you?

31 December 2023

The horoscopes for year ahead, by Patrick Arundell


FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back on another busy year in Highlands

31 December 2023
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back on another busy year in Highlands

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back on another busy year in Highlands

31 December 2023

This was a busy year for the Highland Archive Centre, with lots of researchers through the doors and lots of enquiries answered by the archive team.


Nature worries in Highlands are tip of the iceberg – but unlike the Titanic, we can avoid it

31 December 2023
Nature worries in Highlands are tip of the iceberg – but unlike the Titanic, we can avoid it

Nature worries in Highlands are tip of the iceberg – but unlike the Titanic, we can avoid it

31 December 2023

Making Space for Nature by Imogen Furlong


MasterChef star's Hogmanay tips: It’s a marathon, not a sprint

30 December 2023
MasterChef star's Hogmanay tips: It’s a marathon, not a sprint

MasterChef star's Hogmanay tips: It’s a marathon, not a sprint

30 December 2023

The key – as with all things around the festive season – is to keep it simple, says Inverness-born Sarah Rankin.


'The shipboard lights of the George Robb began to dim as she became engulfed in the towering seas'

27 December 2023
'The shipboard lights of the George Robb began to dim as she became engulfed in the towering seas'

'The shipboard lights of the George Robb began to dim as she became engulfed in the towering seas'

27 December 2023

Kevin Green recalls the stormy December night in 1959 when the ill-fated trawler George Robb went down off Duncansby Head


Ross-shire meeting with literary hero who changed my life didn't disappoint

17 December 2023
Ross-shire meeting with literary hero who changed my life didn't disappoint

Ross-shire meeting with literary hero who changed my life didn't disappoint

17 December 2023

Byrne had a kindness and graciousness, a way of welcoming others, bringing them in, that I have not found elsewhere.


What it's like to be diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 16

16 December 2023
What it's like to be diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 16

What it's like to be diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 16

16 December 2023

Leoni shares her story of both heartbreak, as well as how love and family time helped her deal with the major lifestyle change.


Highland winners at Scottish Thistle Awards National Final

05 December 2023
Highland winners at Scottish Thistle Awards National Final

Highland winners at Scottish Thistle Awards National Final

05 December 2023

Businesses and individuals in the Highland tourism and events industry have received recognition at Scotland’s premier tourism and events awards.


NHS HIGHLAND: Could you became a volunteers who helps make the health service tick?

05 December 2023
NHS HIGHLAND: Could you became a volunteers who helps make the health service tick?

NHS HIGHLAND: Could you became a volunteers who helps make the health service tick?

05 December 2023

The contribution of these volunteers has meant that they have become valued and key members of our workforce, says our columnist.


Highland Archive Centre records offer a glimpse into women’s lives in centuries past

03 December 2023
Highland Archive Centre records offer a glimpse into women’s lives in centuries past

Highland Archive Centre records offer a glimpse into women’s lives in centuries past

03 December 2023

Historic papers offer a glimpse into the lives of women in the Highlands in centuries long ago.


Your Highland garden can make the perfect nature reserve

26 November 2023
Your Highland garden can make the perfect nature reserve

Your Highland garden can make the perfect nature reserve

26 November 2023

Making Space for Nature by Fiona MacLean


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