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Ask the Doc: ‘My partner keeps passing wind – should I be concerned?'

11 April 2021
Ask the Doc: ‘My partner keeps passing wind – should I be concerned?'

Ask the Doc: ‘My partner keeps passing wind – should I be concerned?'

11 April 2021

Dr Laura Ryan answers your health questions on passing wind and eye tests during the Covid-19 pandemic.


Christian Viewpoint: 'I felt I met Jesus in that homeless man and not in the church'

11 April 2021
Christian Viewpoint: 'I felt I met Jesus in that homeless man and not in the church'

Christian Viewpoint: 'I felt I met Jesus in that homeless man and not in the church'

11 April 2021

THREE times the angel appeared to Mick Fleming, giving precise instructions which he followed, writes John Dempster.


Vet Speak: A delicate problem for our feline friends that needs immediate attention

10 April 2021
Vet Speak: A delicate problem for our feline friends that needs immediate attention

Vet Speak: A delicate problem for our feline friends that needs immediate attention

10 April 2021

ABBY was a tabby who was brought into the surgery as she had been passing small pools of urine in the house, writes vet Alison Laurie-Chalmers.


'Let it be Easter in the depths of me!'

04 April 2021
'Let it be Easter in the depths of me!'

'Let it be Easter in the depths of me!'

04 April 2021

In another sense, we are surrounded this Easter by crosses hidden behind brave faces.


Business Focus: Technology gets a bad press but what we have done without over the last year?

03 April 2021
Business Focus: Technology gets a bad press but what we have done without over the last year?

Business Focus: Technology gets a bad press but what we have done without over the last year?

03 April 2021

Jane Cumming, regional chairwoman of the SCDI, on the positives of change.


Christian Viewpoint: 'Our God would give us hope and inner freedom'

28 March 2021
Christian Viewpoint: 'Our God would give us hope and inner freedom'

Christian Viewpoint: 'Our God would give us hope and inner freedom'

28 March 2021

John Dempster. explores Sally Magnusson’s latest novel, The Ninth Child, set in the heart of 1850s Scotland.


SPONSORED CONTENT: Why would you choose a Solicitor Estate Agent?

26 March 2021
SPONSORED CONTENT: Why would you choose a Solicitor Estate Agent?

SPONSORED CONTENT: Why would you choose a Solicitor Estate Agent?

26 March 2021

Lauren from Harper Macleod tackles a question that crops up when people are looking to sell their home – what exactly is a Solicitor Estate Agent?


NICKY MARR: Let's work together to stop violence against women

21 March 2021
NICKY MARR: Let's work together to stop violence against women

NICKY MARR: Let's work together to stop violence against women

21 March 2021

"Maybe Sarah’s story is important because Sarah could have been any of us. She was only walking home."


'If you love everything you will perceive the divine mystery in things'

21 March 2021
'If you love everything you will perceive the divine mystery in things'

'If you love everything you will perceive the divine mystery in things'

21 March 2021

Stilling he busy mind and finding God's creation in what's around us changes our perspective, John Dempster discovers.


Sensible solutions to lockdown weight-gain worry

14 March 2021
Sensible solutions to lockdown weight-gain worry

Sensible solutions to lockdown weight-gain worry

14 March 2021

Sadly, one of the effects of lockdown restrictions has been an increase in the number of people developing eating disorders.


Christian Viewpoint: 'God, if you exist, you’ve got to help me out of this'

14 March 2021
Christian Viewpoint: 'God, if you exist, you’ve got to help me out of this'

Christian Viewpoint: 'God, if you exist, you’ve got to help me out of this'

14 March 2021

The most poignant lyric in Bethany Barrie’s first EP is addressed to her father, who died suddenly when she was 13.


Obituary: Catherine (Irene) Helen Bell

13 March 2021
Obituary: Catherine (Irene) Helen Bell

Obituary: Catherine (Irene) Helen Bell

13 March 2021

Catherine Helen Grant was born on July 21, 1929 in her granny Grant’s flat at Gallowgate, Aberdeen.


Health Matters: The key to getting back to 'normal' after coronavirus crisis

13 March 2021
Health Matters: The key to getting back to 'normal' after coronavirus crisis

Health Matters: The key to getting back to 'normal' after coronavirus crisis

13 March 2021

Encouraging signs are emerging – but there are crucial things we simply must keep doing.


PICTURES: Highland camera club members excel with chair-themed competition creations

10 March 2021
PICTURES: Highland camera club members excel with chair-themed competition creations

PICTURES: Highland camera club members excel with chair-themed competition creations

10 March 2021

Members of a Highland camera club used their imaginations for a chair-themed competition.


VET TALK: Prevention better than cure when it comes to your dog

07 March 2021
VET TALK: Prevention better than cure when it comes to your dog

VET TALK: Prevention better than cure when it comes to your dog

07 March 2021

There are several potentially fatal diseases out there that dogs can catch, and vaccinations are the best way to protect them.


OPINION: 'I know I am living the life I was meant for'

07 March 2021
OPINION: 'I know I am living the life I was meant for'

OPINION: 'I know I am living the life I was meant for'

07 March 2021

The book Living His Story which our church has recommended, has a wonderful sub-title: Revealing the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways.


Obituary: Highland theatre group director and costume designer was former society hairdresser in London

06 March 2021
Obituary: Highland theatre group director and costume designer was former society hairdresser in London

Obituary: Highland theatre group director and costume designer was former society hairdresser in London

06 March 2021

John Claudius spent his early life in India, where he was born in 1931.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Out of tragedy, life-giving blessings can emerge

28 February 2021
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Out of tragedy, life-giving blessings can emerge

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Out of tragedy, life-giving blessings can emerge

28 February 2021

My American friend Clark Cothern has been thinking through one of the issues raised by US anti-vaxxers, writes John Dempster.


Ask the Doc: ‘Help! I keep getting cramp’

27 February 2021
Ask the Doc: ‘Help! I keep getting cramp’

Ask the Doc: ‘Help! I keep getting cramp’

27 February 2021

Dr Laura Ryan, NHS 24 medical director, answers readers’ questions in our weekly column.


Ask the Doc: What is the first thing I should do if I develop Covid symptoms?

21 February 2021
Ask the Doc: What is the first thing I should do if I develop Covid symptoms?

Ask the Doc: What is the first thing I should do if I develop Covid symptoms?

21 February 2021

What should I do if I develop the symptoms of Covid?


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