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Edward Mountain: Local pharmacists under threat, like rural banks and post offices
Edward Mountain: Local pharmacists under threat, like rural banks and post offices
23 May 2022
He is 'deeply concerned that this familiar fixture' is at risk 'due to a workforce crisis'
NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash
NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash
22 May 2022
You’ll have heard the one about the journalist who walked out of an awards dinner because she didn’t like the jokes?
DAVID RICHARDSON: Time to get back to business as dust settles on Highland Council elections
DAVID RICHARDSON: Time to get back to business as dust settles on Highland Council elections
22 May 2022
The FSB's man in the Highlands has his say on what Highland Council needs to do to boost business prospects.
DR TIM ALLISON: What lessons has the coronavirus pandemic taught us?
DR TIM ALLISON: What lessons has the coronavirus pandemic taught us?
21 May 2022
Students have learnt during the pandemic, but what have we learnt?
HEALTH MATTERS: As pandemic threat recedes, here's next big challenge for NHS Highland – with our help
HEALTH MATTERS: As pandemic threat recedes, here's next big challenge for NHS Highland – with our help
17 May 2022
'At NHS Highland we are still busier than before, with more people needing in-patient care and more needing care at home'.
Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens
Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens
15 May 2022
If you’ve had the flexibility of working from home these past couple of years, you might get where I’m coming from.
NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty
NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty
09 May 2022
Don’t you just love it when things are more beautiful than they need to be?
Alison Laurie-Chalmers: Might a career in veterinary nursing be right for you?
Alison Laurie-Chalmers: Might a career in veterinary nursing be right for you?
08 May 2022
May is Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month, led by the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) to raise awareness of the importance of the role.
DR TIM ALLISON: 'Face coverings are a sign of kindness to others'
DR TIM ALLISON: 'Face coverings are a sign of kindness to others'
07 May 2022
Three years ago, we lived in a world where masks were worn by surgeons or by comic book heroes, but hardly ever by most of us.
Vauxhall Grandland: 'An expression of its revival and confidence in the future'
Vauxhall Grandland: 'An expression of its revival and confidence in the future'
07 May 2022
It comes as a surprise to most people, but Vauxhall is Britain’s oldest surviving car brand, in continuous manufacturing since 1903.
ALISON LAURIE-CHALMERS: Vet speak - A large number of cats can develop tooth problems
ALISON LAURIE-CHALMERS: Vet speak - A large number of cats can develop tooth problems
03 May 2022
“Hans” was a beautiful, eight-year-old, Seal Point, Siamese cat who was brought into the clinic as he had not been eating well recently.
NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air
NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air
01 May 2022
Have you heard the news from MFR? From next month it will be all-change for the “North’s Number One”
NICKY MARR: Memories in vinyl are a treasure trove
NICKY MARR: Memories in vinyl are a treasure trove
24 April 2022
We finally did it – the turntable and a couple of hundred-weight of vinyl finally made it down from the loft last weekend
DAVID RICHARDSON: Highland Council needs to get business savvy
DAVID RICHARDSON: Highland Council needs to get business savvy
23 April 2022
The Federation of Small Businesses calls for closer links with small operators after May's election
NICKY MARR: No argument about the magic of whisky
NICKY MARR: No argument about the magic of whisky
18 April 2022
It’s rare that I start a broadcast with an argument, but that’s exactly what happened in Speyside last Thursday evening.
CATHY SHAW: Rising Covid cases puts pressure on several services
CATHY SHAW: Rising Covid cases puts pressure on several services
17 April 2022
The rising Covid-19 cases continues to put pressure on our health and social care services across Highland.
Nicky Marr: It’s by no means over
Nicky Marr: It’s by no means over
10 April 2022
We’re just back from a week spent south of the border, and it was an eye-opener.
'We have a new world, but that should not mean that we can ignore Covid, which is what I fear was happening around me in England'
'We have a new world, but that should not mean that we can ignore Covid, which is what I fear was happening around me in England'
04 April 2022
It is more than two years since the start of the Covid pandemic, and we may be thinking about how things are now compared with 2020.
Highland Hospice supporters gear up for April 200-mile cycle challenge
Highland Hospice supporters gear up for April 200-mile cycle challenge
04 April 2022
Highland Hospice has kicked off its cycle 200 event as locals saddle up to support the charity.
Nicky Marr: Heroes all and some need our help now
Nicky Marr: Heroes all and some need our help now
03 April 2022
The much-loved Highland Heroes Awards finally returned to Inverness last week.