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The dark nights are shortening. Spring is on the horizon.

Aged 13, her owners brought her into the surgery as they were concerned about some changes in her behaviour.

Testing for the Covid virus has been vital in efforts to control the pandemic.

Paloma was a five-year-old Bichon Frise with very bad breath. On examination I could see she had some heavy tartar build up over her molars.

Nicky Marr tells us about the handful of intentions she has set for herself for January.

6am – sneaked out of the house under cover of darkness and did a trolley dash round Tesco while there was still fresh fruit available...

Community groups in Ross-shire have benefited from another year of funding from the EDF Renewables Corriemoillie Wind Farm.

As we say goodbye (good riddance?) to 2021, it’s a great time to reflect on the best and worst parts of the year.

This year is Scotland’s Year of Stories when VisitScotland will emphasise the stories we’ve told and are telling as Scots.

She is a blue-faced old hag with a magic staff which freezes the ground at every tap and her title is “the witch of winter”.

Some businesses opened and closed twice during the year and new statistics reveal the extent of the challenges faced.

Dr Tim Allison discusses why the positive habits from covid are ones that should be kept.

Our resident doctor gives advice on what to do about a persistent cough.

Highland musician Liza Mulholland looks back on what she says felt like a "groundhog year".

Often in the worst of times we see the best of people. That’s especially true in our communities, where, every day, we see people's incredible work.

MSP Emma Roddick says 'People would rather talk about things that are easy to understand, and I can see why'

Have you tried to have a conversation with anyone recently without the C-word coming up?

I’ve just been reading a wonderful book, Matt Haig’s A Boy Called Christmas, the movie version of which has just been released.

As a child and young man, what I heard at church about the Second Coming of Christ terrified me.

These new rail franchises with different companies running different bits of what once was British Rail, meant that Motorail was no longer doable.