Health

"If it hadn’t been for blood donors, I could have been without my mum for 40 years."

I am not a great fan of Black Friday, says our columnist. But he finds the spirit of the season in an unlikely place.

A teenager who knows how tough it is for families with children in hospital has delivered £1100 worth of Christmas presents to Raigmore Hospital.

High Life Highland is extending the GP Movement and Activity Programme (MAP), a collaborative approach supporting people to be more active.

Useful info on bin collection, recycling centres, Highland Council services and helplines over festive period.

Inverness donor service urges people to give blood over the festive period as only 38% of appointments are filled between now and January 2.

Young patients at a local children’s ward have scored a special visit from Ross County football heroes.

By his own admission, Mikeysline founder Ron Williamson had a "bull-in-a-china-shop, speaking-my-mind" approach.

Isobel Murray, who died last week, was a volunteer with the hospice for more than 30 years and was part of the Golspie Area Fundraising Group.

The business operates several homes across the Highlands including Tain, Muir of Ord and Fortrose.

The helipad was the result of a determined community campaign, the hard work of volunteers and generous support from HELP.

Ms Davies is currently chief officer of Argyll and Bute health and social care partnership will start work on April 1.

A recent report has highlighted Highland Hospice's community partnerships and how these enable the delivery of vital care services locally.

People put off by the hustle and bustle of the supermarket shop are being offered a welcome respite from the Dingwall branch of a national retailer.

A Highland-based support service for people with long-term health conditions has secured a £120,000 award from the National Lottery Community Fund.

'SiMBA is so important...and they help set up bereavement rooms for parents to spend time with their babies'.

'We believe it’s important to offer patients immediate support when they feel like they need it.'

Fascinating research reveals men's attitudes to the subject.

A Highland man with MS has completed 3000 press-ups in one month to prove anything is possible.

A woman from the Highlands said she 'lost herself' after she was diagnosed with perimenopause as it took a detrimental strain on her mental health.