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Highland health chiefs apologise to woman for pregancy blunders

Highland health chiefs apologise to woman for pregancy blunders

NHS Highland’s Chief Executive has apologised for the lack of appropriate care and advice given to a patient during her pregnancy in 2011. 


Go-ahead for longer hours at Inverness lap dancing bar

Go-ahead for longer hours at Inverness lap dancing bar

Lap dancers in Inverness can now perform until 3am all week - despite NHS Highland claims they are being sexually exploited and it "degrades" woman’s…


Late night festive revellers in Inverness will not go hungry

Late night festive revellers in Inverness will not go hungry

Festive revellers can grab a bite to eat until 4am over the Christmas and New Year period after three city centre takeaways won special dispensation to…


Aviemore MP vows to keep up pressure for new Tesco store

Aviemore MP vows to keep up pressure for new Tesco store

Badenoch and Strathspey MP Danny Alexander has pledged to keep the pressure on Tesco to ensure plans for a long-delayed bigger store in Aviemore remain…


Newtonmore SWAGS fly the colours on Christmas Day

Newtonmore SWAGS fly the colours on Christmas Day

There is no denying that shinty players are an impassioned and dedicated bunch but turn the camera away from the pitch and you’ll find a team every…


Highland councillor calls for support for Palestine

Highland councillor calls for support for Palestine

A Highland councillor has demanded the local authority denounces Israel’s "illegal" occupation of Palestine and compared it to South Africa during…


Batman causes a flap at florist's shop in Cairngorms

Batman causes a flap at florist's shop in Cairngorms

A festive arrival at a florist’s in Grantown has created quite a flutter with customers!


Highlands air ambulance returns to the skies

Highlands air ambulance returns to the skies

The air ambulance helicopter serving the Highlands is back in service after being grounded briefly for safety checks.


Late Strathy reporter Clive Dennier to be honoured

Late Strathy reporter Clive Dennier to be honoured

The late Strathy reporter Clive Dennier is to be recognised for his contribution to journalism in the Highlands with the presentation to his family of…


Jags to take their place in Scottish Cup

Jags to take their place in Scottish Cup

The dream would be to play one day at the home of one of the big boys like Celtic or Rangers, it has been confessed, after the Jags finally won the…


Highland health bosses welcome fall in superbug cases

Highland health bosses welcome fall in superbug cases

NHS Highland chiefs have welcomed new figures which show a "dramatic" decrease in the number of potentially fatal superbug cases in the region in recent…


Concern over number of police officers on Highland beat

Concern over number of police officers on Highland beat

Fears that community bobbies are not being replaced in the Highlands because they have been promoted to specialist Police Scotland teams have been flagged…


Highland Wildlife Park gets round weighty tiger problem!

Highland Wildlife Park gets round weighty tiger problem!

Marty the tiger is feeling grrrrr-eat after finding out that he is not carrying any extra pounds! .


Bid to keep disruption to a minimum at Highlands' biggest hospital

Bid to keep disruption to a minimum at Highlands' biggest hospital

NHS Highland bosses have provided an update on progress which will see major changes and disruption at the region’s biggest hospital.


Hopes grow for joint 999 call room in Highlands

Hopes grow for joint 999 call room in Highlands

Two former Highland councillors - who serve on Scotland’s police and fire services’ governing bodies - have made encouraging noises about…


Highlands police to host chat on so-called legal highs

Highlands police to host chat on so-called legal highs

Police Scotland are to host a Facebook chat on "legal highs" tomorrow (Tuesday) evening.


Community councils could go hi-tech with Highland grumbles

Community councils could go hi-tech with Highland grumbles

Gadgets are to be given to community leaders so they can instantly report problems like potholes or vandalism with Highland Council.


People already fed up with Indy referendum says Highland councillor

People already fed up with Indy referendum says Highland councillor

A SNP Highland councillor has admitted people are getting fed up hearing about the independence referendum, with another 10 months of campaigning still…


Inverness man hide drugs in underpants

Inverness man hide drugs in underpants

A man who was using diazepam to wean himself off heroin was fined £200 when he was found with tablets concealed in his underpants.


Calls for back-up gritter to be relocated in Badenoch and Strathspey

Calls for back-up gritter to be relocated in Badenoch and Strathspey

The strath's only spare gritter is parked up in Inverness - if any of its fleet of snow-clearing vehicles break down or get stuck, it has emerged.


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