Appeal to Western Isles communities to help safeguard health and social care services
Health and social care services across the country are already experiencing extreme pressure on services for a variety of reasons
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From his hospital bed, Davy sends his thanks to Ben Nevis runner Pawel
Speaking from his hospital bed in Inverness this week, Davy gave his reaction to Pawel’s planned mammoth record-breaking endurance effort on his behalf
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Project launched to rewild half a million acres of Western Highlands
The project will restore nature across a network of landholdings potentially covering an area of over 500,000 acres stretching from Loch Ness across the central Highlands to Kintail in the west.
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Ferry discount for school minibuses welcomed by MSP
The discount will be introduced on December 1 and reviewed after the initial year to establish how it has been taken up and how it is funded.
Sport
Parliament hears of historic shinty win
Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP Ian Blackford commended Kinlochshiel’s historic Camanachd Cup win in front of his Westminster audience.
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Scottish success at the return of mountain racing to Lochaber
Donations collected from entrants of the Salomon Skyline Scotland 2021 were handed to Glencoe and Lochaber mountain rescue teams.
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Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh all feature in Highland Archaeology Festival
Chairperson of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Trish Robertson, said the festival is the premier event of its kind in Scotland.
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Planning issues top complaints to Public Service Ombudsman
While housing tops the list of complaints for other local authorities, planning woes were the number one subject of complaint in the Highlands.
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5G mast developer urged to re-think proposed Caol site
Local Highland Council member, Ben Thompson, this week said he has now contacted the developer to ask it to consider alternative sites.
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Tributes paid to Ardnamurchan councillor Ian Ramon
Councillor Andrew Jarvie, Leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Group on the council, said Councillor Ramon’s death had come as a shock to everyone.