NHS Highland in deal to buy and run Home Farm care home at Portree
A total of 10 residents of Home Farm care home at Portree died after an outbreak of coronavirus earlier this year.
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New shadow health secretary Cameron pledges to tackle Belford delay
Highlands and Islands MSP and new Shadow Health Secretary, Donald Cameron, said the local community could not wait forever and rightly expected to see real progress in the next months ahead on the hospital replacement project.
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Praise for Lochaber schools staff as pupils return after virus lockdown
Local MSP Kate Forbes has said she hopes the beginning of the new school term in the Highlands will bring back ‘a small element of normality’ for the region’s young people.
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Council accused of ‘passing the buck’ over wild camping
Local MSP Kate Forbes speaks out after council passes a motion calling for more resources after another weekend of mayhem.
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Outdoors legend McNeish says don’t blame campers and motorhomes for all the litter problems
The problems prompted a conference telephone summit last week, hosted by Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Tourism, which involved representatives from local community councils and organisations along the Road to the Isles, and which was organised by local MSP Kate Forbes.
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Kate voices concerns for Highlands vernacular
A comprehensive sociolinguistic survey found that daily use of the Gaelic language was too low if it is to be sustained as a community language in the future.
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Lochaber communities plead for help to tackle ‘anti-social’ camping problems
It came in the wake of a weekend that saw hundreds of campers descend on Glen Etive, leaving piles of rubbish, with problems also reported on beaches at Morar and Arisaig.
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Economy could suffer under immigration plans say MSPs
The Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee has warned that demographic changes could pose risks to Scottish public spending, and the ability to fund the NHS.
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Sheep worrying a ‘scourge’ on agriculture – Forbes
MSP encourages people to add views to consultation as statistics show 40 per cent rise in worrying attacks
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Tourism is ‘only game in town’ for Lochaber’s future
Warning from the Federation of Small Businesses as Fort William sees 43 per cent drop in debit card spending in same period as last year.