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‘They are not just healthcare workers, they are lifelines’

‘They are not just healthcare workers, they are lifelines’

‘They are not just healthcare workers, they are lifelines’

The pioneering success of a health rehabilitation team offering “a second chance at life” earned special recognition at Highland Heroes.


LOOKING BACK: Life-saving lessons for Rogart pupils

LOOKING BACK: Life-saving lessons for Rogart pupils

LOOKING BACK: Life-saving lessons for Rogart pupils

From the picture archive of the Northern Times.


Tain care home set to see £2.2 million expansion

Tain care home set to see £2.2 million expansion

Tain care home set to see £2.2 million expansion

Parklands Care Homes has unveiled plans for a £2.2 million two-storey extension at a Tain care home.


Black Watch does its bit for blood donation drive

Black Watch does its bit for blood donation drive

Black Watch does its bit for blood donation drive

In a highly successful mission, members and dependants of the Black Watch 3rd Battalion joined forces to give blood together last week.


Public conveniences at Dornoch closed after devastating vandal attack

Public conveniences at Dornoch closed after devastating vandal attack

Public conveniences at Dornoch closed after devastating vandal attack

Local councillor Jim McGillivray is offering a £100 reward for information leading to the identification of the vandals.


Stone condemns ‘appalling’ 12-hour A&E waiting times for very elderly patients - Scottish government promises £200M NHS investment will help

Stone condemns ‘appalling’ 12-hour A&E waiting times for very elderly patients - Scottish government promises £200M NHS investment will help

Stone condemns ‘appalling’ 12-hour A&E waiting times for very elderly patients - Scottish government promises £200M NHS investment will help

Far north MP Jamie Stone has accused the Scottish Government of failing elderly and vulnerable patients over unacceptable A&E waiting times.


3000 roll up sleeves to help blood campaign - so far

3000 roll up sleeves to help blood campaign - so far

3000 roll up sleeves to help blood campaign - so far

More than 3000 of you have now done your bit to boost blood supplies across Highland and Moray since we launched our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign.


Parkinson’s nurse capacity to double for north Highlands

Parkinson’s nurse capacity to double for north Highlands

Parkinson’s nurse capacity to double for north Highlands

The new post has come about through the efforts of local people, who worked with the charity Parkinson’s UK to campaign for more support.


Do you have it in you to be a lifesaver?

Do you have it in you to be a lifesaver?

Do you have it in you to be a lifesaver?

“People just like you and me - save lives every day without even knowing we’re doing it. That’s because we’re blood donors,” says our columnist.


4 weeks of roadwork disruption at Raigmore Hospital, patients warned

4 weeks of roadwork disruption at Raigmore Hospital, patients warned

4 weeks of roadwork disruption at Raigmore Hospital, patients warned

Hospital patients travelling to Raigmore face weeks of disruption while roadworks take place outside its main entrance, NHS Highland has warned.


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