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EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Delayed discharge in the Highlands is almost three times worse than nationally

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Delayed discharge in the Highlands is almost three times worse than nationally

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Delayed discharge in the Highlands is almost three times worse than nationally

08 October 2024

He says ‘the SNP government has spent every one of its 17 years in power trying and failing to address the issue of delayed discharge’.


ANGUS MACDONALD: Here’s a plan to solve Highland care crisis - ignore at your peril

ANGUS MACDONALD: Here’s a plan to solve Highland care crisis - ignore at your peril

ANGUS MACDONALD: Here’s a plan to solve Highland care crisis - ignore at your peril

07 October 2024

Highland Council and NHS Highland must never let an existing care home close, says our MP.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Artworks embody the hope of Christian faith

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Artworks embody the hope of Christian faith

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Artworks embody the hope of Christian faith

06 October 2024

You see on entering what was Bishop Eden’s personal chapel at Eden Court Theatre a life-size figure, a young girl perched on her father’s shoulders.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Loch Ness Marathon is in the diary for 2025 after inspiring event

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Loch Ness Marathon is in the diary for 2025 after inspiring event

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Loch Ness Marathon is in the diary for 2025 after inspiring event

06 October 2024

John Davidson steps up for 26.2-miler after watching wife and others complete challenge close to home


NHS HIGHLAND: We can only fix things that go wrong if we know about them

NHS HIGHLAND: We can only fix things that go wrong if we know about them

NHS HIGHLAND: We can only fix things that go wrong if we know about them

05 October 2024

We welcome feedback and want to have the chance to put things right as quickly as possible, says our columnist.


KAREN ANDERSON: It started as a chat -and here we are 100 columns later!

KAREN ANDERSON: It started as a chat -and here we are 100 columns later!

KAREN ANDERSON: It started as a chat -and here we are 100 columns later!

05 October 2024

“This column is something of a milestone. My 100th time wittering on in our local weekly paper. I can hardly believe it!”


EMMA RODDICK: ‘It is hard to imagine how much worse things can get’

EMMA RODDICK: ‘It is hard to imagine how much worse things can get’

EMMA RODDICK: ‘It is hard to imagine how much worse things can get’

01 October 2024

She says ‘one of Labour’s very first decisions’ was to scrap winter fuel payments leaving over 800,000 pensioners with less money to heat their homes.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Caithness coastal walk offers a lighter look at medieval castle

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Caithness coastal walk offers a lighter look at medieval castle

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Caithness coastal walk offers a lighter look at medieval castle

29 September 2024

John Davidson explores the peninsular at Noss Head and visits the lighthouse and 15th-century Castle Sinclair-Girnigoe


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Artworks embody the hope of Christian faith

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Artworks embody the hope of Christian faith

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Artworks embody the hope of Christian faith

29 September 2024

You see on entering what was Bishop Eden’s personal chapel at Eden Court Theatre a life-size figure, a young girl perched on her father’s shoulders.


NHS HIGHLAND: How can we help ourselves make healthy decisions?

NHS HIGHLAND: How can we help ourselves make healthy decisions?

NHS HIGHLAND: How can we help ourselves make healthy decisions?

28 September 2024

The way that things are set up can impact our behaviour, says our columnist.


LETTERS: ‘The news industry is nothing without its readers’

LETTERS: ‘The news industry is nothing without its readers’

LETTERS: ‘The news industry is nothing without its readers’

27 September 2024

In an increasingly fractured communications landscape and a breakneck pace of change, the need for trusted, reliable information will only increase.


JAMIE HALCRO JOHNSTON: ‘The SNP's last decade in power has left Scotland with a trail of broken promises’

JAMIE HALCRO JOHNSTON: ‘The SNP's last decade in power has left Scotland with a trail of broken promises’

JAMIE HALCRO JOHNSTON: ‘The SNP's last decade in power has left Scotland with a trail of broken promises’

25 September 2024

He says ‘despite five SNP MSPs from the region taking hefty ministerial salaries, the Highlands keeps missing out’.


Singer hoping to re-launch music career through Ness Factor 2024

Singer hoping to re-launch music career through Ness Factor 2024

Singer hoping to re-launch music career through Ness Factor 2024

23 September 2024

The pupil support assistant is no stranger to entering, and winning, singing competitions in the Highland capital.


HEALTH MATTERS: We can all help in the battle against drink and drugs harm

HEALTH MATTERS: We can all help in the battle against drink and drugs harm

HEALTH MATTERS: We can all help in the battle against drink and drugs harm

22 September 2024

Tackling stigma and discrimination, which often acts as barriers to treatment, is something we can all do.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Highland volunteer helped check 7500km of routes featured in new Scottish Hill Tracks book

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Highland volunteer helped check 7500km of routes featured in new Scottish Hill Tracks book

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Highland volunteer helped check 7500km of routes featured in new Scottish Hill Tracks book

22 September 2024

Colin Cadden committed to surveying all the Cairngorms routes in a new guide to Scotland’s rights of way. John Davidson spoke to him in Glen Feshie


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Flourishing software company was sold after a sense of ‘call’

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Flourishing software company was sold after a sense of ‘call’

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Flourishing software company was sold after a sense of ‘call’

22 September 2024

Ex tech worker ran a Highland retreat centre for Christian pastors and missionaries.


LETTER: ‘Evanton is not being provided with the services we are entitled to’

LETTER: ‘Evanton is not being provided with the services we are entitled to’

LETTER: ‘Evanton is not being provided with the services we are entitled to’

21 September 2024

A Ross-shire Journal reader has written a letter to the editor to share their thoughts.


COLUMNIST: How picky Daisy got me in trouble with U.S. Customs

COLUMNIST: How picky Daisy got me in trouble with U.S. Customs

COLUMNIST: How picky Daisy got me in trouble with U.S. Customs

21 September 2024

One thing remains a problem for Daisy since our move to the USA: Food. For such a grub-obsessed cat, this was a surprise.


ARIANE BURGESS: If you want progressive green policies, you need to vote for the Scottish Greens

ARIANE BURGESS: If you want progressive green policies, you need to vote for the Scottish Greens

ARIANE BURGESS: If you want progressive green policies, you need to vote for the Scottish Greens

17 September 2024

She says ‘The SNP Scottish Government is reversing, diminishing, or abandoning all this progress’.


PICTURES: Dingwall’s Great Feil Maree was a big success thanks to community effort

PICTURES: Dingwall’s Great Feil Maree was a big success thanks to community effort

PICTURES: Dingwall’s Great Feil Maree was a big success thanks to community effort

15 September 2024

The Great Feil Maree combined stalls, music and a classic car rally, allowing groups to raise funds for a variety of causes.


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