Inspire me

The winners of a charity dance competition said they never thought they’d be crowned champions — although they worked hard to achieve the top spot.

Highly competitive finals sees seven dances awarded with perfect scores.

Thousands of pounds raised for Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre so far at annual dance contest.

Ullapool locals have managed to haul out 130kg of waste from the sea, including a “massive net”, with help from a couple of German journeymen.

Siobhan, who is also a Mikeysline ambassador, joins an elite list of ‘35 under 35’ making a difference.

She has only been playing competitively for a year.

Wester-Ross musician RuMac’s Britain’s Got Talent journey has come to an end after being eliminated from last Saturday’s live semi-final.

Walk through history and then run up the famous Rocky steps in a city which might just steal your heart.

All three work in the same Ross-shire care home.

A Fortrose Academy girl has become a Scottish orienteering champion last weekend.

A heartfelt tribute has been made to a brave Black Isle boy, who fought a debilitating disease, and has been dearly missed since his death a year ago.

Highland soldier David Kennedy survived two World Wars but lost his first wife after childbirth. Here is his story.

An Inverness musician’s determined recovery from the trauma of suffering a stroke is providing inspiration in a new national campaign.

Run annually by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, the Scottish Charity Awards celebrate the best of Scotland’s voluntary sector.

Staff and residents have set out on a ‘Mile a Day in May’ challenge for a cause close to their hearts.

The group travelled almost the length of the UK to scale the highest mountains in Wales, England and Scotland inside 24 hours.

A Ross-shire camera club’s photographer of the year has taken a bow alongside other competition winners at a special celebratory event.

A grandchild said: ‘They are so special to us. We feel so happy to have them in our lives.’

In this week’s Strictly for a Cause Podcast we catch up with Carrie MacDonald and Wendy Morgan.

‘If you witness it, it’s beyond belief. You would think this was a disease sent by the devil himself.’