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Scottish rewilding estate hosts pioneering research into nature and mental health

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Rural school pupils visiting Trees for Life’s Dundreggan rewilding estate near Loch Ness have been helping shape a pioneering nature-based research programme to boost young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Working alongside researchers from the University of South Wales (USW), pupils from Highland schools have been exploring how spending time in nature can improve wellbeing,

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“One Million Thanks” – Kingsmills Hotel celebrates raising over one million Pounds for local charities

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The historic Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness, is set to host a landmark charity fundraising evening to celebrate having raised over one million pounds for charities across the Highlands. The special evening will further those fundraising efforts, with all proceeds going directly to charities in attendance. To date, Kingsmills Hotel have raised £1,073,895.90 for Highland charities, with

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SSEN Transmission welcomes 3,000th employee as growth continues across the north of Scotland

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Perth-based electricity networks company SSEN Transmission has welcomed its 3,000th employee, marking another significant milestone in the company’s continued growth as it delivers the critical electricity network infrastructure needed to support Scotland and the UK’s transition to clean power. The milestone team member, John Ataarem, joins the business as the Offshore Planning Manager based at

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A night to remember: Bee The Change choir takes the stage at Belladrum with headline act Callum Beattie

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The Bee The Change Intergenerational Choir shared the stage with headline act Callum Beattie at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival last week, marking a memorable milestone for the project and those involved through the High Life Highland Leadership Programme. A unique moment on the Belladrum stageThe youngest and teenage members of Bee The Change took to

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Highland Broadband set to double Inverness workforce as full-fibre rollout gathers pace

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Highland Broadband has launched a major recruitment drive as the company accelerates its full-fibre network expansion across the Highlands, with the company’s workforce in Inverness set to double to almost 50. The only full-fibre provider building exclusively in Scotland, the company already connects more than 50 per cent of rural communities in the Highlands and,

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Stagecoach’s Dede comes home from Tunisia with a suntan and company’s top award

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A long-serving Stagecoach colleague returned home to Inverness from a holiday in Tunisia with more than just a suntan after discovering she had been named the bus operator’s Employee of the Year. Dede McTaggart, Administration Manager for Stagecoach in Inverness, was on holiday when the national awards ceremony took place in London, meaning she was unable

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Workforce North partnership to harness investment and drive growth across key industries

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The Highlands and Islands is fast becoming one of the most exciting places in the UK to live and work. Major investment in the region is expected to create up to 16,000 new jobs per year, with opportunities across a wide range of sectors. Over the next 10 to 15 years, the Highlands and Islands

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Brodies LLP posts 11% growth driven by UK investment and partner appointments

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UK top 50 law firm Brodies LLP has recorded its sixteenth consecutive year of growth, reporting revenue of £138.8 million for the financial year ending 30 April 2026, up 11% from £125.3 million the previous year. All the firm’s core practice areas: banking and finance, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution and risk, personal and family,

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Parklands first to receive Highland Pride community award

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Parklands Care Homes has become the first organisation to receive Highland Pride’s Community Ally Award in recognition of its ongoing commitment to inclusion and diversity. The award recognises Parklands’ support for Highland Pride since 2023, together with its efforts to promote inclusion through Parklands Pride, a programme of live music and community events held across

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“Amazing” care team secure first ever very good rating

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A care home in Grantown-on-Spey has achieved its highest-ever Care Inspectorate rating following an unannounced inspection. Inspectors awarded Lynemore a Grade 5 – Very Good – for supporting residents’ wellbeing, praising the team’s compassionate approach to care. The report said staff treated residents with “compassion, dignity and respect” and that people benefited from a team that

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