Brave nurse's refusal to let disease ruin her life
WHEN Inverness woman Louise Branagan woke up in hospital with a stoma bag attached to her abdomen, she openly admits it led to her experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Features
Inverness kids follow their food from farm to plate
Published: Fri 15 Mar 2013
MUIRTOWN Primary School has spent a day out and about in the Highlands learning about where their food comes from and how it gets from the fields to the plate to mark International School Meal's Day on March 8.
Helping Huskies come in from the cold
Published: Thu 28 Feb 2013
ONCE upon a time, the heart-warming story of pack of Siberian Huskies and their bond with a man trying to trace his family past in Alaska was the plot of a classic Disney film, Snow Dogs.
Highland Wildlife
The lure of the Summer Isles
THE pending sale of Tanera Mor, one of the Summer Isles off Ullapool, brought back many memories and, in particular, when I lived just north-west of Ullapool.
Tried and tested
Going veggie in wake of horse meat scandal
The recent horse meat scandal has rocked consumer confidence across the country, leaving big questions about where meat comes from and what exactly is in the meat we buy from supermarkets.
Staycations
Lodges offer ideal Blair Atholl base
Travel
Zeppelins are back ... see for yourself
Photos
North Focus - pictures of the week
SNAPS of a sunny Highland scene, a gentle sunset, a wildlife close-up are this week's top readers' pictures NorthFocus is your chance to have one of your top shots published. Keeping sending in your pictures.
North Focus - pictures of the week
Dramatic climbing action in this week's top shots
A DRAMATIC climbing shot is featured among this week's top pictures from readers. North Focus is your chance to have one of your top shots published.
Dramatic climbing action in this week's top shots
Pictures of the Week
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Pictures of the Week
North Focus - this week's top readers' shots
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North Focus - this week's top readers' shots
Scenic pictures of the week
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Scenic pictures of the week
North Focus - more wildlife favourites
North Focus - Wildife
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