NHS Highland key worker home row

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In this issue: A local councillor has been left ‘furious’ and ‘flabbergasted’ after NHS Highland decided to turn down the offer of a specially purchased home that could be dedicated toward housing local heath and care workers.

Meanwhile council emails reveal some care home workers at Strathburn care home are struggling to find suitable permanent homes.

Also in this issue:

• Photo Special: The Great Wilderness Challenge 2025
• Local artists get ready for art week
• An interview with Inverewe Garden’s Poet in Residence
• West Coast Arts previews latest events
• Screen Machine returns to Gairloch
• New gift shop opens in Aultbea
• Community Council calls on Museum to consider alternative round house sites
• Peter Cunningham’s nature diary
• Mythical beasts spotted at the Sawyer Gallery
• UPDATED: Our essential events guide

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