Under 18s dentist win

Issue 8 of the Gairloch Times is out now.

In our lead story we reveal that NHS Highland has shifted it's policy and offered hundreds of local children that are not currently registered with an NHS dentist the chance to register with the NHS Highland-managed Public Dental Service in Ullapool.

The news follows pressure from locals and a G&DT probe revealing the full extent of the Wester Ross “dental desert.”

Also in this issue:

• Sitooterie volunteers celebrate
• 10 Questions with Katie the Ranger
• When will the new Coop store open?
• Music video features local gamekeepers
• Two archaeological digs set to uncover historic secrets
• Woodland transformation at Inverewe
• Community pub latest
• Solar panels plan for community hall
• New Muirburn rules
• Torridon campsite funding success
• Arctic Convoy Museum VE Day plans
• Restoring Wester Ross mammal species

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