THE council may have come under fire for its handling of the big freeze, but its employees have been hailed as “heroic” for going above and beyond the call of duty to help the city’s most vulnerable people.

The Highland Council and NHS Highland have decided to integreate health and social care services to improve quality and reduce costs.  A new model for service delivery has been proposed which ensure shared accountability even though each organisation would be responsible for specific services.

Sex offenders released into the community should be monitored using GPS satellite tracking, according to a leading academic.

THE organisation which looks after the rights of mental health patients in Edinburgh’s psychiatric hospital has been recognised for its commitment to volunteering.

Evictions among Highland Council tenants have increased by more than 30% in three years, despite a reduction nationally.