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The health care system in the UK is something to be rightly proud of and at the end of our days - palliative care - to support us and our families in our greatest time of need is a crucial element of that system.

A new book of musical legend Pipe Major Donald Macleod’s piobaireachds was launched yesterday (Tuesday) in Glasgow in the National Piping Centre.

When retired Queen’s Nurse and author CATHERINE MORRISON was researching for her book, Hebridean Heroines, about Queen’s Nurses in the Hebrides, she came across many remarkable women, none more so than Kathleen Jones who spent more than a decade as district nurse in Harris, where she threw herself into the community yet still somehow found time for her love of the outdoors. Here Catherine tells her story.

Some of the earliest traceable inhabitants of St Kilda have been identified, thanks to ground-breaking research conducted by world-famous genealogist Bill Lawson.

A new local travel voucher scheme to assist individuals using recovery services is being piloted by the Outer Hebrides Alcohol & Drug Partnership (OHADP).

Muaitheabhal Community Wind Farm Trust (MCWFT) have announced a three year funding package for Crossroads Care Harris.

The Gazette was often the only source of information about natives who had left these shores to travel the world.

Army Cadets from the Western Isles have returned from a successful two weeks of cadet training.

If you were with Our Power (Hebrides Energy tariff) and have been transferred to Utilita, their Warm Home Discount scheme (WHD) is only open for a short period of time and will close on August 14th at 11am.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has launched a new programme aimed at making the lives of all people with additional support needs attending the Lewis Sports Centre in Stornoway more comfortable and clearer.

The culture, wildlife and landmarks play an important part in attracting visitors to Western Isles and, in turn, bolster the Islands’ economy.

An autonomous ‘SharkCam’ has been used in the UK for the first time to observe the behaviour of basking sharks.

Island families bereaved through the death of a baby gathered together at the weekend for the third annual SiMBA Butterfly Release at Lews Castle, Stornoway.

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo now has its own unique design of Harris Tweed – with the inspiration coming from the event’s Producer and Chief Executive, Brigadier David Allfrey.

A University of Dundee student will forgo his 21st birthday celebrations in order to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK by walking the entire length of the Outer Hebrides alone.

NHS Western Isles is looking for a new member to join its Board as a Whistleblowing Champion.

A Scottish charity which uses gardening to help people across Scotland will celebrate its 13th birthday in September.

The benefits of renewable energy for society as a whole are in no doubt, however the hashing out of the direct benefits for communities playing host to wind turbines has been argued over long and hard in the Western Isles.