Ullapool Primary School is one of the winners of the 10th annual Pocket Garden Design Competition.
Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful invited nursery and school pupils to design a miniature garden on the theme of fresh water.
More than 170 entries from schools in 24 local authority areas across Scotland were submitted and the twenty-six winning entries have now been invited to build and grow their garden.
Images of these will be displayed online in June, when people will be able to vote for their favourite.
Gairloch Pharmacy have announced that the Spring COVID-19 vaccination programme will start from 1st April.
Based on current Public Health Scotland guidance, the NHS programme is expected to include:
• Adults aged 75 years and over
• Residents in care homes for older adults
• Individuals aged 6 months and over with a weakened immune system
and the advice is to take up the offer when invited.
If you do not qualify for an NHS vaccination but wish to receive booster protection, the pharmacy is considering offering this service privately. If you are interested in this option, please contact the pharmacy as soon as possible.
Passengers travelling on Highland Council’s Service 16 Park & Ride route can now enjoy a ten-percent discount at the Inverness Castle Experience Saltire Bistro.
The new service runs from Torvean Car Park into Inverness, with a stop near Inverness Castle Experience.
Passengers may obtain the discount by presenting their Service 16 bus ticket.
And in today’s football …
Ross County has a home match in the Championship against Dunfermline Athletic, currently fourth in the league.
In League One, leader Inverness Caley Thistle has an away game against the third-placed team Alloa Athletic.
Both matches kick off at three o'clock this afternoon.
