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Highland views sought over impact of coronavirus on transport and the rural economy

21 May 2020
Highland views sought over impact of coronavirus on transport and the rural economy

Highland views sought over impact of coronavirus on transport and the rural economy

21 May 2020

COVID-19's impact on Scotland’s transport services and the rural economy is to be investigated by MSPs.


Covid-19 care home operators handed three-week licence reprieve

20 May 2020
Covid-19 care home operators handed three-week licence reprieve

Covid-19 care home operators handed three-week licence reprieve

20 May 2020

THE company running a Skye care home where 10 residents have died from Covid-19 has been given another three weeks to keep its operating licence.


Covid-19 outbreak care home owners urged to pay sick staff full wages

18 May 2020
Covid-19 outbreak care home owners urged to pay sick staff full wages

Covid-19 outbreak care home owners urged to pay sick staff full wages

18 May 2020

OWNERS of the stricken Home Farm Care Home on Skye have been urged to pay full wages to staff who are signed off sick with Covid-19.


Nuisance 999 caller praised by lawyer despite further offence

18 May 2020
Nuisance 999 caller praised by lawyer despite further offence

Nuisance 999 caller praised by lawyer despite further offence

18 May 2020

A Ross woman who habitually makes nuisance 999 calls was praised for resisting her compulsion for seven weeks – despite a further offence.


Top author criticised for journey from New Zealand to Skye during lockdown

17 May 2020
Top author criticised for journey from New Zealand to Skye during lockdown

Top author criticised for journey from New Zealand to Skye during lockdown

17 May 2020

CELEBRATED author Neil Gaiman has been criticised by a Ross MP after flying half-way round the world to self-isolate on Skye.


Man jailed for coughing in police officers' faces in Highland capital

12 May 2020
Man jailed for coughing in police officers' faces in Highland capital

Man jailed for coughing in police officers' faces in Highland capital

12 May 2020

A 48-year-old is believed to have become the first man in Scotland to be jailed for endangering police lives by coughing in officers' faces.


Ross-shire representatives take issue with Prime Minister's lockdown message

10 May 2020
Ross-shire representatives take issue with Prime Minister's lockdown message

Ross-shire representatives take issue with Prime Minister's lockdown message

10 May 2020

EASTER Ross MP Jamie Stone has hit out at the lack of clarity over Prime Minister Boris Johnston's latest announcement on the coronavirus lockdown.


Highland MPs attack UK government's new 'stay alert' coronavirus messaging

10 May 2020
Highland MPs attack UK government's new 'stay alert' coronavirus messaging

Highland MPs attack UK government's new 'stay alert' coronavirus messaging

10 May 2020

HIGHLAND MPs have branded a possible change in official Covid-19 advice as "dangerously ambiguous" and "buffoonery".


Owners of Ross hotel to wind up business after Covid-19 impact on tourism

08 May 2020
Owners of Ross hotel to wind up business after Covid-19 impact on tourism

Owners of Ross hotel to wind up business after Covid-19 impact on tourism

08 May 2020

THE heart could be ripped out of a small Ross-shire village after a landmark hotel's parent company entered insolvency.


Community Fridge says thanks for donations during lockdown

07 May 2020
Community Fridge says thanks for donations during lockdown

Community Fridge says thanks for donations during lockdown

07 May 2020

COMMUNITY-spirited residents in Tain have been praised for their continuing generosity during the lockdown.


Prison for man who spat on police and left officer with anxious health wait

06 May 2020
Prison for man who spat on police and left officer with anxious health wait

Prison for man who spat on police and left officer with anxious health wait

06 May 2020

A POLICE officer had an anxious 28 day wait to discover if he had been infected with a disease after he was spat at by a Conon Bridge man.


Accountancy firm reports surge in inquiries as businesses fight hard to keep afloat

30 April 2020
Accountancy firm reports surge in inquiries as businesses fight hard to keep afloat

Accountancy firm reports surge in inquiries as businesses fight hard to keep afloat

30 April 2020

An accountancy firm says it is working around the clock to help Highland firms put continuity plans in place using government Covid-19 aid schemes.


Drunk teen robbed former schoolmate at knifepoint

29 April 2020
Drunk teen robbed former schoolmate at knifepoint

Drunk teen robbed former schoolmate at knifepoint

29 April 2020

A DINGWALL teen wrote a letter to his mother warning her he would be going to jail after he assaulted and robbed a former schoolmate at knifepoint.


New resource highlights training courses to furloughed workers

27 April 2020
New resource highlights training courses to furloughed workers

New resource highlights training courses to furloughed workers

27 April 2020

People who have been furloughed or made redundant are being encouraged to develop their skills with the help of a new online resource.


Trust offers free individual and business memberships

17 April 2020
Trust offers free individual and business memberships

Trust offers free individual and business memberships

17 April 2020

FREE individual and business memberships are being offered by a trust as it works to ensure support is in place during the current lockdown upheaval.


Virtual staycations: Visit Scotland's top landmarks from the comfort of your sofa

14 April 2020
Virtual staycations: Visit Scotland's top landmarks from the comfort of your sofa

Virtual staycations: Visit Scotland's top landmarks from the comfort of your sofa

14 April 2020

Whilst we all set up camp in our living rooms there is still a way to experience the best of UK staycations from the comfort of our sofas.


Would-be shoplifter jailed for 11 weeks after giving police false name

10 April 2020
Would-be shoplifter jailed for 11 weeks after giving police false name

Would-be shoplifter jailed for 11 weeks after giving police false name

10 April 2020

A 43 year old Easter Ross man who gave police a false name as he was being questioned about suspected shoplifting has been jailed for 11 weeks.


Man in court for sixth driving while disqualified offence

10 April 2020
Man in court for sixth driving while disqualified offence

Man in court for sixth driving while disqualified offence

10 April 2020

A SICK dog led to a 36 year old Alness man being prosecuted of his sixth driving while disqualified offence at Inverness Sheriff Court.


Supermarket surprises firefighters with Easter egg goodies

09 April 2020
Supermarket surprises firefighters with Easter egg goodies

Supermarket surprises firefighters with Easter egg goodies

09 April 2020

FIREFIGHTERS at an Easter Ross station will be able to indulge their inner chocoholic this Easter – thanks to a sweet donation from a supermarket.


Raigmore Hospital staff keep up spirits with a little dancing

08 April 2020
Raigmore Hospital staff keep up spirits with a little dancing

Raigmore Hospital staff keep up spirits with a little dancing

08 April 2020

NHS staff at Raigmore Hospital have been keeping their spirits up during the hectic country-wide coronavirus response ­- with a little dancing.


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