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Highland Council Trading Standards launches webpage on coronavirus scams

20 March 2020
Highland Council Trading Standards launches webpage on coronavirus scams

Highland Council Trading Standards launches webpage on coronavirus scams

20 March 2020

HIGHLAND Council is providing online help to advise people of scams attempting to exploit the coronavirus crisis.


No exams for Scottish pupils this year in wake of coronavirus Scottish Government confirms

19 March 2020
No exams for Scottish pupils this year in wake of coronavirus Scottish Government confirms

No exams for Scottish pupils this year in wake of coronavirus Scottish Government confirms

19 March 2020

Education Secretary John Swinney has said exams will be scrapped for school pupils this year as schools get set to close for the foreseeable future.


Two more Highland schools closed today

18 March 2020
Two more Highland schools closed today

Two more Highland schools closed today

18 March 2020

Dingwall Academy and Resolis Primary nursery are both closed today due to "unforeseen circumstances".


Fatal accident inquiry hears bus driver killed in Black Isle accident was driving too fast

10 March 2020
Fatal accident inquiry hears bus driver killed in Black Isle accident was driving too fast

Fatal accident inquiry hears bus driver killed in Black Isle accident was driving too fast

10 March 2020

CCTV footage showed a bus driver was driving at 53mph in a 40mph limit seconds before the accident on the Black Isle, investigation is told


Need to know: Inverness Half Marathon and 5K road closures

07 March 2020
Need to know: Inverness Half Marathon and 5K road closures

Need to know: Inverness Half Marathon and 5K road closures

07 March 2020

Highland Council has given notice of road closures and restrictions during this weekend's Inverness Half Marathon and Inverness 5K.


Family says three-year sentence handed to dangerous driver involved in Ross accident denies them justice

06 March 2020
Family says three-year sentence handed to dangerous driver involved in Ross accident denies them justice

Family says three-year sentence handed to dangerous driver involved in Ross accident denies them justice

06 March 2020

The family of a man killed on a Ross-shire road say they had hoped for a more substantial sentence for the driver found guilty of causing his death.


Two new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Scotland

04 March 2020
Two new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Scotland

Two new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Scotland

04 March 2020

Health secretary Jeane Freeman has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus in Scotland – but has not revealed where the patients are.


Scottish Government confirms it will provide funds for compensation of NHS Highland bullying victims

03 March 2020
Scottish Government confirms it will provide funds for compensation of NHS Highland bullying victims

Scottish Government confirms it will provide funds for compensation of NHS Highland bullying victims

03 March 2020

The health secretary has confirmed the government will bail out NHS Highland over bullying claims after a question by MSP David Stewart.


Man who carried out hospital hammer attack is jailed

03 March 2020
Man who carried out hospital hammer attack is jailed

Man who carried out hospital hammer attack is jailed

03 March 2020

A man who blamed staff at New Craigs Hospital in Inverness for the death of his girlfriend has been jailed for 18 months.


Trial date set for busker Kim Avis who faces 25 charges

03 March 2020
Trial date set for busker Kim Avis who faces 25 charges

Trial date set for busker Kim Avis who faces 25 charges

03 March 2020

Kim Avis, also known as Gordon, faces 25 charges including rape and will go on trial on March 20.


Organisers of Belladrum festival confirm return of restaurant for this year's event

15 February 2020
Organisers of Belladrum festival confirm return of restaurant for this year's event

Organisers of Belladrum festival confirm return of restaurant for this year's event

15 February 2020

Tickets are on sale now for Belladrum's festival restaurant Lov Bella.


Councillors approve three per cent rise for Highland Council rents

29 January 2020
Councillors approve three per cent rise for Highland Council rents

Councillors approve three per cent rise for Highland Council rents

29 January 2020

Members of Highland Council's housing and property committee have approved a three per cent rise for council house rents this year.


Teenager was pushed on to railway track at Muir of Ord

28 January 2020
Teenager was pushed on to railway track at Muir of Ord

Teenager was pushed on to railway track at Muir of Ord

28 January 2020

An intoxicated man who pushed a teenager on to a railway track must await his fate.


NHS Highland chief executive Iain Stewart quits

24 January 2020
NHS Highland chief executive Iain Stewart quits

NHS Highland chief executive Iain Stewart quits

24 January 2020

NHS Highland has announced that chief executive Iain Stewart is leaving to take up a new post with NHS Orkney.


New scheme to support police searches for vulnerable missing people introduced in the Highlands

23 January 2020
New scheme to support police searches for vulnerable missing people introduced in the Highlands

New scheme to support police searches for vulnerable missing people introduced in the Highlands

23 January 2020

A new scheme aims to speed up the search process for any vulnerable people who go missing in the Highlands.


Audit says Highland Council must change to ensure it is financially sustainable

23 January 2020
Audit says Highland Council must change to ensure it is financially sustainable

Audit says Highland Council must change to ensure it is financially sustainable

23 January 2020

Highland Council must make significant savings and change the way it delivers services to ensure it can live within its financial means.


MSPs to push for women's prison facilities in the Highlands

18 January 2020
MSPs to push for women's prison facilities in the Highlands

MSPs to push for women's prison facilities in the Highlands

18 January 2020

MSP David Stewart wants to see a new women's custody unit created in the Highlands.


Disability group wants to be heard

11 January 2020
Disability group wants to be heard

Disability group wants to be heard

11 January 2020

A Highland-wide group has been set up to speak up on behalf of people with disability concerns.


MSP says right to die at home is a 'basic human right'

10 January 2020
MSP says right to die at home is a 'basic human right'

MSP says right to die at home is a 'basic human right'

10 January 2020

MSP David Stewart believes there should be an automatic right for people to have full care at home for the last few days of their life.


Brown bin scheme making less money in Highland Council area after rise in charges

10 January 2020
Brown bin scheme making less money in Highland Council area after rise in charges

Brown bin scheme making less money in Highland Council area after rise in charges

10 January 2020

Figures suggest the Highlands' brown bin scheme is making less money this year, despite charging people more for the service.


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