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Council leader highlights need for investment in digital connectivity

30 June 2020
Council leader highlights need for investment in digital connectivity

Council leader highlights need for investment in digital connectivity

30 June 2020

Councillor Margaret Davidson raised the issue when she wrote to Ministers from the Scottish Government.


Petition calls for change to mental health services

30 June 2020
Petition calls for change to mental health services

Petition calls for change to mental health services

30 June 2020

An online petition is calling for changes to mental health services in Scotland.


Queues outside Primark ahead of shops reopening

29 June 2020
Queues outside Primark ahead of shops reopening

Queues outside Primark ahead of shops reopening

29 June 2020

Around 25 socially distanced customers wait patiently ahead its reopening today with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.


Highland businesses could benefit from £3million fundraising campaign

28 June 2020
Highland businesses could benefit from £3million fundraising campaign

Highland businesses could benefit from £3million fundraising campaign

28 June 2020

A business support organisation has launched a multimillion-pound campaign which could help Highland businesses hit by the coronavirus lockdown.


Parents and pupils thanked as school year draws to a close in Highlands

26 June 2020
Parents and pupils thanked as school year draws to a close in Highlands

Parents and pupils thanked as school year draws to a close in Highlands

26 June 2020

HIGHLAND Council's head of education has written to parents as the school year is set to formally end.


Bus services in the Highlands to be stepped up from next week

26 June 2020
Bus services in the Highlands to be stepped up from next week

Bus services in the Highlands to be stepped up from next week

26 June 2020

Stagecoach has confirmed it will start to gradually increase bus service levels from Monday, in line with the Scottish Government’s plans.


Highland patients face 12-week wait to access cancer screening services, warns MSP

25 June 2020
Highland patients face 12-week wait to access cancer screening services, warns MSP

Highland patients face 12-week wait to access cancer screening services, warns MSP

25 June 2020

Cancer screening services could take 12 weeks to restart prior to a decision to reopen the service according to NHS Highland.


Council faces financial shortfall equivalent to around £411 per resident

25 June 2020
Council faces financial shortfall equivalent to around £411 per resident

Council faces financial shortfall equivalent to around £411 per resident

25 June 2020

Highland Council is facing the bleakest financial future in Scotland due to the Covid-19 pandemic, new research suggests.


Motorcyclist taken to hospital following crash on A96

23 June 2020
Motorcyclist taken to hospital following crash on A96

Motorcyclist taken to hospital following crash on A96

23 June 2020

Collision was between the A96 between, Nairn and Forres.


'Highland can play central role in delivering Scotland’s economic recovery'

23 June 2020
'Highland can play central role in delivering Scotland’s economic recovery'

'Highland can play central role in delivering Scotland’s economic recovery'

23 June 2020

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has welcomed an economic recovery report published by the Scottish Government today.


Go Outdoors preparing to call in administrators

22 June 2020
Go Outdoors preparing to call in administrators

Go Outdoors preparing to call in administrators

22 June 2020

THE owners of Go Outdoors, which has a branch in the Highlands, are preparing to call in the administrators as lockdown impacts on the business.


Group posts coronavirus theories in Highland shop window

20 June 2020
Group posts coronavirus theories in Highland shop window

Group posts coronavirus theories in Highland shop window

20 June 2020

Claims made by the Flat Earth group, which question the authenticity the pandemic, contradict official Government advice.


'Highland Welcome needs quickly rekindled to secure the future of tourism'

19 June 2020
'Highland Welcome needs quickly rekindled to secure the future of tourism'

'Highland Welcome needs quickly rekindled to secure the future of tourism'

19 June 2020

David Whiteford, the chairman of the North Highland Initiative, welcomed the release of the latest Scottish Government guidelines.


Additional £46.7 million in funding to support bus operators as Covid-19 restrictions eased

19 June 2020
Additional £46.7 million in funding to support bus operators as Covid-19 restrictions eased

Additional £46.7 million in funding to support bus operators as Covid-19 restrictions eased

19 June 2020

Scottish Government has approved additional funding to support bus operators in increasing bus services and help public transport during Phase Two.


'Amazing' lockdown learning response helping keep kids safe

19 June 2020
'Amazing' lockdown learning response helping keep kids safe

'Amazing' lockdown learning response helping keep kids safe

19 June 2020

The Highland Child Protection Committee has been working in partnership with a charity to ensure the delivery of child protection courses.


£500 grant scheme extended by Tesco to support community groups

18 June 2020
£500 grant scheme extended by Tesco to support community groups

£500 grant scheme extended by Tesco to support community groups

18 June 2020

Ross-shire groups impacted by coronavirus pandemic and in need of support can apply for an emergency grant.


Highland Hospice able to accept charity shop donations again

17 June 2020
Highland Hospice able to accept charity shop donations again

Highland Hospice able to accept charity shop donations again

17 June 2020

Highland Hospice has announced it is accepting donations for its charity shops at its retail warehouse from today.


Highland teachers to focus 'on closing learning gaps' when schools return

17 June 2020
Highland teachers to focus 'on closing learning gaps' when schools return

Highland teachers to focus 'on closing learning gaps' when schools return

17 June 2020

Preparations are being made by Highland Council ahead of the planned return of schools in August.


Council chief gives evidence to Government committee

17 June 2020
Council chief gives evidence to Government committee

Council chief gives evidence to Government committee

17 June 2020

Donna Manson, Highland Council's chief executive, was speaking to the Scottish Parliament's Covid 19 committee via a remote online connection.


Fitness enthusiast completes ultimate birthday challenge for Mikeysline

16 June 2020
Fitness enthusiast completes ultimate birthday challenge for Mikeysline

Fitness enthusiast completes ultimate birthday challenge for Mikeysline

16 June 2020

Sarah Dunnett, whose 30th birthday was on June 4, has raised more than £2665 for Mikeysline by completing her fitness test.


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