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'Significant' number of residents and staff affected by Covid-19 outbreak at care home, NHS and council confirm

03 May 2020
'Significant' number of residents and staff affected by Covid-19 outbreak at care home, NHS and council confirm

'Significant' number of residents and staff affected by Covid-19 outbreak at care home, NHS and council confirm

03 May 2020

A 'SIGNIFICANT' number of residents have been infected by an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Skye care home, NHS Highland and Highland Council have said.


'Collapse' of community council won't stop vital Covid-19 efforts, vows member

02 May 2020
'Collapse' of community council won't stop vital Covid-19 efforts, vows member

'Collapse' of community council won't stop vital Covid-19 efforts, vows member

02 May 2020

VITAL Covid-19 information will continue to be relayed to residents in the Seaboard villages despite the collapse of a council, a member has vowed.


UPDATE: Level crossing faults fixed following earlier suspension of rail services

02 May 2020
UPDATE: Level crossing faults fixed following earlier suspension of rail services

UPDATE: Level crossing faults fixed following earlier suspension of rail services

02 May 2020

UPDATE (1.40pm): Rail services are "returning to normal" after a fault with all level crossings on the Kyle and Far North Lines was fixed.


School building damage sparks police witness appeal

01 May 2020
School building damage sparks police witness appeal

School building damage sparks police witness appeal

01 May 2020

DAMAGE to a building at a Ross school has sparked a police witness appeal.


Bike theft sparks police appeal

01 May 2020
Bike theft sparks police appeal

Bike theft sparks police appeal

01 May 2020

POLICE have appealed for information after a bike was stolen in Dingwall.


NHS Highland no longer has lowest number of confirmed Covid-19 on mainland after 17 new cases

01 May 2020
NHS Highland no longer has lowest number of confirmed Covid-19 on mainland after 17 new cases

NHS Highland no longer has lowest number of confirmed Covid-19 on mainland after 17 new cases

01 May 2020

THE NHS Highland area no longer has the lowest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on mainland Scotland after 17 new diagnoses overnight.


IN PICTURES: 'Prawn party' boosts local fishermen and public morale in lockdown

01 May 2020
IN PICTURES: 'Prawn party' boosts local fishermen and public morale in lockdown

IN PICTURES: 'Prawn party' boosts local fishermen and public morale in lockdown

01 May 2020

A KIDS' marine conservation charity has held a community ‘prawn party’ to support local fishermen and boost public morale during the lockdown.


'Please give money to local food banks', MSPs urge amid coronavirus disruption

01 May 2020
'Please give money to local food banks', MSPs urge amid coronavirus disruption

'Please give money to local food banks', MSPs urge amid coronavirus disruption

01 May 2020

LOCKDOWN-driven closures of drop-off points have hit donations to food banks, and two MSPs have urged people to make online donations to help out.


Special meeting of Highland Council to thrash out recovery from lockdown's impact

01 May 2020
Special meeting of Highland Council to thrash out recovery from lockdown's impact

Special meeting of Highland Council to thrash out recovery from lockdown's impact

01 May 2020

A SPECIAL Highland Council meeting will thrash out ways the region and local authority can recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.


National Lottery grants provide £20,000 boost to Covid-19 pandemic responses in Wester Ross and Lochalsh

01 May 2020
National Lottery grants provide £20,000 boost to Covid-19 pandemic responses in Wester Ross and Lochalsh

National Lottery grants provide £20,000 boost to Covid-19 pandemic responses in Wester Ross and Lochalsh

01 May 2020

COVID-19 responses in Wester Ross communities have received a £20,000 lotto cash boost as they look to help those struggling during the lockdown.


CalMac abandons apprentice scheme during coronavirus lockdown

01 May 2020
CalMac abandons apprentice scheme during coronavirus lockdown

CalMac abandons apprentice scheme during coronavirus lockdown

01 May 2020

WESTER Ross ferry operator CalMac has been forced to abandon plans to take on fresh apprentices this year due to the Covid-19 lockdown.


Highland Covid-19 numbers rise to 242

30 April 2020
Highland Covid-19 numbers rise to 242

Highland Covid-19 numbers rise to 242

30 April 2020

SIX new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Highlands, taking the region's tally to 242.


Coronavirus reaches Skye after outbreak at care home

30 April 2020
Coronavirus reaches Skye after outbreak at care home

Coronavirus reaches Skye after outbreak at care home

30 April 2020

COVID-19 has been confirmed on Skye, NHS Highland has said.


CalMac pleads for a quiet May holiday weekend amid reports of people ignoring lockdown

30 April 2020
CalMac pleads for a quiet May holiday weekend amid reports of people ignoring lockdown

CalMac pleads for a quiet May holiday weekend amid reports of people ignoring lockdown

30 April 2020

FERRY operator CalMac has urged the public not to be tempted to go island hopping this May holiday weekend, amid reports of people ignoring lockdown.


CalMac extends reduced Ullapool timetable until mid-May

30 April 2020
CalMac extends reduced Ullapool timetable until mid-May

CalMac extends reduced Ullapool timetable until mid-May

30 April 2020

FERRY operator CalMac's reduced 'essential lifeline timetables' will now operate until at least the middle of May, it has announced.


UK business support 'propping up' second-home owners while 'ignoring' fishing trade, argues MSP

30 April 2020
UK business support 'propping up' second-home owners while 'ignoring' fishing trade, argues MSP

UK business support 'propping up' second-home owners while 'ignoring' fishing trade, argues MSP

30 April 2020

EMERGENCY UK business payments are propping up some second-home owners while fishermen are left stuck on Universal Credit, an MSP has claimed.


Highland Covid-19 hospital admissions fall 29% but confirmed case numbers rise slightly

29 April 2020
Highland Covid-19 hospital admissions fall 29% but confirmed case numbers rise slightly

Highland Covid-19 hospital admissions fall 29% but confirmed case numbers rise slightly

29 April 2020

FOUR further cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Highlands ­– but the number of hospital patients is down almost a third.


Come clean over 'evidence' behind Citriodiol use by army, MP demands

29 April 2020
Come clean over 'evidence' behind Citriodiol use by army, MP demands

Come clean over 'evidence' behind Citriodiol use by army, MP demands

29 April 2020

ANSWERS are needed from government as to whether an insect repellent used by army personnel is effective at reducing Covid-19 risk, an MP has said.


Council to restart garden waste bin collections following coronavirus disruption

29 April 2020
Council to restart garden waste bin collections following coronavirus disruption

Council to restart garden waste bin collections following coronavirus disruption

29 April 2020

GARDEN waste bin collections are to resume in May, Highland Council has announced.


Highland Covid-19 hospital patient number rises more than a quarter

28 April 2020
Highland Covid-19 hospital patient number rises more than a quarter

Highland Covid-19 hospital patient number rises more than a quarter

28 April 2020

THE number of Highland residents receiving hospital treatment for Covid-19 rose by more than a quarter overnight.


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