LIFELINE foodbank services were among the worthy recipients after a port donated more than £20,000 to causes around the Cromarty Firth in 2020.
NINETEEN care home residents are now known to have died in Covid-19 outbreaks at three separate Ross-shire sites.
A FURTHER 45 positive tests for Covid-19 were recorded across the NHS health board area in the past day.
HIGHLANDERS are again bracing themselves for further heavy snow after another yellow Met Office warning became active.
ANOTHER 42 positive tests for Covid-19 were recorded across the NHS Highland health board region in the past 24 hours.
A FURTHER 33 new positive tests for Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland area.
GRITTERS spread more than 100 tonnes of salt on the A9 north of Tore in little over 24 hours, the firm maintaining it stressed after ice complaints.
A FURTHER 14 new coronavirus infections were recorded across the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.
COUNCIL house tenants hit by worsening finances amid the Covid-19 pandemic are being pointed towards a new resource detailing what help is available.
VANDALS have repeatedly targeted a car in Evanton, and police have appealed for help catching the culprits.
A THIEF who broke into a vehicle and stole 'several items' from within it is being hunted by police in Ross-shire.
POLICE have urged motorists to take added care after “hazardous road conditions” sparked “a number” of collisions.
A deadly Easter Ross railway crossing which has claimed several lives looks set to be replaced by a new bridge over the line.
A FOLLOW-up surprise inspection at a Ross care home has found improvements in its handling of Covid-19 prevention measures.
THE seven day Covid infection rate across Highland Council has fallen to below 100 cases per 100,000 people – but Ross hot spots continue.
AVALANCHE risks are “considerable” on some Ross-shire mountains, the Scottish Avalanche Information Service has warned.
NHS Highland has recorded a further 46 positive tests for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
A SNOW hit mountain pass which was forced to close to all traffic on Thursday “is likely” to stay shut right through the weekend.
THE A9 has reopened in southern Sutherland but "traffic remains slow" following an earlier one vehicle crash near Clashmore
MOTORISTS have been urged to take extra care on the region’s roads following “a number” of Highland crashes and hazardous conditions in Ross-shire.
