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Confirmed Highland coronavirus cases increase slightly

06 May 2020
Confirmed Highland coronavirus cases increase slightly

Confirmed Highland coronavirus cases increase slightly

06 May 2020

THREE fresh coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Highlands – taking its overall tally to 310.


High wildfire risk sparks firefighters' plea to Ross residents

06 May 2020
High wildfire risk sparks firefighters' plea to Ross residents

High wildfire risk sparks firefighters' plea to Ross residents

06 May 2020

FIREFIGHTERS have urged the public to take extra care to prevent wildfires after April and May's dry weather left swathes of Ross at "high risk".


Fifth death in 'heart-breaking' Covid-19 outbreak at care home

06 May 2020
Fifth death in 'heart-breaking' Covid-19 outbreak at care home

Fifth death in 'heart-breaking' Covid-19 outbreak at care home

06 May 2020

A SKYE-based Ross-shire MP has described a Covid-19 hotspot at a Portree care home as "heart-breaking and devastating" after a fifth fatality.


Ninety-year-old's Suilven stair climb fundraiser passes £322,000 mark

06 May 2020
Ninety-year-old's Suilven stair climb fundraiser passes £322,000 mark

Ninety-year-old's Suilven stair climb fundraiser passes £322,000 mark

06 May 2020

A NONAGENARIAN'S epic challenge to climb the equivalent height of Suilven on her staircase has now netted more than £322,000 – and counting.


Covid-19 hotspot at Skye care home claims fourth life

06 May 2020
Covid-19 hotspot at Skye care home claims fourth life

Covid-19 hotspot at Skye care home claims fourth life

06 May 2020

A FOURTH person is understood to have died at a Skye care home hit by a large outbreak of Covid-19.


Conservationists self-isolate at rewilding estate to help save 100,000 native trees

06 May 2020
Conservationists self-isolate at rewilding estate to help save 100,000 native trees

Conservationists self-isolate at rewilding estate to help save 100,000 native trees

06 May 2020

CONSERVATION volunteers have isolated themselves at a rewildling estate to save more than 100,000 young trees being lost due to the Covid-19 crisis.


Covid-19 hospital patient numbers fall sharply despite fresh rise in Highland figures

05 May 2020
Covid-19 hospital patient numbers fall sharply despite fresh rise in Highland figures

Covid-19 hospital patient numbers fall sharply despite fresh rise in Highland figures

05 May 2020

THERE was a sharp fall in the number of Highlanders requiring hospital treatment overnight, despite another increase in Covid-19 cases in the region.


Third death reported at care home hit by Covid-19 outbreak

05 May 2020
Third death reported at care home hit by Covid-19 outbreak

Third death reported at care home hit by Covid-19 outbreak

05 May 2020

A THIRD person is understood to have died from Covid-19 at a coronavirus hotspot in a Skye care home.


Mountain rescuers vow to continue search for missing man one year after his disappearance

05 May 2020
Mountain rescuers vow to continue search for missing man one year after his disappearance

Mountain rescuers vow to continue search for missing man one year after his disappearance

05 May 2020

THE mystery disappearance of a walker in the Great Wilderness has not been forgotten by rescuers, who are determined to keep up the search a year on.


Reports of second death in Covid-19 outbreak at Skye care home

04 May 2020
Reports of second death in Covid-19 outbreak at Skye care home

Reports of second death in Covid-19 outbreak at Skye care home

04 May 2020

A SECOND person is reported to have died as a result of a Covid-19 outbreak on Skye.


Resident dies in care home Covid-19 outbreak which has infected 56 people

04 May 2020
Resident dies in care home Covid-19 outbreak which has infected 56 people

Resident dies in care home Covid-19 outbreak which has infected 56 people

04 May 2020

A RESIDENT at a coronavirus-hit care home on Skye has died, it has been announced.


Increase in Highland Covid-19 cases slows after recent sharp rise

04 May 2020
Increase in Highland Covid-19 cases slows after recent sharp rise

Increase in Highland Covid-19 cases slows after recent sharp rise

04 May 2020

THE number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Highlands slowed today after several days of larger than average increases.


Lofty repair carried out on leaking water main beneath the Kessock Bridge

04 May 2020
Lofty repair carried out on leaking water main beneath the Kessock Bridge

Lofty repair carried out on leaking water main beneath the Kessock Bridge

04 May 2020

A SPECIALIST team has completed a nerve-wracking high-level repair to a vital water main that runs beneath the Kessock Bridge.


'Urgent answers needed' over significant Covid-19 outbreak at care home, says MSP

04 May 2020
'Urgent answers needed' over significant Covid-19 outbreak at care home, says MSP

'Urgent answers needed' over significant Covid-19 outbreak at care home, says MSP

04 May 2020

URGENT answers are needed at to why Covid-19 was able to spread "so quickly and to so many" staff and residents at a Skye care home, an MSP has said.


Power supplies at almost 150 homes to be disrupted by repairs to faulty transformer

04 May 2020
Power supplies at almost 150 homes to be disrupted by repairs to faulty transformer

Power supplies at almost 150 homes to be disrupted by repairs to faulty transformer

04 May 2020

REPAIRS to a faulty transformer will result in power being temporarily cut to almost 150 homes in Coigach, engineers have warned.


'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.


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