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Controversial plans for workshop base on agricultural land rejected

04 July 2020
Controversial plans for workshop base on agricultural land rejected

Controversial plans for workshop base on agricultural land rejected

04 July 2020

PLANS for a highly controversial development just outside Dingwall has been rejected by councillors.


Council approves plans for 140 homes in Evanton

04 July 2020
Council approves plans for 140 homes in Evanton

Council approves plans for 140 homes in Evanton

04 July 2020

PLANS that would lead to a significant increase in the population of an Easter Ross village have been passed unanimously by Highland Council.


First Minister brands UK quarantine plan 'shambolic'

03 July 2020
First Minister brands UK quarantine plan 'shambolic'

First Minister brands UK quarantine plan 'shambolic'

03 July 2020

The UK government’s handling of a plan for quarantine free travel has been branded “shambolic” by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.


Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

03 July 2020
Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

03 July 2020

BUT council leader Margaret Davidson said Andrew Baxter was 'moving against the administration'


Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

02 July 2020
Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

02 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has made a string of significant announcements on Covid-19.


Highland Council's education committee hit by technical glitches

02 July 2020
Highland Council's education committee hit by technical glitches

Highland Council's education committee hit by technical glitches

02 July 2020

Parents and pupils will have to wait to hear what Highland Council will do about the return of education after problems forced a meeting offline.


Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

02 July 2020
Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

02 July 2020

The Highlands could lose out on access to superfast broadband if a court case is not resolved by the end of the year it has been claimed.


Good news on Covid-19 but figures 'also speak of heartbreak', says First Minister

01 July 2020
Good news on Covid-19 but figures 'also speak of heartbreak', says First Minister

Good news on Covid-19 but figures 'also speak of heartbreak', says First Minister

01 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the weekly death toll from Covid-19 has shrunk for the ninth week in a row.


'Moment of great opportunity and a time of very real danger'

30 June 2020
'Moment of great opportunity and a time of very real danger'

'Moment of great opportunity and a time of very real danger'

30 June 2020

Scotland has recorded its first confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in four days but the First Minister remains positive about the overall trend in cases.


School budgets will be raided to help plug council's coronavirus black hole

30 June 2020
School budgets will be raided to help plug council's coronavirus black hole

School budgets will be raided to help plug council's coronavirus black hole

30 June 2020

Highland Council has been blocked from stopping vital Covid-19 services but a bid to halt a raid of school budgets failed.


First Minister welcomes Covid-19 figures but flags concern over 'air bridges'

29 June 2020
First Minister welcomes Covid-19 figures but flags concern over 'air bridges'

First Minister welcomes Covid-19 figures but flags concern over 'air bridges'

29 June 2020

Scotland has seen a fourth day in a row without any deaths from a confirmed case of Covid-19, according to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.


Return to work on multimillion-pound Dingwall High Street development welcomed as restrictions eased

27 June 2020
Return to work on multimillion-pound Dingwall High Street development welcomed as restrictions eased

Return to work on multimillion-pound Dingwall High Street development welcomed as restrictions eased

27 June 2020

THE resumption of work in Ross-shire's county town on a multimillion-pound flats and retail development has been welcomed.


Highland Council Covid-19 active travel interventions for Dingwall questioned

27 June 2020
Highland Council Covid-19 active travel interventions for Dingwall questioned

Highland Council Covid-19 active travel interventions for Dingwall questioned

27 June 2020

The introduction of 20mph zones as part of a Highland Council push to encourage active travel during the coronavirus crisis has been questioned.


Further easing of lockdown in Scotland depends on keeping virus "firmly under control"

24 June 2020
Further easing of lockdown in Scotland depends on keeping virus "firmly under control"

Further easing of lockdown in Scotland depends on keeping virus "firmly under control"

24 June 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has given indicative dates for further easing of the lockdown subject to the continued control of coronavirus.


No new Highland deaths recorded in the past week from Covid-19

24 June 2020
No new Highland deaths recorded in the past week from Covid-19

No new Highland deaths recorded in the past week from Covid-19

24 June 2020

There have been no new deaths registered in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 for the second week in a row.


Scottish schoolchildren now aiming for full-time return in August

23 June 2020
Scottish schoolchildren now aiming for full-time return in August

Scottish schoolchildren now aiming for full-time return in August

23 June 2020

The Scottish Government has said schools will fully reopen in August without the need for social distancing if the virus remains repressed.


NHS Highland confirms staff and residents at a Skye care home are being retested for Covid-19

23 June 2020
NHS Highland confirms staff and residents at a Skye care home are being retested for Covid-19

NHS Highland confirms staff and residents at a Skye care home are being retested for Covid-19

23 June 2020

The staff member who tested positive had already recovered from the virus and been retested twice


First Minister set to reveal further details on lifting of lockdown restrictions tomorrow

23 June 2020
First Minister set to reveal further details on lifting of lockdown restrictions tomorrow

First Minister set to reveal further details on lifting of lockdown restrictions tomorrow

23 June 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed she will make further announcements on the timeline of the roadmap out of lockdown tomorrow.


Major Easter Ross housing development poised for go-ahead

22 June 2020
Major Easter Ross housing development poised for go-ahead

Major Easter Ross housing development poised for go-ahead

22 June 2020

PLANS that would lead to a significant increase in the population of an Easter Ross village look set to take a significant step forward.


Dubai ruler's Lochalsh lodge plan rejected by council planners

19 June 2020
Dubai ruler's Lochalsh lodge plan rejected by council planners

Dubai ruler's Lochalsh lodge plan rejected by council planners

19 June 2020

CONTROVERSIAL plans by the ruler of Dubai to build another lodge at his Lochalsh estate have been narrowly rejected by Highland Council.


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