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'Hidden costs of Covid likely to be with us for years to come'

17 January 2022
'Hidden costs of Covid likely to be with us for years to come'

'Hidden costs of Covid likely to be with us for years to come'

17 January 2022

Highland Council bosses have appealed to Finance Secretary Kate Forbes to reverse the Scottish Government’s budget cuts.


'Years of failure on social care and community-based support is crippling our local health system'

17 January 2022
'Years of failure on social care and community-based support is crippling our local health system'

'Years of failure on social care and community-based support is crippling our local health system'

17 January 2022

NHS Highland has the second worst average discharge delayed record in Scotland according to new figures revealed by the Liberal Democrats.


Council house rent hike on the cards in Highlands in bid to balance budget

16 January 2022
Council house rent hike on the cards in Highlands in bid to balance budget

Council house rent hike on the cards in Highlands in bid to balance budget

16 January 2022

Officials say 'we need to generate sufficient income to continue to invest in housing improvements based on tenant priorities'


Fans can return to stadia and concerts from Monday in boost to the Six Nations rugby, football and live music

11 January 2022
Fans can return to stadia and concerts from Monday in boost to the Six Nations rugby, football and live music

Fans can return to stadia and concerts from Monday in boost to the Six Nations rugby, football and live music

11 January 2022

But half of those attending events will need to have their vaccine status checked and to have had a booster


Ross communities urged not to miss out on local Scottish Government funding

10 January 2022
Ross communities urged not to miss out on local Scottish Government funding

Ross communities urged not to miss out on local Scottish Government funding

10 January 2022

Leading councillor Trish Robertson says the cash 'can really give a boost to local projects geographically spread across the Highlands'


Trip down memory lane keeps the customers coming as Ross antique business marks milestone

09 January 2022
Trip down memory lane keeps the customers coming as Ross antique business marks milestone

Trip down memory lane keeps the customers coming as Ross antique business marks milestone

09 January 2022

A well established Dingwall trader is celebrating a decade in business and is looking forward to 2022 with a degree of optimism.


Grants to crofters to improve housing

09 January 2022
Grants to crofters to improve housing

Grants to crofters to improve housing

09 January 2022

Grants have been awarded to 11 crofters in some of Scotland’s most remote and marginal communities to help them improve their housing.


Funeral of former Black Isle hotel proprietor set to take place next week

07 January 2022
Funeral of former Black Isle hotel proprietor set to take place next week

Funeral of former Black Isle hotel proprietor set to take place next week

07 January 2022

The funeral will take place next week of the popular proprietor of a Black Isle hotel who has died after a short illness.


Controversial plans for a single Highland remote air traffic control base in Inverness have been scrapped

07 January 2022
Controversial plans for a single Highland remote air traffic control base in Inverness have been scrapped

Controversial plans for a single Highland remote air traffic control base in Inverness have been scrapped

07 January 2022

But Inverness Airport still likely to get the new technology at some point, it emerges.


Council warns services could be hit as Covid levels hit a peak in coming weeks

06 January 2022
Council warns services could be hit as Covid levels hit a peak in coming weeks

Council warns services could be hit as Covid levels hit a peak in coming weeks

06 January 2022

Leader Margaret Davidson says 'I simply ask everyone to please continue to follow government guidance'


First Minister confirms Scotland's Covid restrictions will move in line with the rest of the UK

05 January 2022
First Minister confirms Scotland's Covid restrictions will move in line with the rest of the UK

First Minister confirms Scotland's Covid restrictions will move in line with the rest of the UK

05 January 2022

The self-isolation time is cut to seven days and close contacts of those with the virus no longer need to self-isolate


Wester Ross shop, flat and village hall plans backed by Scottish Land Fund support

03 January 2022
Wester Ross shop, flat and village hall plans backed by Scottish Land Fund support

Wester Ross shop, flat and village hall plans backed by Scottish Land Fund support

03 January 2022

Two Wester Ross initiatives are among a dozen projects sharing more than £2.7 million in national funding to support local services.


Inside Holyrood: Improving mental health care

28 December 2021
Inside Holyrood: Improving mental health care

Inside Holyrood: Improving mental health care

28 December 2021

MSP Emma Roddick says 'People would rather talk about things that are easy to understand, and I can see why'


Work starts on new £100m prison for Highlands after decade of delay

27 December 2021
Work starts on new £100m prison for Highlands after decade of delay

Work starts on new £100m prison for Highlands after decade of delay

27 December 2021

Need for replacement for Victorian-era Porterfield Prison in Inverness has been flagged in recent years.


Resilient Dingwall businessman keen to expand in new year despite Covid-19 concerns

26 December 2021
Resilient Dingwall businessman keen to expand in new year despite Covid-19 concerns

Resilient Dingwall businessman keen to expand in new year despite Covid-19 concerns

26 December 2021

A determined trader in Ross-shire’s market town plans not only to see out the pandemic but to expand in the future.


Government rejects bid to create leisure development on Culloden Battlefield site

23 December 2021
Government rejects bid to create leisure development on Culloden Battlefield site

Government rejects bid to create leisure development on Culloden Battlefield site

23 December 2021

A separate appeal against refusal of permission to turn a former steading also on the battlefield site into a family home has, however, been granted.


Victorian Market work turns up empty quarter bottle of vodka – with a note from 1967

22 December 2021
Victorian Market work turns up empty quarter bottle of vodka – with a note from 1967

Victorian Market work turns up empty quarter bottle of vodka – with a note from 1967

22 December 2021

The message was from a Shetland tradesman who was working on market


Internet voucher scheme extended as delivery of R100 programme expected to lag years behind deadline

18 December 2021
Internet voucher scheme extended as delivery of R100 programme expected to lag years behind deadline

Internet voucher scheme extended as delivery of R100 programme expected to lag years behind deadline

18 December 2021

Economy Secretary Kate Forbes says: 'We will make sure everyone has access to an acceptable level of connectivity'


Rejection of Raigmore Hospital bus gate plan puts pressure on new treatment centre project

17 December 2021
Rejection of Raigmore Hospital bus gate plan puts pressure on new treatment centre project

Rejection of Raigmore Hospital bus gate plan puts pressure on new treatment centre project

17 December 2021

NHS Highland is now under pressure to come up with a better route


Scottish Government releases new Covid guidance for business and confirms £100 million support in the pipeline

16 December 2021
Scottish Government releases new Covid guidance for business and confirms £100 million support in the pipeline

Scottish Government releases new Covid guidance for business and confirms £100 million support in the pipeline

16 December 2021

Economy Secretary Kate Forbes says 'We are working to get funding out to businesses as soon as we can but the Treasury must also step-up'


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