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Continue to avoid crowded places 'like the plague', warns First Minister

09 July 2020
Continue to avoid crowded places 'like the plague', warns First Minister

Continue to avoid crowded places 'like the plague', warns First Minister

09 July 2020

Scotland will move into phase three of the route out of lockdown with what the First Minister called “the highest risk changes we have made so far.”


Dingwall Auction Mart steps up for vital farming sector during coronavirus crisis

09 July 2020
Dingwall Auction Mart steps up for vital farming sector during coronavirus crisis

Dingwall Auction Mart steps up for vital farming sector during coronavirus crisis

09 July 2020

ONE of the Ross-shire's most important agricultural hubs has lined up dates for the autumn sales season.


New approach agreed for children's and adult care services

08 July 2020
New approach agreed for children's and adult care services

New approach agreed for children's and adult care services

08 July 2020

HIGHLAND Council’s health and social care committee has approved changes to its partnership and governance arrangements with NHS Highland.


UK government announces eating out discount scheme for August

08 July 2020
UK government announces eating out discount scheme for August

UK government announces eating out discount scheme for August

08 July 2020

The UK government has announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to get people to eat out again – picking up half the tab to a maximum of £10.


More than 100 jobs on the line at Highland hotel

08 July 2020
More than 100 jobs on the line at Highland hotel

More than 100 jobs on the line at Highland hotel

08 July 2020

The Highland tourism sector looks set to suffer another devastating blow.


First Minister calls for major economic stimulus

07 July 2020
First Minister calls for major economic stimulus

First Minister calls for major economic stimulus

07 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called on the UK government to invest £80 billion in the economy.


First Minister welcomes 'continued progress in Covid-19 battle

06 July 2020
First Minister welcomes 'continued progress in Covid-19 battle

First Minister welcomes 'continued progress in Covid-19 battle

06 July 2020

This comes as Scotland's beer gardens reopen nationwide as the Scottish Government calls for planning rules to be eased to help the sector


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.


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