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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.


Highland Council has demanded more funding if it is to meet the Scottish Government's deadline to reopen schools in August

18 June 2020
Highland Council has demanded more funding if it is to meet the Scottish Government's deadline to reopen schools in August

Highland Council has demanded more funding if it is to meet the Scottish Government's deadline to reopen schools in August

18 June 2020

The plea comes as the cash-strapped council urgently makes plans to get 50,000 pupils back in full time education


First Minister: 'The more we hammer this down now the more normality we can get back'

17 June 2020
First Minister: 'The more we hammer this down now the more normality we can get back'

First Minister: 'The more we hammer this down now the more normality we can get back'

17 June 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed new figures which show the number of Covid-19 related deaths has fallen for the seventh week in a row.


No new Covid-19 deaths registered in the Highlands in last week

17 June 2020
No new Covid-19 deaths registered in the Highlands in last week

No new Covid-19 deaths registered in the Highlands in last week

17 June 2020

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


First Minister: 'We must guard against a reckless relaxation of lockdown'

16 June 2020
First Minister: 'We must guard against a reckless relaxation of lockdown'

First Minister: 'We must guard against a reckless relaxation of lockdown'

16 June 2020

Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “almost certain” Scotland will need the furlough scheme to be extended beyond October after a leap in jobless numbers.


First Minister says return to face-to-face teaching a priority

15 June 2020
First Minister says return to face-to-face teaching a priority

First Minister says return to face-to-face teaching a priority

15 June 2020

There were no new deaths in Scotland in the last 24 hours among those with a confirmed case of Covid-19, according to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.


Conon eyesore fish factory site set for redevelopment after 20-plus years

13 June 2020
Conon eyesore fish factory site set for redevelopment after 20-plus years

Conon eyesore fish factory site set for redevelopment after 20-plus years

13 June 2020

APPROVAL for a multimillion-pound housing development on an eyesore site at the heart of a growing Ross-shire village could help regenerate it.


Council approves planning in principle for 104 homes at Muir of Ord

13 June 2020
Council approves planning in principle for 104 homes at Muir of Ord

Council approves planning in principle for 104 homes at Muir of Ord

13 June 2020

A MAJOR new housing estate in Muir of Ord has moved a step closer after the project was granted planning permission in principle.


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon calls for intervention as stats show UK economy shrank 20 per cent in April

12 June 2020
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon calls for intervention as stats show UK economy shrank 20 per cent in April

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon calls for intervention as stats show UK economy shrank 20 per cent in April

12 June 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants the UK government to deliver an economic rescue package after figures show the economy shrunk by 20 per cent.


The estimated number of those infected with Covid-19 has been revised down to just 4500 from 11,500

11 June 2020
The estimated number of those infected with Covid-19 has been revised down to just 4500 from 11,500

The estimated number of those infected with Covid-19 has been revised down to just 4500 from 11,500

11 June 2020

Hopeful signals in the fight to suppress the spread of coronavirus were shared today by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.


First Minister: 'I can't tell you how much I've longed to report such a development'

08 June 2020
First Minister: 'I can't tell you how much I've longed to report such a development'

First Minister: 'I can't tell you how much I've longed to report such a development'

08 June 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said phase two of easing the lockdown could begin in 10 days’ time if everyone obeys the current lockdown rules.


Councillor calls for the detail on Highland Council's £97 million deficit claim

06 June 2020
Councillor calls for the detail on Highland Council's £97 million deficit claim

Councillor calls for the detail on Highland Council's £97 million deficit claim

06 June 2020

Opposition councillors have called on Highland Council to give the detail behind projections it faces a deficit up to £97 million due to Covid-19.


Community-spirited residents work hard to create memorial garden during lockdown

06 June 2020
Community-spirited residents work hard to create memorial garden during lockdown

Community-spirited residents work hard to create memorial garden during lockdown

06 June 2020

GREEN-fingered volunteers have used the lockdown to rapidly lay the foundations for a new community garden that looks set to open next year.


First Minister warns Scotland's economy could take years to recover from Covid-19

05 June 2020
First Minister warns Scotland's economy could take years to recover from Covid-19

First Minister warns Scotland's economy could take years to recover from Covid-19

05 June 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that Scotland’s economy “may not see a return to pre-crisis levels for a number of years.”


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