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LONGER READ: Thriving Highland town and city centres key to Covid, climate and cost of living recovery

LONGER READ: Thriving Highland town and city centres key to Covid, climate and cost of living recovery

LONGER READ: Thriving Highland town and city centres key to Covid, climate and cost of living recovery

25 August 2022

Revitalised town and city centres can help the Highlands tackle the challenges of Covid-19 recovery, the climate emergency and cost of living crisis.


Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

22 August 2022

THE winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme is under way, and NHS Highland bosses have urged people to get their jags when invited for them.


Covid-19 booster plan in Scotland welcomed by charity for older people

Covid-19 booster plan in Scotland welcomed by charity for older people

Covid-19 booster plan in Scotland welcomed by charity for older people

16 July 2022

The Age Scotland boss says the plan makes sense and should help people get access to medical care that some have lacked for a long time.


It is never too late to get vaccinated

It is never too late to get vaccinated

It is never too late to get vaccinated

07 July 2022

NHS Highland is encouraging the immunosuppressed and the severely immunosuppressed to come forward for their Covid-19 vaccination.


UHI 'pandemic graduates' finally get chance to celebrate together

UHI 'pandemic graduates' finally get chance to celebrate together

UHI 'pandemic graduates' finally get chance to celebrate together

19 June 2022

The students finally got a chance to celebrate their academic success with each other.


DR TIM ALLISON: We’ve seen this before with Covid – summer lull then new waves

DR TIM ALLISON: We’ve seen this before with Covid – summer lull then new waves

DR TIM ALLISON: We’ve seen this before with Covid – summer lull then new waves

06 June 2022

What now for Covid? Are we saying good riddance to the disease and getting on with the rest of our lives?


Spring Booster vaccination clinics available through pharmacy in Easter Ross town

Spring Booster vaccination clinics available through pharmacy in Easter Ross town

Spring Booster vaccination clinics available through pharmacy in Easter Ross town

01 June 2022

Patients living in the Alness area are being given the option to have their Spring Booster administered at clinics being run by Alness Pharmacy.


Dingwall street party will mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee and celebrate town's pandemic resilience

Dingwall street party will mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee and celebrate town's pandemic resilience

Dingwall street party will mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee and celebrate town's pandemic resilience

28 May 2022

Dingwall is setting the scene for a street party that will mark a milestone moment in history – and celebrate the community's remarkable resilience.


Tourist trade hit by 'perfect storm' despite boom in visitor numbers

Tourist trade hit by 'perfect storm' despite boom in visitor numbers

Tourist trade hit by 'perfect storm' despite boom in visitor numbers

15 May 2022

Optimism over booming visitor numbers in Ross-shire is being sharply undercut by staff shortages, soaring prices and the legacy of Brexit and Covid.


Covid 'spring booster' vaccination sessions planned across Ross-shire

Covid 'spring booster' vaccination sessions planned across Ross-shire

Covid 'spring booster' vaccination sessions planned across Ross-shire

13 May 2022

THE Spring Booster campaign is continuing across NHS Highland with more clinics added for May.


Spring booster jags at Ross-shire pharmacy

Spring booster jags at Ross-shire pharmacy

Spring booster jags at Ross-shire pharmacy

09 May 2022

Patients living in the Kyle area are being given the option to have their spring booster administered more locally at clinics at the local pharmacy.


Lockdown art project leads to oil painting exhibition for Black Isle man

Lockdown art project leads to oil painting exhibition for Black Isle man

Lockdown art project leads to oil painting exhibition for Black Isle man

30 April 2022

A Vietnamese barista now living on the Black Isle is to stage his first art exhibition after teaching himself oil painting during lockdown.


Spring Covid-19 booster campaign in the Highlands

Spring Covid-19 booster campaign in the Highlands

Spring Covid-19 booster campaign in the Highlands

27 April 2022

The spring booster campaign is continuing across the NHS Highland area with more clinics added for the month of May.


Long Covid sufferer completes 2022 Etape Loch Ness event

Long Covid sufferer completes 2022 Etape Loch Ness event

Long Covid sufferer completes 2022 Etape Loch Ness event

25 April 2022

A 63-year-old long Covid sufferer from Northern Ireland has successfully completed the 2022 Etape Loch Ness with the help of oxygen cylinders.


Black Isle business closes as precaution as staff self-isolate

Black Isle business closes as precaution as staff self-isolate

Black Isle business closes as precaution as staff self-isolate

22 April 2022

An acclaimed Black Isle cheese shop will be closed for 10 days as staff self-isolate as a precaution.


Black Isle care home hit by "significant" Covid outbreak

Black Isle care home hit by "significant" Covid outbreak

Black Isle care home hit by "significant" Covid outbreak

19 April 2022

A Black Isle nursing home has been hit by a “significant” wave of Covid-related staff absences in the last fortnight.


Bug outbreaks close two wards at Raigmore Hospital

Bug outbreaks close two wards at Raigmore Hospital

Bug outbreaks close two wards at Raigmore Hospital

15 April 2022

Cases of coronavirus and norovirus have resulted in two wards at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness being closed to new admissions.


Highland MSP adds 'resign now' call for Prime Minister and Chancellor in Partygate scandal

Highland MSP adds 'resign now' call for Prime Minister and Chancellor in Partygate scandal

Highland MSP adds 'resign now' call for Prime Minister and Chancellor in Partygate scandal

15 April 2022

Highland MSP Emma Roddick was speaking after they were fined for attending lockdown parties


Warning issued over scam Covid text

Warning issued over scam Covid text

Warning issued over scam Covid text

14 April 2022

Unsolicited text message from ‘TestNTrace’ advises recipient they have been a close contact of someone with Omicron


POLL: Should the law on wearing face coverings be relaxed?

POLL: Should the law on wearing face coverings be relaxed?

POLL: Should the law on wearing face coverings be relaxed?

14 April 2022

The legal requirement to wear face coverings in most indoor settings will become guidance in Scotland from Monday but What do you think?


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