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A "memory path" dreamt up by a furloughed Invergordon mum to help channel her daughter's creative energy during lockdown has been a hit with locals.

An Easter Ross artist vulnerable to coronavirus because of an underlying health condition has opened his gallery for the first time this year.

A joint call for extra funding to improve tourism services in the Highlands has been made by two Ross-shire politicians.

A TOP Ross business leader is urging the UK government to extend VAT relief for tourism and hospitality a full year beyond the January 2021 cut-off.

Flights from Inverness to Mallorca are still set for take off, despite the government recently declaring travellers from Spain must endure quarantine.

Highland Council is lighting up Ness Bridge as a special "event" for students who will not have a graduation ceremony due to Covid–19 restrictions.

THE NHS Highland area has recorded one positive test for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours – ending the region's run of six days without any new cases.

Ross-shire residents frustrated over the delay in getting back to High Life Highland gyms and pools assured work under way for safe return.

HIGHLAND Council’s controversial chief officer of education is to leave his role in August, the local authority has confirmed.

A major investigation has been launched into an Easter Ross care home after an inspection classed its coronavirus response as "weak".

Care home residents in Tain have been continuing their series of summer activities with a fun fair in the garden.

The Cabinet Officer Minister arrived north after MP Jamie Stone invited him to hear from the sector firsthand

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a massive backlog of treatment which is set to plunge health services in the region into an unprecedented crisis.

Childcare provision for key workers in the Highlands will end by August 10.

An online video launched by Highland Council attempts to explain the impact of coronavirus on council finances.

A team of supermarket superheroes in Easter Ross had a pleasant surprise in store for a mental health charity this week.

Staff and communities have been praised for their outstanding response to the Covid-19 emergency.

HIGHLAND Council has moved to remind communities that its service point network remains closed for now – in line with Covid-19 guidance.

SIX days have now passed since the latest reported positive test for Covid-19 in the NHS Highland area.

It is not yet known which branches will be affected in a move caused by the coronavirus lockdown.