Coronavirus - Local News

A CHARITY which helps people in Scottish agriculture has launched a bid to bridge a funding gap caused by coronavirus.

A voluntary venture in Inverness will offer free food as well as being a collection point for donations.

Residents living in the Torridon and Kinlochewe areas of Wester Ross can still make use of free face coverings and bottles of hand sanitiser.

A popular miniature railway in the Highland capital is back up and running.

JUST two new positive tests for Covid-19 were recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

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

A COMMUNITY Post Office's efforts during the Covid-19 lockdown have seen it nominated for an award by company bosses.

TWO Wester Ross communities have won funding to help make their public toilets Covid-ready in time for the delayed start to the tourist season.

A ROSS-shire lifeboat crew is appealing for donations to keep its lifesaving voluntary service afloat.

A award-winning Black Isle operator is "good to go" under revised guidance for the reopening of businesses as coronavirus restrictions are eased.

FACE masks offered free of charge to people living in the Black Isle have generated almost £400 for a local community group thanks to donations.

Staff at a Wester Ross museum have returned from furlough and are preparing to re-open to visitors after the long lockdown.

CALLS for greater fiscal flexibility to help the Scottish Government tackle the Covid-19 pandemic have won support from Highland Council's leader.

INSPECTIONS of play parks are being carried out before they can be reopened.

ONLY four fresh positive tests for Covid-19 were recorded across the whole of Scotland in the past day - and none in the Highlands.

REPORTS of a three-year-old with a head injury triggered a response from two Ross-shire lifeboat crews yesterday.

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

It features Scottish Hollywood star Gerard Butler and shows the charity's work during coronavirus pandemic.

A ROSS-shire bakery is bouncing back as coronavirus restrictions ease by embracing continental cafe culture.

THE operators of a Black Isle camp site have offered assurances to the local community over their reopening plans for next week.