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Balintore transformation is a lockdown labour of love

Balintore transformation is a lockdown labour of love

Balintore transformation is a lockdown labour of love

27 June 2020

A huge clean-up in an Easter Ross village during the lockdown has brought the whole community together.


Highland families benefit from delivery of learning packs

Highland families benefit from delivery of learning packs

Highland families benefit from delivery of learning packs

27 June 2020

Highland families have benefited from a joint effort by MFR Cash for Kids and High Life Highland (HLH) to deliver special learning packs.


Highlands go a third day without fresh positive tests for Covid-19

Highlands go a third day without fresh positive tests for Covid-19

Highlands go a third day without fresh positive tests for Covid-19

26 June 2020

THE Highlands have recorded no fresh confirmed cases of Covid-19 for the past three days, the Scottish Government's daily update has shown.


Highland business call to action ahead of July 10 deadline for Covid-19 grant help

Highland business call to action ahead of July 10 deadline for Covid-19 grant help

Highland business call to action ahead of July 10 deadline for Covid-19 grant help

26 June 2020

Highland businesses who may be entitled to grant support as they prepare to safely reopen are being encouraged to apply before new July 10 deadline.


Stone warns 'Highland Clearances will come back to haunt us' over tourism plight

Stone warns 'Highland Clearances will come back to haunt us' over tourism plight

Stone warns 'Highland Clearances will come back to haunt us' over tourism plight

26 June 2020

A ROSS MP has warned of a new kind of Highland Clearances if the north of Scotland's tourism industry goes "down the tubes".


Parents and pupils thanked as school year draws to a close in Highlands

Parents and pupils thanked as school year draws to a close in Highlands

Parents and pupils thanked as school year draws to a close in Highlands

26 June 2020

HIGHLAND Council's head of education has written to parents as the school year is set to formally end.


Original Factory Shop to reopen Dingwall store

Original Factory Shop to reopen Dingwall store

Original Factory Shop to reopen Dingwall store

26 June 2020

THE Original Factory Shop is to reopen its Dingwall store on Monday as lockdown restrictions on non-essential retailers are eased.


WATCH: Highland Council releases a video about education in schools during lockdown

WATCH: Highland Council releases a video about education in schools during lockdown

WATCH: Highland Council releases a video about education in schools during lockdown

26 June 2020

Highland Council has produced a video aiming to shine a light on how children across the region have been able to continue learning during lockdown.


Bus services in the Highlands to be stepped up from next week

Bus services in the Highlands to be stepped up from next week

Bus services in the Highlands to be stepped up from next week

26 June 2020

Stagecoach has confirmed it will start to gradually increase bus service levels from Monday, in line with the Scottish Government’s plans.


Highland patients face 12-week wait to access cancer screening services, warns MSP

Highland patients face 12-week wait to access cancer screening services, warns MSP

Highland patients face 12-week wait to access cancer screening services, warns MSP

25 June 2020

Cancer screening services could take 12 weeks to restart prior to a decision to reopen the service according to NHS Highland.


Backlog-hit Highland birth registration service set to return to action next week

Backlog-hit Highland birth registration service set to return to action next week

Backlog-hit Highland birth registration service set to return to action next week

25 June 2020

BIRTH registration services run by Highland Council will restart from Monday.


Highland Council approves Covid-19 recovery plan

Highland Council approves Covid-19 recovery plan

Highland Council approves Covid-19 recovery plan

25 June 2020

Highland Council has approved a Covid-19 recovery action plan with key areas including the economy, digital transformation and reopening of schools.


Scottish Government requests new financial powers to deal with coronavirus crisis

Scottish Government requests new financial powers to deal with coronavirus crisis

Scottish Government requests new financial powers to deal with coronavirus crisis

25 June 2020

The Scottish Government has formally requested new powers to help meet the "significant economic and fiscal challenges" of coronavirus.


Council faces financial shortfall equivalent to around £411 per resident

Council faces financial shortfall equivalent to around £411 per resident

Council faces financial shortfall equivalent to around £411 per resident

25 June 2020

Highland Council is facing the bleakest financial future in Scotland due to the Covid-19 pandemic, new research suggests.


Community-spirited creation of face coverings wins praise from MSP

Community-spirited creation of face coverings wins praise from MSP

Community-spirited creation of face coverings wins praise from MSP

25 June 2020

COMMUNITY-driven efforts to produce face coverings for residents across the Highlands have been praised by an MSP.


CalMac calls for calm amid rising abuse from passengers on its travel network during lockdown

CalMac calls for calm amid rising abuse from passengers on its travel network during lockdown

CalMac calls for calm amid rising abuse from passengers on its travel network during lockdown

25 June 2020

FERRY operator CalMac is asking passengers to think twice after an increase in abuse aimed at frontline staff managing the service.


Mountaineering Scotland hails move to ease lockdown travel restrictions

Mountaineering Scotland hails move to ease lockdown travel restrictions

Mountaineering Scotland hails move to ease lockdown travel restrictions

24 June 2020

MOUNTAINEERS are delighted at plans to ease Covid-19 lockdown travel restrictions early next month.


Deferral of court decision over operation of coronavirus-hit care home 'only continues uncertainty'

Deferral of court decision over operation of coronavirus-hit care home 'only continues uncertainty'

Deferral of court decision over operation of coronavirus-hit care home 'only continues uncertainty'

24 June 2020

DEFERRING a ruling over the future of a care home at the centre of a deadly Covid-19 hotspot "continues uncertainty" for its residents, says an MSP.


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"

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.


Lockdown easing – dates you need to know

Lockdown easing – dates you need to know

Lockdown easing – dates you need to know

24 June 2020

Provisional dates for the relaxation of restrictions have been announced today by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.


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