Coronavirus - Local News

Organisers have announced the cancellation of this year's Northern Meeting Piping Competition.

Folk rock band Skerryvore has issued a call for musicians to join in tomorrow's weekly Clap for Carers event across the Highlands.

Nicola Sturgeon said “residents of care homes matter every bit as much" after it was confirmed one in four Covid-19 deaths are among those in care.

LifeScan is helping in the battle to keep frontline workers supplied with vital safety equipment as they treat patients with coronavirus.

THERE are now 180 confirmed coronavirus cases in the Highlands – after a dozen further positive tests came back overnight.

New statistics reveal that almost 1000 people have been confirmed or suspected to have died because of the coronavirus in Scotland.

A CHARITY boss has demanded "fair and equal access to medical treatment" for older people after devastating figures on care home deaths.

MOVES to extend the £220m package of measures aimed at helping businesses weather the coronavirus lockdown have been welcomed by a Highland figure.

The Scottish Government has announced another £220 million is to be made available for businesses during the coronavirus crisis.

Both in-patient wards at the Royal Northern Infirmary in Inverness have been affected by coronavirus.

A FARMERS' union has slammed a planned mass release of Chinese sky lanterns "reckless" and called for support demanding a ban.

RESIDENTS and groups in the Contin area are being urged to come forward with worthy causes tackling Covid-19, after an energy giant opened up funds.

GRATEFUL residents of a Ross-shire community have shown their appreciation for local heroes providing a lifeline to locals during the lockdown.

The Chancellor has challenged the view of an independent fiscal watchdog that the UK economy could shrink by 35 per cent

Eden Court in Inverness will remain closed until at least Monday, June 1 the theatre's bosses have announced.

THE invaluable role of frontline workers ranging from doctors and nurses to care assistants and shop staff has been hailed by a Ross-based MSP.

Question marks hang over the Scottish Government's move to cut Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) funding by five per cent.

The Scottish Government is investigating allegations England is being prioritised for deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE) to care homes.

The latest figures take the total number of known cases of coronavirus in the Highlands to 168.

A DRAMATIC slump in Easter passenger numbers shows that people are sticking to Covid-19 lockdown pleas to stay at home, CalMac has said.