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THE operator behind a new £5.5 million care home in Fortrose has pledged it will "follow government guidelines at all times" over its construction.

Chief executive James Mackenzie-Blackman said the closure of Eden Court represents the biggest crisis in the theatre's history.

A UNION representing workers in the whisky industry is lobbying employers to suspend production in light of concerns over the coronavirus crisis.

Three more people in the Highlands have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours.

The Velocity Bicycle Workshop, well known in the Highlands, remains open by appointment.

AN army of volunteers the length and breadth of Ross-shire is emerging to fight the single biggest threat the area has faced in living memory.

Beauly man stuck in Ghana in coronavirus lockdown

People are being urged to keep their eyes and ears open for children who may be at risk during the coronavirus crisis.

FORTROSE Academy has urged parents to ensure their children check their email accounts "regularly throughout the day" to keep up to date with work.

HEALTH staff in an Easter Ross town have thanked the public for all of their messages of "kindness" amid the continuing Covid-19 outbreak.

SIGNS are going up at Highland Council play parks to reinforce the message that they are all closed due to coronavirus.

Unite has welcomed the instruction by the Scottish Government to close construction sites not linked to the health service.

FOUR more people in the Highlands have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours.

Emmie Platt from Inverness and Smithton residents were among thousands giving care workers a well-deserved round of applause last night.

Highland MP Ian Blackford has wished Prime Minister Boris Johnson well after he tested positive for coronavirus.

Highland Council will be providing e-vouchers to families to support access to free school meals from next week.

NHS Highland says it has suspended visiting at all its sites in order to shield vulnerable groups.

Anyone caught ignoring the lockdown now faces being fined – with the penalties potentially rising as high as £960

Businesses struggling after the onset of strict measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic are being offered a helping hand by a local media firm.

STAFF at a key Ross depot will do their bit to help deliver food to those in extreme need across a huge swathe of the Highlands.