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Covid test kits being handed out across Ross-shire next week

Covid test kits being handed out across Ross-shire next week

Covid test kits being handed out across Ross-shire next week

28 January 2022

Covid test kits are being handed out to the public at locations across Ross-shire next week.


LNER to return to operating full timetable from mid February

LNER to return to operating full timetable from mid February

LNER to return to operating full timetable from mid February

26 January 2022

Staff absences caused by surge in Omicron has led to curtailments


Work from home guidance to be relaxed in Scotland from Monday – First Minister

Work from home guidance to be relaxed in Scotland from Monday – First Minister

Work from home guidance to be relaxed in Scotland from Monday – First Minister

25 January 2022

Advice urging people to work from home where possible is to be eased in favour of a hybrid working system in Scotland from Monday.


Ross MSP's call for unvaccinated constituents to 'roll up their sleeves'

Ross MSP's call for unvaccinated constituents to 'roll up their sleeves'

Ross MSP's call for unvaccinated constituents to 'roll up their sleeves'

24 January 2022

Minister for health, Maree Todd, is urging constituents who are not fully vaccinated to roll up their sleeves get the vaccine.


There’s a legion of help in fight against COVID-19

There’s a legion of help in fight against COVID-19

There’s a legion of help in fight against COVID-19

24 January 2022

There is a legion of volunteers, many veteran Armed Forces personnel, continuing to help with vaccines rollout.


Ross-shire businesses must work to rebuild confidence as Covid restrictions lifted

Ross-shire businesses must work to rebuild confidence as Covid restrictions lifted

Ross-shire businesses must work to rebuild confidence as Covid restrictions lifted

19 January 2022

Highland entertainment and business bosses have warmly welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that key Covid restrictions will be lifted.


Leisure Businesses to apply for Covid-19 business grants

Leisure Businesses to apply for Covid-19 business grants

Leisure Businesses to apply for Covid-19 business grants

19 January 2022

Grants of up to £3150 are available to Highland leisure businesses who have been affected by measures to control the spread of the Omicron variant.


Restrictions to tackle the Omicron variant set to be lifted from Monday

Restrictions to tackle the Omicron variant set to be lifted from Monday

Restrictions to tackle the Omicron variant set to be lifted from Monday

18 January 2022

The First Minister confirms that Scotland has 'turned the corner on the Omicron wave'


Easter Ross primary school nursery closed due to Covid

Easter Ross primary school nursery closed due to Covid

Easter Ross primary school nursery closed due to Covid

18 January 2022

An Easter Ross primary school's nursery is closed today for Covid-related reasons.


'Hidden costs of Covid likely to be with us for years to come'

'Hidden costs of Covid likely to be with us for years to come'

'Hidden costs of Covid likely to be with us for years to come'

17 January 2022

Highland Council bosses have appealed to Finance Secretary Kate Forbes to reverse the Scottish Government’s budget cuts.


Nurseries in Ross-shire among those in the Highland Council area closed or partially closed due to coronavirus pandemic

Nurseries in Ross-shire among those in the Highland Council area closed or partially closed due to coronavirus pandemic

Nurseries in Ross-shire among those in the Highland Council area closed or partially closed due to coronavirus pandemic

17 January 2022

Four nurseries, including two in Ross-shire, along with a secondary school and a primary school in the Highlands are closed or partially closed today.


Covid LFD test kit pick-ups taking place in Ross-shire

Covid LFD test kit pick-ups taking place in Ross-shire

Covid LFD test kit pick-ups taking place in Ross-shire

17 January 2022

People living across Ross-shire are being offered free Covid test kits at pick-ups being arranged across the Highlands this week.


Ross-shire primary school nursery closed due to Covid

Ross-shire primary school nursery closed due to Covid

Ross-shire primary school nursery closed due to Covid

17 January 2022

A Ross-shire primary school nursery is closed today for Covid-related reasons.


Airport bosses tell MPs they need a ‘roadmap’ to recovery amid warnings of 'eye-watering losses'

Airport bosses tell MPs they need a ‘roadmap’ to recovery amid warnings of 'eye-watering losses'

Airport bosses tell MPs they need a ‘roadmap’ to recovery amid warnings of 'eye-watering losses'

17 January 2022

The chief executive of Hial and others warned they had suffered 'eye-watering' losses over the pandemic


High Life rises to pandemic challenges as pledge made over crisis support

High Life rises to pandemic challenges as pledge made over crisis support

High Life rises to pandemic challenges as pledge made over crisis support

16 January 2022

Commitment has been made to safeguard the future of leisure provider High Life Highland (HLH).


Highland exhibition seeks submissions revealing life under Covid

Highland exhibition seeks submissions revealing life under Covid

Highland exhibition seeks submissions revealing life under Covid

15 January 2022

What do you have that might work in a Highland exhibition of life under Covid?


Highland public health director: 'Here's why Covid testing remains vital'

Highland public health director: 'Here's why Covid testing remains vital'

Highland public health director: 'Here's why Covid testing remains vital'

15 January 2022

Testing for the Covid virus has been vital in efforts to control the pandemic.


Pandemic creates uncertainty for car dealership as future plans plotted

Pandemic creates uncertainty for car dealership as future plans plotted

Pandemic creates uncertainty for car dealership as future plans plotted

15 January 2022

Sales of new vehicles are being hit by the pandemic and economic uncertainty, according to a Highland car dealership.


Hopes to keep firm afloat as crisis hits

Hopes to keep firm afloat as crisis hits

Hopes to keep firm afloat as crisis hits

15 January 2022

A teenage Easter Ross businessman who feared he would have to close his business is exploring various avenues to try to keep it going.


Family favourite The Nutcracker still set for Highland capital

Family favourite The Nutcracker still set for Highland capital

Family favourite The Nutcracker still set for Highland capital

14 January 2022

Some Scottish Ballet performances have had to be cancelled elsewhere due to Omicron


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