Health

A U-TURN by under-fire holiday let giant Airbnb over lockdown bookings has been praised by a Ross MP, but he insists more still needs to be done.

Highland Hospice has formed a partnership with Highland Home Carers to recruit volunteers to help support those currently being cared for at home.

Ideal hobbies to help get through coronavirus lockdown revealed on back of survey flagging stress-busting benefits.

NHS staff at Raigmore Hospital have been keeping their spirits up during the hectic country-wide coronavirus response ­- with a little dancing.

A total of 16 people have died of coronavirus in the NHS Highland area, according to new data from the National Records of Scotland.

MORE than 60 people were being treated for Covid-19 in Highland hospitals overnight ­– and six were in intensive care.

"DON'T drive to our forests during the Covid-19 lockdown," the country's forestry organisation has pleaded ahead of the Easter weekend.

Highland MSP Rhoda Grant is calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to end his punishment of new start employees.

TEN further coronavirus cases have been confirmed across the Highlands in the past 24 hours as the number of new diagnoses in Scotland rose by 268.

Nicola Sturgeon has answered questions from children about coronavirus in an effort to address concerns they are facing in these challenging times.

Dr Iain Kennedy said Dr Smith 'cares deeply about patients and our NHS'

CONFIRMED coronavirus cases in the Highlands reached triple figures overnight ­– after three further people tested positive for Covid-19.

ANIMAL welfare charity Cats Protection has come to the rescue of parents struggling to make home schooling fun during the corovirus lockdown.

ROYAL Mail is doing its bit to spread key coronavirus lockdown messages after it began delivering vital health advice to 30 million UK homes.

PEOPLE across Ross-shire and the wider Highlands are being invited to a quiz night with a difference – without even having to leave their homes.

The chief medical officer of Scotland Dr Catherine Calderwood has resigned from the government after twice travelling to her second home.

An additional 1.5 million protective respirators have been brought back into use despite recently passing their expiry date.

The daily number of people in the Highlands who have tested positive for coronavirus continues to grow.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken about the emotional impact that Covid-19 has had on her.

NHS Highland has agreed to a comprehensive programme of compensation and support for victims of bullying.