Health

A VITAL community foodbank has received a £1060 boost to its coffers to help it prepare and deliver weekly meals to more than 60 residents.

Jane Thomson from Muir of Ord has shaved her head as a show of solidarity for a friend undergoing cancer treatment.

The granddaughter of the woman behind the renowned Katie Morag stories is taking on a fundraising challenge for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has given indicative dates for further easing of the lockdown subject to the continued control of coronavirus.

THE Highlands and far north of Scotland have reported no new positive tests for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, government figures have show.

THE future running of a Skye care home where 10 residents died from Covid-19 should be decided in the next eight weeks.

Good wishes from pals half a world away have helped an Easter Ross teacher cope with ups and downs of her lockdown challenge.

The Scottish Government’s principal medical officer has encouraged people to prioritise their mental health, as lockdown changes bring new challenges.

The staff member who tested positive had already recovered from the virus and been retested twice

A FRESH case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in the NHS Highland region – ending the health board area's run of four days without any positive tests.

THE Highlands have gone a fourth day without any freshly-confirmed cases of Covid-19.

NHS Highland is asking people to get behind the Test and Protect service to help stop spread of coronavirus.