Highland Council is reminding people that its recycling centres are closed and garden waste and bulky uplift services have been suspended.
There has been a marked increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Highlands in the last 24 hours.
The head of a Highland charity providing care to the terminally ill has spoken of the "extraordinary" efforts of staff during the coronavirus crisis.
More than 18,000 final year student nurses are to take on active caring duties in the NHS.
Health secretary Matt Hancock unveiled a vision for volunteers to help with "shopping, delivery of medicines and to support those who are shielded".
After confusion about the status of construction sites in the coronavirus lockdown Tulloch Homes is stopping work on sites from Fife to Easter Ross.
MP Drew Hendry has called for more support for workers, as research suggests working from home could cost households millions more on energy bills.
MSP Kate Forbes is urging Highland businesses to apply for grants to help them deal with the impact of coronavirus.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Highlands has risen again in the last 24 hours.
The head of D&E Coaches says the industry will be reduced to a shell unless it receives financial help.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last night that only "essential" shops will remain open for at least the next three weeks.
Sports Direct, which has an outlet in Inverness, had previously said stores would remain open despite a government-announced lockdown.
Gatherings of more than two people will not be allowed in public – with police given powers to enforce new restrictions.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Highlands has risen to 12 in the last 24 hours.
Organisers of Nairn Highland Games have confirmed it will not go ahead this summer.
McDonald's is to close all its UK restaurants by the end of today while Nandos says all of its restaurants are already closed "until further notice".
The latest UK government coronavirus update has outlined plans to ask vulnerable groups to self-isolate for three months.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on people to examine their behaviour in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Schools are closed and pupils should not be attending even if they have coursework to complete the First Minister has said.
The First Minister has told owners of tourist accommodation they should not be accepting bookings.
