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Two Covid clusters spark NHS Highland plea to stick to rules

01 October 2020
Two Covid clusters spark NHS Highland plea to stick to rules

Two Covid clusters spark NHS Highland plea to stick to rules

01 October 2020

COVID clusters have led to 15 cases of coronavirus in the Fort William area in the past week, NHS Highland has said.


Council sets aside £10.9 million of reserves to help plug Covid-related budget shortfall

01 October 2020
Council sets aside £10.9 million of reserves to help plug Covid-related budget shortfall

Council sets aside £10.9 million of reserves to help plug Covid-related budget shortfall

01 October 2020

ALMOST £11m of council reserves have been set aside to plug a budget hole caused by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.


Council budget left with £11.25m hole by pandemic

30 September 2020
Council budget left with £11.25m hole by pandemic

Council budget left with £11.25m hole by pandemic

30 September 2020

THE pandemic's impact has left Highland Council with a further £11.25 million hole in its finances, amid “ever-increasing uncertainty” over revenues.


TSB to axe four Highland branches – including Nairn and Dingwall

30 September 2020
TSB to axe four Highland branches – including Nairn and Dingwall

TSB to axe four Highland branches – including Nairn and Dingwall

30 September 2020

FOUR Highland bank branches are being axed as part of TSB plans to shut 164 sites as part of a major UK shake-up that will also cost 900 jobs.


Seven further Covid-19 infections in NHS Highland area

30 September 2020
Seven further Covid-19 infections in NHS Highland area

Seven further Covid-19 infections in NHS Highland area

30 September 2020

SEVEN more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the NHS Highland area.


Pharmacy restricts access to flu jabs

30 September 2020
Pharmacy restricts access to flu jabs

Pharmacy restricts access to flu jabs

30 September 2020

UNPRECEDENTED demand for flu vaccines has prompted a leading pharmacy to halt jabs for under-65s.


Bravery award nod for Britain's Got Talent star pooch Miracle

29 September 2020
Bravery award nod for Britain's Got Talent star pooch Miracle

Bravery award nod for Britain's Got Talent star pooch Miracle

29 September 2020

A TV star pooch from the Highlands, who won the hearts of Britain's Got Talent viewers, is a finalist in the Amplifon Awards for Brave Britons.


Inverness school pupil contracts Covid-19

29 September 2020
Inverness school pupil contracts Covid-19

Inverness school pupil contracts Covid-19

29 September 2020

A PUPIL at an Inverness school has tested positive for Covid-19 – and those who have had close contact with them are being told to self-isolate.


Twelve new Covid-19 cases in Highlands as Scotland posts large jump of 806 infections

29 September 2020
Twelve new Covid-19 cases in Highlands as Scotland posts large jump of 806 infections

Twelve new Covid-19 cases in Highlands as Scotland posts large jump of 806 infections

29 September 2020

A DOZEN more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the NHS Highland area in the past day.


RMT's 48-hour rail strike sparks cancellation of services

29 September 2020
RMT's 48-hour rail strike sparks cancellation of services

RMT's 48-hour rail strike sparks cancellation of services

29 September 2020

STRIKE action has forced the cancellation of all Caledonian Sleeper rail services to and from Inverness this Sunday and Monday.


Inverness Leisure staff member tests positive for Covid-19, and several co-workers self-isolating

29 September 2020
Inverness Leisure staff member tests positive for Covid-19, and several co-workers self-isolating

Inverness Leisure staff member tests positive for Covid-19, and several co-workers self-isolating

29 September 2020

A STAFF member at the biggest leisure centre in the Highlands has tested positive for Covid-19.


Time running out to have a say over axe-threatened phone boxes

29 September 2020
Time running out to have a say over axe-threatened phone boxes

Time running out to have a say over axe-threatened phone boxes

29 September 2020

VIEWS are still being sought over the threat to axe more than 100 public payphones across the Highlands – but time is running out.


£215m in returned furlough support 'must be used to help those who have fallen through the gaps'

28 September 2020
£215m in returned furlough support 'must be used to help those who have fallen through the gaps'

£215m in returned furlough support 'must be used to help those who have fallen through the gaps'

28 September 2020

SOME £215 million of returned furlough support cash must be reinvested in extra help for those who have "fallen through the gaps", a local MP insists.


Coronavirus case sparks closure of Victorian Market

28 September 2020
Coronavirus case sparks closure of Victorian Market

Coronavirus case sparks closure of Victorian Market

28 September 2020

THE Victorian Market in Inverness is to close for deep cleaning "until further notice" after a Covid-19 case linked to the site.


Police crackdown snares dangerous drivers on North Coast 500

28 September 2020
Police crackdown snares dangerous drivers on North Coast 500

Police crackdown snares dangerous drivers on North Coast 500

28 September 2020

DOZENS of motorists have been stopped for offences during a crackdown on the North Coast 500 route – from dangerous driving to speeding.


NHS Highland area detects four new coronavirus cases

28 September 2020
NHS Highland area detects four new coronavirus cases

NHS Highland area detects four new coronavirus cases

28 September 2020

FOUR new cases of Covid-19 were detected in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.


Stunning route set for facelift

27 September 2020
Stunning route set for facelift

Stunning route set for facelift

27 September 2020

Ambitious plans to upgrade a long distance Highland route to improve pedestrian safety are under way with the launch of a £100,000 funding appeal.


Fifteen further coronavirus infections recorded by NHS Highland

25 September 2020
Fifteen further coronavirus infections recorded by NHS Highland

Fifteen further coronavirus infections recorded by NHS Highland

25 September 2020

FIFTEEN new Covid-19 infections have been detected in the NHS Highland region.


Covid 'blame game', angers Highland students

25 September 2020
Covid 'blame game', angers Highland students

Covid 'blame game', angers Highland students

25 September 2020

THE "unfair" Covid blame game needs to stop, fed up students in the Highlands have told politicians.


£100,000 cocaine haul seized by police on A9

24 September 2020
£100,000 cocaine haul seized by police on A9

£100,000 cocaine haul seized by police on A9

24 September 2020

A MAN has been charged after police seized more than £100,000 worth of cocaine on the A9 south of Inverness.


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