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First Minister warns people not to expect major lockdown changes as government concentrates on reopening schools

29 July 2020
First Minister warns people not to expect major lockdown changes as government concentrates on reopening schools

First Minister warns people not to expect major lockdown changes as government concentrates on reopening schools

29 July 2020

The First Minister says the government’s focus now is on the reopening of schools – with little scope for further relaxation of lockdown before then.


No new deaths from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the NHS Highland area

29 July 2020
No new deaths from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the NHS Highland area

No new deaths from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the NHS Highland area

29 July 2020

There have been no new deaths from confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the last seven days in the NHS Highland area – for the second week in a row.


Childcare policy delay causes woe for parents

29 July 2020
Childcare policy delay causes woe for parents

Childcare policy delay causes woe for parents

29 July 2020

Calls from parents have led to Inverness MP Drew Hendry contacting Highland Council to demand clarity over how much free childcare will be available.


Council keen to keep providing help to residents after coronavirus outbreak

28 July 2020
Council keen to keep providing help to residents after coronavirus outbreak

Council keen to keep providing help to residents after coronavirus outbreak

28 July 2020

Highland Council wants to continue providing some pandemic-related support to residents across the region this autumn.


Council under fire over work to dig up riverside verges

28 July 2020
Council under fire over work to dig up riverside verges

Council under fire over work to dig up riverside verges

28 July 2020

Workers have been digging up grass verges along the River Ness, much to the anger of local people.


New service for NHS Highland bullying victims

28 July 2020
New service for NHS Highland bullying victims

New service for NHS Highland bullying victims

28 July 2020

NHS Highland will launch its go-to service for staff who fall victim to bullying or harassment next week.


Business leaders welcome 'positive' meeting with Michael Gove

27 July 2020
Business leaders welcome 'positive' meeting with Michael Gove

Business leaders welcome 'positive' meeting with Michael Gove

27 July 2020

Michael Gove has heard first-hand the enormous challenges faced by the region's tourism and hospitality sector.


Budget black hole at Highland Council is £35.7 million

25 July 2020
Budget black hole at Highland Council is £35.7 million

Budget black hole at Highland Council is £35.7 million

25 July 2020

HIGHLAND Council’s budget black hole now stands at £35.7 million – almost three times less than previously feared, it has been revealed.


Proposed council ward boundary changes spark anger

23 July 2020
Proposed council ward boundary changes spark anger

Proposed council ward boundary changes spark anger

23 July 2020

PROPOSALS to redraw the ward map of Highland Council have been given the thumbs down by the local authority leader.


First Minister confirms that from tomorrow those shielding will be able to meet friends and family both indoors and out

23 July 2020
First Minister confirms that from tomorrow those shielding will be able to meet friends and family both indoors and out

First Minister confirms that from tomorrow those shielding will be able to meet friends and family both indoors and out

23 July 2020

Nicola Sturgeon said that all guidance on shielding could be lifted by the start of August


Petition launched to save hospital

23 July 2020
Petition launched to save hospital

Petition launched to save hospital

23 July 2020

HUNDREDS of people are supporting a campaign to halt the closure of the RNI community hospital in Inverness.


No confirmed or suspected deaths from Covid-19 in the Highlands in past week

22 July 2020
No confirmed or suspected deaths from Covid-19 in the Highlands in past week

No confirmed or suspected deaths from Covid-19 in the Highlands in past week

22 July 2020

That means the death toll in the north remains at 115 while Scotland as a whole only saw six further deaths


NHS Highland is on the hunt for a new head – again

21 July 2020
NHS Highland is on the hunt for a new head – again

NHS Highland is on the hunt for a new head – again

21 July 2020

TROUBLED NHS Highland is hunting for its third chief executive in less than two years.


Free parking bid moves up a gear

21 July 2020
Free parking bid moves up a gear

Free parking bid moves up a gear

21 July 2020

A CAMPAIGN for free parking to help Inverness’s post-lockdown economic recovery is gaining momentum.


Shock as RNI closure announced by NHS Highland as it prepares for a possible winter Covid-19 spike

21 July 2020
Shock as RNI closure announced by NHS Highland as it prepares for a possible winter Covid-19 spike

Shock as RNI closure announced by NHS Highland as it prepares for a possible winter Covid-19 spike

21 July 2020

NHS Highland has confirmed the RNI community hospital in Inverness is set to close to ready the facility for a potential second wave of Covid-19.


Councillors brand education chief costs as 'completely unjustifiable'

20 July 2020
Councillors brand education chief costs as 'completely unjustifiable'

Councillors brand education chief costs as 'completely unjustifiable'

20 July 2020

The SNP and Conservative groups at Highland Council have hit out.


Anger as Highland Council pays education boss £936-a-day

17 July 2020
Anger as Highland Council pays education boss £936-a-day

Anger as Highland Council pays education boss £936-a-day

17 July 2020

The pay scale was labelled 'obscene' by one councillor who accused Paul Senior of failing to respond to concerns raised by members.


MP fears impact of US trade deal on Scotland's food and drink sector

16 July 2020
MP fears impact of US trade deal on Scotland's food and drink sector

MP fears impact of US trade deal on Scotland's food and drink sector

16 July 2020

Inverness MP Drew Hendry fears a new trade deal with the USA will erode Scottish food and drink standards.


Scotland sees fall in Covid-19 death rate for 11th week in a row

15 July 2020
Scotland sees fall in Covid-19 death rate for 11th week in a row

Scotland sees fall in Covid-19 death rate for 11th week in a row

15 July 2020

There have been no new deaths from Covid-19 in the past week in Scotland among people who tested positive for the virus, the First Minister has said.


One new care home death linked to coronavirus in the Highlands

15 July 2020
One new care home death linked to coronavirus in the Highlands

One new care home death linked to coronavirus in the Highlands

15 July 2020

One new death has been registered in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the past week.


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