Coronavirus - Local News

An Inverness woman is organising a special lockdown pyjama party to help raise vital funds for the charity which provided care for her little sister.

MP Jamie Stone has written to Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson to stop the operator of a Sutherland caravan park opening next week.

Staff at Raigmore Hospital's renal unit have shared a video thanking the public for their help in the last few weeks.

A local distillery has diversified by producing hand sanitiser for key workers in the Highlands region.

Tom Jones has confirmed he won't be coming to Inverness this summer after planned tour dates were pushed back to next year.

Care homes have been high on the agenda during the coronavirus pandemic, and one reader wanted to highlight the hard work of staff in this setting.

With the seventh week of lockdown restrictions expected to continue, Kate Forbes MSP has urged Highlanders to stay at home.

There is evidence fraudsters are exploiting the coronavirus crisis to target both people and organisations

An Inverness cleaning company is offering protective face masks to the homeless and care homes in the area during the Covid-19 crisis.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to issue a briefing on Sunday about phase two of the crisis

A Highland councillor from Skye has spoken of his grief after losing his father to coronavirus.

INVERNESS judo star Stephanie Inglis has launched a campaign to support vulnerable people.

A video of a Highland family who ran to hug their daughter after a three-week battle with coronavirus at Raigmore Hospital has been posted online.

THREE fresh coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Highlands – taking its overall tally to 310.

A football referee has got his running shoes on to help the NHS this month.

Highland Hospice has welcomed a fundraising initiative which will benefit the charity during the Covid-19 outbreak.

A SKYE-based Ross-shire MP has described a Covid-19 hotspot at a Portree care home as "heart-breaking and devastating" after a fifth fatality.

A total of 88 people have now died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 – up from 72 a week ago.

A NONAGENARIAN'S epic challenge to climb the equivalent height of Suilven on her staircase has now netted more than £322,000 – and counting.

A helpline set up for Highland residents during the Covid-19 pandemic has received more than 5000 calls since late March.