Coronavirus - Local News

Even in lockdown a community council and local residents are managing to care for their surroundings.

The Covid-19 small business and self-catering grant scheme has now paid out £39.42million to 3450 Highland businesses.

THE biggest agricultural event in the north, the Black Isle Show, has been cancelled.

THE NHS Highland area no longer has the lowest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on mainland Scotland after 17 new diagnoses overnight.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she expects Covid-19 testing capacity in Scotland to rise to more than 10,000 a day next week.

NHS Highland and a lab in Inverness are to lead the way in Scotland for antibody testing for Covid-19, health secretary Jeane Freeman has confirmed.

The family of an army veteran who died from Covid–19 have erected a giant rainbow in their garden to say thank you to the NHS staff who cared for him.

Highland Council will hold a special meeting in eight weeks' time to discuss the coronavirus.

A photographer is offering prints of his work for sale, with the proceeds going to charity.

Highland Council planners took decisions behind closed doors this week amid fierce criticism of the change in democratic process.

A Russian woman living in Dingwall is using technology to keep in touch with her 80-year-old grandmother in Moscow during the coronavirus lockdown.

NHS Highland medical director Dr Boyd Peters has warned the Covid-19 bug is likely to be a danger for at least a year.

Highland Council is supporting national public commemorations of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will set out how the UK can begin moving back to normal next week.

Tilda Swinton helps residents at Queenspark Gardens sheltered housing in Nairn.

MSP Edward Mountain says the emergence of coronavirus makes the need for good broadband connections vital for the Highlands.

A mother and daughter have been called unsung heroes for the work they are doing to deliver meals and food parcels to those in need.

The organisers of Inverness Science Festival have vowed that this year’s show will go on – virtually.

New hardship fund will offer help to self-employed who have fallen through the cracks.

SIX new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Highlands, taking the region's tally to 242.