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A total of 72 people have now died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 – up from 50 seven days ago.

Highland Council has announced fortnightly collections of brown bins will begin again next month.

This is a column by Drew Hendry, SNP MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey.

Industry leaders fear some guesthouses will not survive the year while one owner thinks it is unlikely any will be allowed to reopen until 2021.

Record your personal story of missing loved ones during the coronavirus lockdown as part of a living history project with the Highland Media Group

John Fraser and Son in Inverness is using the latest technology to make sure mourners can still be there for funerals.

Moves to lift elements of the coronavirus lockdown earlier in the Highlands than elsewhere would be welcomed – but cautiously – it has been claimed.

Frontline NHS and care staff who have died from coronavirus were among those commemorated at a poignant ceremony in Inverness.

An Inverness photographer is hoping to sell prints of his shots of a specially lit Kessock Bridge to raise money for Highland Hospice.

Inverness charity In This Together prepared and delivered more than 170 free meals last week during the coronavirus lockdown

An Inverness paediatric nurse, who is also a qualified barre instructor, has started running online workout classes during the Covid-19 lockdown.

THE number of Highland residents receiving hospital treatment for Covid-19 rose by more than a quarter overnight.

The leader of Highland Council has praised council staff dealing with the Covid-19 emergency response.

The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has launched an emergency fund to help students affected by the coronavirus crisis.

A national cat charity has compiled a visual selection of advice for cat owners based on its most commonly received queries during lockdown.

An attempt to change the job retention scheme still leaves many thousands of job switchers penniless according to a Highlands and Islands MSP.

A couple are desperate to know if they have been successful in their bid for a much-prized Scottish Canals property near Inverness.

Health secretary Jeane Freeman confirms the Highlands will be one of the first areas to see the roll-out of mobile coronavirus testing facilities.

WITH care homes in lockdown, two brothers found a novel way to connect with their father – by using a forklift.

NHS Highland board members will be asked to request an £11 million Scottish Government bailout tomorrow.