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Hill walkers and climbers have been reassured that they should not be penalised if they have to call on the services of a mountain rescue team.

THE number of confirmed positive tests for Covid-19 in the Highlands has actually fallen – after the Scottish Government corrected its daily figures.

Health secretary Jeane Freeman has announced clinical need will take precedence as moves are made to restart cancer surgery across the country.

Continuing restrictions on mass gatherings have led to the cancellation of this year's Cancer Research Race for Life.

On Monday 14 sites reopened across the region to allow people to drop off their garden and bagged household waste.

Close friendship groups will be the order of the day an Inverness nursery has said as it reopens.

It will be operating an order and collect service and is part of a second phase of stores to reopen across the UK as coronavirus lockdown eases.

Staff across departments in the Inverness branch of Debenhams have been made redundant while it is still closed due to coronavirus.

Three teenagers have taken it upon themselves to maintain the village cemetery in Ardersier.

A Black Lives Matter vigil set for Bught Park has been cancelled by the organisers due to coronavirus fears.

Councillors were told of the significant and serious impact Covid-19 is having on Highland Council's budget at a meeting today.

Staff at Highland Hospice have shown their appreciation for their volunteer helpers with a public round of applause.

A FURTHER case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in the NHS Highland area.

According to Highland Council's budget leader the Scottish Government has refused to give any more cash to the local authority.

Scotland’s approach to implementing the ‘test, trace, isolate, support’ strategy, Test and Protect, is now live across the country.

A total of 111 people have died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 – an increase of four from a week ago.

Green routes to school form part of the new active travel network to be rolled out across Inverness.

The Inverness MP has spoken how parliamentary voting descended into a shambles today as politicians voted against continuing the "hybrid parliament".

It has been a long lockdown for an Inverness youngster, made even longer by the closure of her favourite place to eat.

Drew Hendry criticised the length of time it was taking to vote as MPs debate scrapping of the hybrid parliament despite social distancing concerns.