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Dingwall Auction Mart sets dates for autumn sales with social distancing in place

09 July 2020
Dingwall Auction Mart sets dates for autumn sales with social distancing in place

Dingwall Auction Mart sets dates for autumn sales with social distancing in place

09 July 2020

ONE of the Ross-shire's most important agricultural hubs has lined up dates for the autumn sales season.


First Minister announces Scotland's move into phase three of lockdown exit

09 July 2020
First Minister announces Scotland's move into phase three of lockdown exit

First Minister announces Scotland's move into phase three of lockdown exit

09 July 2020

Scotland will move into phase three of the route out of lockdown in what Nicola Sturgeon called “the highest-risk changes we have made so far”.


Nicola Sturgeon says UK quarantine plan is shambolic

03 July 2020
Nicola Sturgeon says UK quarantine plan is shambolic

Nicola Sturgeon says UK quarantine plan is shambolic

03 July 2020

The UK government’s handling of a plan for quarantine free travel has been branded “shambolic” by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.


Face masks already mandatory on public transport but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon now says they must be worn in shops as well

02 July 2020
Face masks already mandatory on public transport but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon now says they must be worn in shops as well

Face masks already mandatory on public transport but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon now says they must be worn in shops as well

02 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has made a string of significant announcements on Covid-19.


Local authority education committee meeting goes offline after technical glitch

02 July 2020
Local authority education committee meeting goes offline after technical glitch

Local authority education committee meeting goes offline after technical glitch

02 July 2020

Parents and pupils will have to wait to hear what Highland Council will do about the return of education after problems forced a meeting offline.


Welcome news that Scotland's deaths from Coronavirus dips for ninth week in a row

01 July 2020
Welcome news that Scotland's deaths from Coronavirus dips for ninth week in a row

Welcome news that Scotland's deaths from Coronavirus dips for ninth week in a row

01 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the weekly death toll from Covid-19 has shrunk for the ninth week in a row.


Coronavirus death confirmed in NHS Highland area care home.

01 July 2020
 Coronavirus death confirmed in NHS Highland area care home.

Coronavirus death confirmed in NHS Highland area care home.

01 July 2020

The NHS Highland area has recorded just one new death from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 after two weeks without any fatalities.


High Life Highland employees told to expect a cut in wages

01 July 2020
 High Life Highland employees told to expect a cut in wages

High Life Highland employees told to expect a cut in wages

01 July 2020

Critics have called it 'kick in the teeth' for workers, many of whom have been volunteering for the council throughout pandemic


Highlands in danger of being left in 'digital stone age'

01 July 2020
Highlands in danger of being left in 'digital stone age'

Highlands in danger of being left in 'digital stone age'

01 July 2020

The Highlands is at risk of losing out on the SNP’s flagship broadband programme and may be left in the “digital stone age”, it has been claimed.


Upbeat message from Nicola Sturgeon but she urges caution as well

30 June 2020
Upbeat message from Nicola Sturgeon but she urges caution as well

Upbeat message from Nicola Sturgeon but she urges caution as well

30 June 2020

A large part of today's briefing was given over to an impassioned plea for people “not to drop their guard”.


Decision tomorrow on planning consent or not for Spaceport

25 June 2020
Decision tomorrow on planning consent or not for Spaceport

Decision tomorrow on planning consent or not for Spaceport

25 June 2020

Highland councillors are due to decide tomorrow whether or not to give planning consent to the £17.3 million spaceport at the Mhoine.


No new Highland deaths from Coronavirus for second consecutive week

24 June 2020
No new Highland deaths from Coronavirus for second consecutive week

No new Highland deaths from Coronavirus for second consecutive week

24 June 2020

There have been no new deaths registered in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 for the second week in a row


Swinney accused of u-turn over return of education

23 June 2020
Swinney accused of u-turn over return of education

Swinney accused of u-turn over return of education

23 June 2020

Scots Government accused of performing u-turn over education after committing around £130 million and announcing a target of full reopening by August.


Funding an issue when it comes to reopening schools, say councillors

22 June 2020
Funding an issue when it comes to reopening schools, say councillors

Funding an issue when it comes to reopening schools, say councillors

22 June 2020

Highland Council will need more cash to get children back in education by the Scottish Government’s deadline in August, leading councillors say.


Sturgeon's statement on beer gardens does not add up says Jamie Stone

19 June 2020
Sturgeon's statement on beer gardens does not add up says Jamie Stone

Sturgeon's statement on beer gardens does not add up says Jamie Stone

19 June 2020

Jamie Stone said it did not make sense that outdoor drinking areas would only be available two weeks before the tourism sector is due to reopen


Highland Council to consider ending additional services provided in response to pandemic

18 June 2020
Highland Council to consider ending additional services provided in response to pandemic

Highland Council to consider ending additional services provided in response to pandemic

18 June 2020

One service to be looked at is child care for essential workers.


Country's coronavirus-related death toll falls for the seventh week

17 June 2020
Country's coronavirus-related death toll falls for the seventh week

Country's coronavirus-related death toll falls for the seventh week

17 June 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed new NRS figures which show the number of Covid-19 related deaths has fallen for the seventh week in a row.


Coronavirus latest – no new deaths in Highlands

17 June 2020
Coronavirus latest – no new deaths in Highlands

Coronavirus latest – no new deaths in Highlands

17 June 2020

With no new fatalities from the virus it means that the death toll remains static at 113


Huge leap in jobless numbers in Scotland

16 June 2020
Huge leap in jobless numbers in Scotland

Huge leap in jobless numbers in Scotland

16 June 2020

Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “almost certain” Scotland will need the furlough scheme to be extended beyond October after a leap in jobless numbers.


Scottish Government will 'scrutinise' councils' return to school plans, says First Minister

15 June 2020
Scottish Government will 'scrutinise' councils' return to school plans, says First Minister

Scottish Government will 'scrutinise' councils' return to school plans, says First Minister

15 June 2020

There were no new deaths in Scotland in the last 24 hours among those with a confirmed case of Covid-19, according to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.


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