Coronavirus - Local News

A FRESH case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in the NHS Highland region – ending the health board area's run of four days without any positive tests.

Rhoda Grant has warned of a "yawning chasm" in household wealth unless the Scottish Government acts to protect the incomes of the most vulnerable.

THE Highlands have gone a fourth day without any freshly-confirmed cases of Covid-19.

An organisation supporting people who are lonely and isolated has given a special treat to carers across Inverness and the wider Highland area.

There have been no additional confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Highlands in the past 24 hours, new figures have shown.

MOUNTAIN Scotland is asking why more people cannot return to the hills.

A TAIN nursing home has defied Covid-19 by staging a safe and socially-distanced Highland Games to keep residents in good spirits.

Highland Archive Service shares how it is working differently to continue serving the community at this challenging time.

A toddler from Tain has been delivering colouring books all over the town to put a smile on other children's faces.

Tesco has set aside an extra £2 million for its Covid-19 Community Fund, with £500 grants available for groups.

David Whiteford, the chairman of the North Highland Initiative, welcomed the release of the latest Scottish Government guidelines.

Furniture store DFS is introducing two new safety first services for customers

Phased reopening of schools, nurseries and playgroups was discussed earlier today by local authority's recovery board

A 90-year-old Highland woman doing a charity fundraising staircase challenge during the coronavirus lockdown has just 10 flights of stairs to go.

Two East Sutherland villages are among the top 10 communities in Scotland to have been worst affected economically by Covid-19, it is claimed.

We could all do with a hug given the current situation. But, of course, that is not possible because of social distancing.

A POIGNANT poem has given an insight into how Golspie High School pupils are coping with isolation and lockdown.

A leading expert on town centre policy has urged towns across Scotland to apply for new funding to support the recovery of high streets post-Covid.

The organisers of many Highland Games events across Scotland are looking at different ways of sharing the experience this year.

Work is to start up again on council house building projects across the Highlands in a move hailed as good news for the construction industry.