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First Minister confirms that Scotland makes it to 11 weeks straight with falling Covid-19 deaths

15 July 2020
First Minister confirms that Scotland makes it to 11 weeks straight with falling Covid-19 deaths

First Minister confirms that Scotland makes it to 11 weeks straight with falling Covid-19 deaths

15 July 2020

There have also been no new deaths from confirmed cases in seven days


One new death from a confirmed or a suspected case of Covid-19 in the Highlands

15 July 2020
One new death from a confirmed or a suspected case of Covid-19 in the Highlands

One new death from a confirmed or a suspected case of Covid-19 in the Highlands

15 July 2020

The death occurred in a care home but the figures overall represent a further decline in fatalities from the virus on the previous week


Scotland about to take the biggest and highest risk steps out of lockdown, according to First Minister

14 July 2020
Scotland about to take the biggest and highest risk steps out of lockdown, according to First Minister

Scotland about to take the biggest and highest risk steps out of lockdown, according to First Minister

14 July 2020

Nicola Sturgeon also confirmed that it is now the sixth day without any new deaths from Covid-19 confirmed by a test


No new Covid-19 deaths in Scotland for five days

13 July 2020
No new Covid-19 deaths in Scotland for five days

No new Covid-19 deaths in Scotland for five days

13 July 2020

But First Minister has revealed the government is investigating coronavirus spikes in some areas


First Minister warns against public dropping its guard after rise in new Covid-19 cases

11 July 2020
First Minister warns against public dropping its guard after rise in new Covid-19 cases

First Minister warns against public dropping its guard after rise in new Covid-19 cases

11 July 2020

Holyrood will be looking “very closely” at an overnight rise in the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19.


First Minister gives the greenlight to tourism and retail to reopen next week

09 July 2020
First Minister gives the greenlight to tourism and retail to reopen next week

First Minister gives the greenlight to tourism and retail to reopen next week

09 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced Scotland will move into phase three with “the highest risk changes we have made so far”.


Massive jobs blow as 100 lie on the line at Aviemore

08 July 2020
Massive jobs blow as 100 lie on the line at Aviemore

Massive jobs blow as 100 lie on the line at Aviemore

08 July 2020

Highland tourism having to deal with lockdown legacy


First Minister calls for £80 billion stimulus package

07 July 2020
First Minister calls for £80 billion stimulus package

First Minister calls for £80 billion stimulus package

07 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called on the UK government to invest heavily in the economy, saying the country needs around £80 billion.


First Minister says UK quarantine plan is shambolic

03 July 2020
First Minister says UK quarantine plan is shambolic

First Minister 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 Nicola Sturgeon


Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

03 July 2020
Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

03 July 2020

But council leader Margaret Davidson said Andrew Baxter was 'moving against the administration'


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out latest timetable for lifting of Covid-19 lockdown

02 July 2020
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out latest timetable for lifting of Covid-19 lockdown

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out latest timetable for lifting of Covid-19 lockdown

02 July 2020

The First Minister has announced significant changes to the lockdown with beer gardens open from Monday and some holiday lets permitted from tomorrow


Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

02 July 2020
Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

02 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed beer gardens can open on Monday with self-catering accommodation able to welcome tourists from tomorrow


Scotland's Covid-19 death toll falls for ninth consecutive week

01 July 2020
Scotland's Covid-19 death toll falls for ninth consecutive week

Scotland's Covid-19 death toll falls for ninth consecutive week

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


Pay cuts looming for High Life Highland staff

30 June 2020
Pay cuts looming for High Life Highland staff

Pay cuts looming for High Life Highland staff

30 June 2020

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


Sturgeon cautiously optimistic on Covid-19 trend despite three new deaths

30 June 2020
Sturgeon cautiously optimistic on Covid-19 trend despite three new deaths

Sturgeon cautiously optimistic on Covid-19 trend despite three new deaths

30 June 2020

Scotland has suffered its first confirmed Covid-19 deaths in four days while recording a spike in the number of hospitalisations.


Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

30 June 2020
Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

30 June 2020

The Highlands could lose out on access to superfast broadband if a court case is not resolved by the end of the year it has been claimed.


For the second week in a row there are no new Highland deaths from Covid-19 reported

24 June 2020
For the second week in a row there are no new Highland deaths from Covid-19 reported

For the second week in a row there are no new Highland deaths from Covid-19 reported

24 June 2020

Latest release confirms that the death toll remains at 113 while there were just 39 more fatalities nationwide


Schools in Scotland set to fully re-open in mid August without social distancing

23 June 2020
Schools in Scotland set to fully re-open in mid August without social distancing

Schools in Scotland set to fully re-open in mid August without social distancing

23 June 2020

"I am sure there will be a sense of relief from parents tonight obviously tinged with the necessary caution we all need to be mindful of"


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to reveal further details on lifting of lockdown restrictions tomorrow

23 June 2020
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to reveal further details on lifting of lockdown restrictions tomorrow

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to reveal further details on lifting of lockdown restrictions tomorrow

23 June 2020

There were some criticisms last week when restrictions that were expected to be lifted failed to emerge


Deal struck to manufacture Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine

19 June 2020
Deal struck to manufacture Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine

Deal struck to manufacture Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine

19 June 2020

Second vaccine enters human trial phase


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