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All council play parks closed in response to coronavirus

All council play parks closed in response to coronavirus

All council play parks closed in response to coronavirus

27 March 2020

Signs are going up at Highland Council play parks to reinforce the message that they are closed due to coronavirus.


Winners and losers in the UK Government’s self-employment income support proposals

Winners and losers in the UK Government’s self-employment income support proposals

Winners and losers in the UK Government’s self-employment income support proposals

27 March 2020

A family with one earner on £51,000 will get nothing, whereas one with two earners on £49,000 each will get two lots of full support


Highland coronavirus figures continue to rise as national death toll increases

Highland coronavirus figures continue to rise as national death toll increases

Highland coronavirus figures continue to rise as national death toll increases

27 March 2020

FOUR more people in the Highlands have tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours.


Visiting suspended across Highland health and social care sites in response to coronavirus

Visiting suspended across Highland health and social care sites in response to coronavirus

Visiting suspended across Highland health and social care sites in response to coronavirus

27 March 2020

NHS Highland says it has suspended visiting at all its sites in order to shield vulnerable groups.


LNER urges passengers in Highlands to check latest travel information

LNER urges passengers in Highlands to check latest travel information

LNER urges passengers in Highlands to check latest travel information

27 March 2020

Timetable changes will see around 40 per cent of LNER’s usual weekday services running from Monday


Police receive power to fine virus rule breakers

Police receive power to fine virus rule breakers

Police receive power to fine virus rule breakers

27 March 2020

Anyone caught ignoring the lockdown now faces being fined – with the penalties potentially rising as high as £960


Use us or lose us warning from post office operators in strath

Use us or lose us warning from post office operators in strath

Use us or lose us warning from post office operators in strath

27 March 2020

"If the village is to keep its Post Office we need a lot more than the 10 customers a day we have been getting"


Highland News and Media commits to £70k support package to help keep local businesses trading during coronavirus outbreak

Highland News and Media commits to £70k support package to help keep local businesses trading during coronavirus outbreak

Highland News and Media commits to £70k support package to help keep local businesses trading during coronavirus outbreak

27 March 2020

Businesses struggling after the onset of strict measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic are being offered a helping hand by a local media firm.


Highlands MSP welcomes new police powers but hopes they are not needed

Highlands MSP welcomes new police powers but hopes they are not needed

Highlands MSP welcomes new police powers but hopes they are not needed

26 March 2020

"Highlanders are made of strong stuff and I know we will get through this"


Highland coronavirus figures take another jump with seven new cases confirmed

Highland coronavirus figures take another jump with seven new cases confirmed

Highland coronavirus figures take another jump with seven new cases confirmed

26 March 2020

More cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Highlands.


Talking is good for your health, Highlands MSP

Talking is good for your health, Highlands MSP

Talking is good for your health, Highlands MSP

26 March 2020

Edward Mountain has been contacted by hundreds of constituents during "these unprecedented times"


People invited to join in nationwide applause to honour NHS staff

People invited to join in nationwide applause to honour NHS staff

People invited to join in nationwide applause to honour NHS staff

26 March 2020

People in the Highlands are being invited to join in a UK-wide round of applause tonight to honour NHS staff working through the coronavirus outbreak.


Routine dental treatment in Scotland is stopped

Routine dental treatment in Scotland is stopped

Routine dental treatment in Scotland is stopped

26 March 2020

NHS Highland is telling patients with such appointments not to attend for check-ups and other dental treatments at their local practice


Late boost before Cairngorm ski season closes because of Covid-19

Late boost before Cairngorm ski season closes because of Covid-19

Late boost before Cairngorm ski season closes because of Covid-19

26 March 2020

"The board took a bold and challenging decision, but the right one, to announce the closure of winter snowsports prior to Government advice"


Why have all the loo rolls been disappearing?

Why have all the loo rolls been disappearing?

Why have all the loo rolls been disappearing?

26 March 2020

An expert in human behaviour has answers on why rational thinking goes out of the window and instinct kicks in


Badenoch MSP hits back after Spectator columnist brands her as a 'ghastly woman'

Badenoch MSP hits back after Spectator columnist brands her as a 'ghastly woman'

Badenoch MSP hits back after Spectator columnist brands her as a 'ghastly woman'

26 March 2020

A columnist in a popular political magazine has caused an angry backlash after picking on a Highland MSP.


Kingussie hotel boss condemns 'vicious' Coronavirus rumour

Kingussie hotel boss condemns 'vicious' Coronavirus rumour

Kingussie hotel boss condemns 'vicious' Coronavirus rumour

26 March 2020

“We were dismayed to hear that this was doing the rounds when nothing was further from the truth"


'We're delighted to be back at the Coylumbridge Hotel'

'We're delighted to be back at the Coylumbridge Hotel'

'We're delighted to be back at the Coylumbridge Hotel'

26 March 2020

There was a huge backlash against owners Britannia Hotels when it emerged they had laid off EU staff and effectively made them homeless


Airports will close to scheduled flights to maintain lifeline and essential services

Airports will close to scheduled flights to maintain lifeline and essential services

Airports will close to scheduled flights to maintain lifeline and essential services

26 March 2020

Airports across the Highlands and Islands will close to scheduled flights from Sunday in order to maintain lifeline and essential services.


Minister highlights key role of forestry sector in Covid-19 battle

Minister highlights key role of forestry sector in Covid-19 battle

Minister highlights key role of forestry sector in Covid-19 battle

26 March 2020

Pallets, packaging, biomass fuel and face masks are all helping to keep Scotland - and the UK - safer


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