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Thirteen fresh positive tests for Covid-19 recorded

16 February 2021
Thirteen fresh positive tests for Covid-19 recorded

Thirteen fresh positive tests for Covid-19 recorded

16 February 2021

A FURTHER 13 Covid-19 cases have been detected across the NHS Highland health board area.


Snow drifts continue to bring railway misery on Far North Line

16 February 2021
Snow drifts continue to bring railway misery on Far North Line

Snow drifts continue to bring railway misery on Far North Line

16 February 2021

RAIL services were suspended between Georgemas Junction and Ardgay on Tuesday – amid continued snow disruption on the Far North Line.


Twenty-nine new Covid cases detected

15 February 2021
Twenty-nine new Covid cases detected

Twenty-nine new Covid cases detected

15 February 2021

A FURTHER 29 people have tested positive for Covid-19 across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.


Sepa issues Caithness flood alert as milder weather brings thaw

15 February 2021
Sepa issues Caithness flood alert as milder weather brings thaw

Sepa issues Caithness flood alert as milder weather brings thaw

15 February 2021

FLOOD alerts are in force in Caithness and Sutherland as milder air begins to trigger a thaw across the Highlands.


Snow drifts up to 50 metres long bury railway lines

15 February 2021
Snow drifts up to 50 metres long bury railway lines

Snow drifts up to 50 metres long bury railway lines

15 February 2021

HUGE snow drifts were continuing to cause major disruption on Highland railway lines on Monday.


25 new Covid cases reported

12 February 2021
25 new Covid cases reported

25 new Covid cases reported

12 February 2021

NHS Highland has recorded 25 further positive tests for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours.


Housebreaking sparks police appeal

11 February 2021
Housebreaking sparks police appeal

Housebreaking sparks police appeal

11 February 2021

POLICE have appealed for information after thieves broke into a house in Caithness.


First Minister hails 'heroic' vaccine teams after new record despite snow storms

11 February 2021
First Minister hails 'heroic' vaccine teams after new record despite snow storms

First Minister hails 'heroic' vaccine teams after new record despite snow storms

11 February 2021

Vaccination teams have been praised for their “heroic” efforts after Scotland recorded a daily record for the number of Covid jags administered.


One in 10 intensive care Covid patients in Scotland are in NHS Highland hospitals

11 February 2021
One in 10 intensive care Covid patients in Scotland are in NHS Highland hospitals

One in 10 intensive care Covid patients in Scotland are in NHS Highland hospitals

11 February 2021

It comes after the health board's number of coronavirus intensive care patients reached another record level for the pandemic.


Coldest February night for 66 years, Met Office confirms

11 February 2021
Coldest February night for 66 years, Met Office confirms

Coldest February night for 66 years, Met Office confirms

11 February 2021

LAST night’s deep freeze saw the coldest February temperature recorded since 1955, even topping figures during the infamous snow of the winter of ‘63.


Temperatures fall to -22C in far north as Scotland has coldest night since 1995

11 February 2021
Temperatures fall to -22C in far north as Scotland has coldest night since 1995

Temperatures fall to -22C in far north as Scotland has coldest night since 1995

11 February 2021

TEMPERATURES in the northern Highlands have plunged to a frigid -22C amid warnings from police to avoid unnecessary travel.


Temperature plunges to -18.8C in the Highlands... and the night is still young

10 February 2021
Temperature plunges to -18.8C in the Highlands... and the night is still young

Temperature plunges to -18.8C in the Highlands... and the night is still young

10 February 2021

THE coldest UK temperature for a decade has already been surpassed just hours later – with the mercury falling in one Highland spot to -18.8C by 9pm.


'Extreme' wildfire risk sparks warning for Caithness's northern coast

10 February 2021
'Extreme' wildfire risk sparks warning for Caithness's northern coast

'Extreme' wildfire risk sparks warning for Caithness's northern coast

10 February 2021

AREAS without snow have been left "tinder dry" and pose an "extreme" risk of wildfire, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has warned.


19 further Covid cases recorded

10 February 2021
19 further Covid cases recorded

19 further Covid cases recorded

10 February 2021

NHS Highland has detected another 19 Covid-19 cases in the past day


32 new Covid-19 cases detected

09 February 2021
32 new Covid-19 cases detected

32 new Covid-19 cases detected

09 February 2021

A FURTHER 32 positive tests for the coronavirus were recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.


Record number of Covid patients in NHS Highland intensive care wards

08 February 2021
Record number of Covid patients in NHS Highland intensive care wards

Record number of Covid patients in NHS Highland intensive care wards

08 February 2021

NINE Covid patients were in intensive care in NHS Highland sites last night.


47 new Covid cases detected

05 February 2021
47 new Covid cases detected

47 new Covid cases detected

05 February 2021

ANOTHER 47 positive tests for Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past day.


38 new Covid cases detected

04 February 2021
38 new Covid cases detected

38 new Covid cases detected

04 February 2021

A FURTHER 38 newly-confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.


NHS Highland passes 4000 confirmed Covid cases after 42 new positive tests

03 February 2021
NHS Highland passes 4000 confirmed Covid cases after 42 new positive tests

NHS Highland passes 4000 confirmed Covid cases after 42 new positive tests

03 February 2021

MORE than 4000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have now been detected across NHS Highland area – after another 42 positive tests were recorded overnight.


Amber alert: Met Office now warning of up to half-a-metre of fresh snow in Highlands

03 February 2021
Amber alert: Met Office now warning of up to half-a-metre of fresh snow in Highlands

Amber alert: Met Office now warning of up to half-a-metre of fresh snow in Highlands

03 February 2021

AN AMBER snow warning has been issued for swathes of the Highlands, after the Met Office upgraded existing alerts.


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