Hundreds of High Life Highland staff have been told to expect a 20 per cent cut in wages while non-contracted workers could lose their jobs.
Scotland has recorded its first confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in four days, while there has also been a spike in the number of hospitalisations.
Councillor Struan Mackie says the focus must be on ensuring maximum socio-economic benefit from Space Hub Sutherland now it has planning consent.
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.
Highland Council has been blocked from closing vital Covid-19 services, but a bid to stop a raid of school budgets failed.
Highland councillors have agreed to give planning consent to the £17.3 million spaceport at the Mhoine in north Sutherland.
There have been no new deaths registered in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 for the second consecutive week.
Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will make further announcements on the timeline of Scotland's route map out of the lockdown tomorrow.
Highland Council will need more cash to get children back in education by the Scottish Government’s deadline in August, leading councillors say.
There have been no new deaths in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19, so the death toll remains at 113.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “almost certain” Scotland will need the furlough scheme to be extended beyond October.
There were no new deaths in Scotland in the last 24 hours among those with confirmed Covid-19, the First Minister has said.
The centralised approach to easing the lockdown is not working for the Highlands and a different approach should be embraced, it has been claimed.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on the UK government to deliver an economic rescue package for the country.
Nicola Sturgeon revealed that the current estimate for people carrying coronavirus in Scotland is 4500 – previously it had been thought to be 11,500.
The National Records of Scotland confirmed both deaths were in the Highland Council area, one was in hospital and one was at home
Nicola Sturgeon has dropped a strong hint that phase two of easing the lockdown could begin in 10 days’ time – IF everyone obeys the current rules.
Nicola Sturgeon has revealed that Scotland is ramping up efforts to manufacture tens of millions of items of personal protective equipment.
According to leading councillors the Scottish Government has refused to issue any more cash to the local authority.
A total of 111 people have died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 – an increase of four from a week ago.