A major blunder by the Scottish Government could have affected the number of doses of Covid vaccine being supplied to the country.
First Minister says the changes were prompted by the highest weekly death toll since May
First Minister says the changes were prompted by the highest weekly death toll since May
Scottish Government ministers are ignoring local views when it comes to determining applications for wind farms in the far north, it has been claimed.
THE first doses of the latest vaccine to be approved in the fight against coronavirus have arrived in the Highlands.
The Highlands and the rest of Scotland have been placed into a full lockdown starting from midnight tonight.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that though 2020 has been a "very dark and difficult year" there have been moments which are worth remembering
Restrictions due to new Covid strain sparked fears of shortages only affected 'human handled' freight amounted to about 20 per cent of the total
Highland MSP and Finance Minister Kate Forbes has spoken of her anguish about the need for new restrictions to be placed on the country.
Politicians have given a mixed welcome to strict new restrictions for the festive period amid a surge in cases of a new strain of Covid.
There will also be travel ban between Scotland and the rest of the UK after the emergence of a new more contagious strain of Covid
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed that the furlough scheme will be extended one extra month until the end of April 2021.
Education secretary John Swinney has announced the cancellation of all Higher or Advanced Higher exams in 2021.
The Covid vaccine will be stored at Caithness General Hospital as part of plans to roll it out across the far north.
Nicola Sturgeon was speaking after official approval was granted for the use of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccination
There will be no changes to the level of Covid restrictions in place in the Highlands, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed to the Scottish Parliament.
The far north looks set to play a major part of Scottish Government plans to ramp up offshore wind power generation by 2030.
A Dutch firm’s plan to expand the controversial Limekiln Wind Farm near Shebster hit a stumbling block as Highland councillors objected to the plan.
A five-year visitor management plan is to be drawn up after an influx of visitors this summer created tensions in rural communities across the north.
A new craft distillery will launch this month at Forss after securing more than £250,000 of investment.
