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The Prime Minister says food and medical supplies moving between the UK and Europe 'as normal'

21 December 2020
The Prime Minister says food and medical supplies moving between the UK and Europe 'as normal'

The Prime Minister says food and medical supplies moving between the UK and Europe 'as normal'

21 December 2020

Restrictions due to new Covid strain sparked fears of shortages only affected 'human handled' freight amounted to about 20 per cent of the total


Tough new Covid actions 'difficult but necessary'

19 December 2020
Tough new Covid actions 'difficult but necessary'

Tough new Covid actions 'difficult but necessary'

19 December 2020

Highland MSP and Finance Minister Kate Forbes has spoken of her anguish about the need for new restrictions to be placed on the country.


Jamie Stone questions legal precedent for 'hard border' with England

19 December 2020
Jamie Stone questions legal precedent for 'hard border' with England

Jamie Stone questions legal precedent for 'hard border' with England

19 December 2020

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.


First Minister announces the Highlands will enter near-lockdown status from Boxing Day

19 December 2020
First Minister announces the Highlands will enter near-lockdown status from Boxing Day

First Minister announces the Highlands will enter near-lockdown status from Boxing Day

19 December 2020

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


Furlough scheme extended to end of April

17 December 2020
Furlough scheme extended to end of April

Furlough scheme extended to end of April

17 December 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed that the furlough scheme will be extended one extra month until the end of April 2021.


Row as John Swinney announced cancellation of 2021 Higher and Advanced Higher exams

09 December 2020
Row as John Swinney announced cancellation of 2021 Higher and Advanced Higher exams

Row as John Swinney announced cancellation of 2021 Higher and Advanced Higher exams

09 December 2020

Education secretary John Swinney has announced the cancellation of all Higher or Advanced Higher exams in 2021.


Covid vaccine to be stored at Caithness hospital

08 December 2020
Covid vaccine to be stored at Caithness hospital

Covid vaccine to be stored at Caithness hospital

08 December 2020

The Covid vaccine will be stored at Caithness General Hospital as part of plans to roll it out across the far north.


The First Minister is delighted that Covid vaccinations in Scotland are due to start on Tuesday of next week

02 December 2020
The First Minister is delighted that Covid vaccinations in Scotland are due to start on Tuesday of next week

The First Minister is delighted that Covid vaccinations in Scotland are due to start on Tuesday of next week

02 December 2020

Nicola Sturgeon was speaking after official approval was granted for the use of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccination


Visits to other households 'being considered'

01 December 2020
Visits to other households 'being considered'

Visits to other households 'being considered'

01 December 2020

There will be no changes to the level of Covid restrictions in place in the Highlands, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed to the Scottish Parliament.


Offshore wind plan welcomed as boost for far north communities

04 November 2020
Offshore wind plan welcomed as boost for far north communities

Offshore wind plan welcomed as boost for far north communities

04 November 2020

The far north looks set to play a major part of Scottish Government plans to ramp up offshore wind power generation by 2030.


Blow to Infinergy scheme to extend Limekiln wind farm near Shebster

23 October 2020
Blow to Infinergy scheme to extend Limekiln wind farm near Shebster

Blow to Infinergy scheme to extend Limekiln wind farm near Shebster

23 October 2020

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.


Five-year plan to deal with tourism influx to the north

15 October 2020
Five-year plan to deal with tourism influx to the north

Five-year plan to deal with tourism influx to the north

15 October 2020

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.


New craft distillery will bring taste of the Caribbean to Caithness

13 October 2020
New craft distillery will bring taste of the Caribbean to Caithness

New craft distillery will bring taste of the Caribbean to Caithness

13 October 2020

A new craft distillery will launch this month at Forss after securing more than £250,000 of investment.


NHS Highland bosses get a grilling from MSPs

12 October 2020
NHS Highland bosses get a grilling from MSPs

NHS Highland bosses get a grilling from MSPs

12 October 2020

NHS Highland bosses faced a bruising encounter as MSPs probed the financial performance and reasons behind the board’s fire dire financial position.


North MP calls for update after cluster of Covid-19 cases on Cromarty Firth ship

08 October 2020
North MP calls for update after cluster of Covid-19 cases on Cromarty Firth ship

North MP calls for update after cluster of Covid-19 cases on Cromarty Firth ship

08 October 2020

North MP Jamie Stone has sought an update from NHS Highland after news of a second cluster of Covid-19 cases on a ship docked in the Cromarty Firth.


Thurso nurseries hit by delay to free childcare roll-out

26 September 2020
Thurso nurseries hit by delay to free childcare roll-out

Thurso nurseries hit by delay to free childcare roll-out

26 September 2020

Hard-up families in Thurso are among hundreds across the north who will miss out on extra free childcare for almost a year.


Far north councillor is new SNP group leader

24 September 2020
Far north councillor is new SNP group leader

Far north councillor is new SNP group leader

24 September 2020

Wick and East Caithness councillor Raymond Bremner has been named the new leader of the SNP group in Highland Council.


New restrictions on households as bars to close at 10pm

22 September 2020
New restrictions on households as bars to close at 10pm

New restrictions on households as bars to close at 10pm

22 September 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a range of "tough" new measures including banning different households from meeting indoors.


New restrictions for England as Boris Johnson aims to balance economy and virus threat

22 September 2020
New restrictions for England as Boris Johnson aims to balance economy and virus threat

New restrictions for England as Boris Johnson aims to balance economy and virus threat

22 September 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that new restrictions will be in place from Thursday to stem the rising tide of infections.


Demand for fair power price as far north suffers fuel poverty

19 September 2020
Demand for fair power price as far north suffers fuel poverty

Demand for fair power price as far north suffers fuel poverty

19 September 2020

Shocking levels of fuel poverty in the Highlands have prompted Highland Council to demand action to deliver a fair electricity distribution system.


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