Business

Highland Council has set out key information for its services and important contact details for the public to refer to over the festive period.

The Highland Council leader encourages all businesses to apply for a new support grant.

The Highland Council and NHS Highland remind people in Caithness of the importance of reaching out for help if this is needed over the festive period.

The Council stresses that it is essential that all businesses make themselves aware of Level 4 restrictions from Boxing Day.

Supermarket giant Tesco would not confirm that its Wick store was forced to close temporarily earlier this week due to an influx of customers.

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

Prospect, which represents air traffic control staff in Hial, has announced that members are to take industrial action over remote towers plan.

After a trying year for the John O'Groats Trail it looks forward to increasing membership and employing a full-time manager in 2021.

A Highland MSP has set out to explain why the north will go from tier one to tier four overnight after Christmas Day.

North MSP Gail Ross commented on the increased restrictions being put in place to prevent spread of the new, highly contagious strain of Covid.

With numerous people in Caithness falling foul of scammers, a new campaign will highlight how nuisance calls can often be blocked.

Nine clubs and organisations in the far north have received some festive cheer after getting almost £18,000 from the Co-op.

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It was a twelve days of Christmas nightmare for a Murkle woman to get presents delivered to her grandchildren until the Groat stepped in to help.

It's all in a year’s work for the country's furthest north mainland book publisher, Crowvus.

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

A new support fund has been launched to help develop sustainable infrastructure in the north Highlands following record numbers of visitors.

A Wick supermarket is sharing seasonal goodwill through its charity campaign called Little Acts of Christmas Spirit.

A new fixed-base post office in Wick is set to open in January – and the man behind the plans is confident he can make it work.

A supermarket in Wick is helping bring some Christmas kindness out to elderly people who may be feeling lonely and isolated at this time of year.