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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.

EIGHTEEN new coronavirus infections have been detected across the NHS Highland area.

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

Eight positive cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Thurso during the latest seven-day period covered by Public Health Scotland.

Far north business leader Trudy Morris is calling for a comprehensive package of support to help local firms come through "a long, hard winter".

PLANS are "already well under way" to make the Covid-enforced delayed return to school after Christmas was seamless as possible, the council has said.

People living in tier four areas should stay at home as much as possible, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

TWENTY-two further Covid-19 infections have been detected across NHS Highland.

The Scottish Government says it aims to have all children back in schools for face-to-face learning from January 18.

Miller Academy Primary School, Thurso, has been closed early for the Christmas holidays due to two new positive cases of Covid-19.

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

NHS Highland has detected a further 25 coronavirus cases in the region.

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

Health teams are urging the public to remain vigilant over Christmas after an eighth case was confirmed of a coronavirus outbreak in the Highlands.

A group at the forefront of Wick's town centre regeneration drive has benefited from a £1m Scotland-wide fund to improve and promote communities.

Jamie Stone has urged Nicola Sturgeon to review her decision to place the Highlands in lockdown along with the rest of mainland Scotland.

The rate of coronavirus in the NHS Highland area remained relatively low after the announcement that the area would be put into tier four.

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