Coronavirus - Local News

Gail Ross has welcomed confirmation that Highland families unable to access food due to coronavirus will get support from the Scottish Government.

The chief medical officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood, has resigned after becoming embroiled in a scandal over twice travelling to her second home.

Dr Catherine Calderwood has apologised unreservedly for ignoring her own advice for people to stay at home to halt the spread of coronavirus.

Chris Aitken's efforts to create face masks to protect frontline health workers have been given a cash boost by his local Highland League team.

Residents across the Highland Council area will be facing changes to their waste collection from Monday due to the coronavirus emergency.

A band of over 30 volunteers are providing help in and around Wick during the coronavirus crisis thanks to Pulteneytown People's Project.

An organisation promoting tourism in Caithness and Sutherland is rising to the challenges the industry faces due to Covid-19.

MSP David Stewart fears many businesses in the Highlands and Islands will go under because of the approach being taken by banks and some insurers.

NHS Highland’s medical director has thanked the public for cooperating on social distancing – but has urged people not to become complacent.

An assurance has been given to residents in "the more remote areas" that they will not be forgotten amid Highland Council's coronavirus response.

Just one fixed penalty notice has been issued by police in the Highlands since they were given new powers to enforce coronavirus lockdown measures.

Irresponsible tourists looking to flout the coronavirus lockdown this Easter have been warned by an MP to stay away from the Highlands.

An isolation ward has been created at Caithness General Hospital as staff prepare to deal with coronavirus cases.

With various restrictions and guidelines to follow during the Covid-19 pandemic, queues are becoming a more common sight throughout Caithness.

Fifty further coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland, taking the total to 126 since the outbreak began.

Highland MSP Rhoda Grant is appealing to employers "to think very carefully about the wellbeing of their workers at this difficult time”.

Volunteers at the foodbank centres in Wick and Thurso say they have been busier than ever during the coronavirus crisis.

Dounreay is responding to the Covid-19 crisis by donating safety equipment including masks and protective suits to be used by health service staff.

People in the north must not assume that 'because we are a rural area it will be fine', NHS Highland’s director of public health has warned.

Staff on Highland Council’s dedicated helpline have dealt with more than 1600 calls since the service went live last Wednesday.