Health

Seven more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the NHS Highland area –­ taking the region's cumulative total above 500.

The donation of a food freezer to Caithness Foodbank's newly extended Thurso premises will be 'very useful in reducing' food wastage.

Five new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.

Family swimming sessions and swimming lessons for children are expected to be return from later this month.

Highland Council advises parents to see that their children wear extra clothing to school as part of a strategy to combat Covid-19.

There have been three additional confirmed coronavirus cases in the Highlands in the past 24 hours, new figures have shown.

A mother from the Dunnet area talked about her 'disappointment and frustration' over current restrictions in force at Thurso Leisure Centre.

There have been four additional confirmed coronavirus cases in the Highlands in the past 24 hours, new figures have shown.

Numerous reports of birds and other wildlife getting caught up in the cords of discarded PPE masks can be resolved with a simple snip.

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases within the Grantown community has increased to 37, NHS Highland says.

Sixteen nurses have become the first cohort to graduate from a midwifery pilot programme run by the University of the Highlands and Islands.

A crofter in Lyth has highlighted a growing problem in Caithness that has the potential to kill animals.

A Caithness woman made a heartfelt plea to make Covid-19 testing easier to access in the far north after her very young grandchildren became sick.

NHS Highland has warned that Covid-19 outbreaks can happen "even in rural communities" after confirming a cluster of five cases in Grantown-on-Spey.

Caithness civic leader Willie Mackay is urging people to make sure they discard unwanted masks in a responsible manner.

A big-hearted Thurso woman had her head shaved for charity in the shop where she works.

Swimmers and gym users have been making the most of the opportunity to return to High Life Highland leisure facilities in Wick and Thurso today.

A Thurso school teacher said she was in 'shock' after the problems experienced in trying to get a Covid-19 test.

Wick High School has updated its policy on wearing face coverings in line with new Scottish Government guidelines.

Caithness Foodbank's Wick centre has benefited from the generosity of two local convenience store owners.