Health

Highland Council announced today that additional materials will be accepted at many of its household waste recycling centres.

The lockdown locks grown over the last few months can now be cut after hairdressing salons and other businesses were allowed to reopen on Wednesday.

The internal investigation into why Covid-19 samples being transported from Caithness to Inverness were found on the A9 near Tain has been completed.

A Thurso businessman walked 23 miles to pick up an original artwork which he donated along with the money it cost to Caithness General Hospital.

Councillor Karl Rosie thinks that the active travel master plan for Thurso is long overdue after a similar plan from 10 years ago had been shelved.

Motorcycle charity Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes insists it was not transporting a medical bag containing Covid test samples found beside the A9.

NHS Highland insists coronavirus test samples found lying besides the A9 posed no risk – but has changed the way it will transport them in future.

An assurance has been given by NHS Highland that equipment purchased for use in Caithness has not been transferred to Raigmore.

The discovery of Covid-19 test samples on the A9 was described today as "absolutely appalling" and "a major embarrassment for NHS Highland".

Gail Ross has called for organisations and public agencies to join her in forming a task force to look into the provision of mental health services.

Wick man Steven Szyfelbain has galvanised the Caithness community into entering into an online debate on mental health provision in the far north.

A Wick specialist in eye care shared his experiences of life during the lockdown and the emergencies he's had to deal with.

There has been one additional confirmed case of coronavirus in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours, new figures have shown.

A new website promoting outdoor activities, spaces and initiatives has been launched by the Highland Green Health Partnership.

Sixteen staff members from NHS Highland have raised more than £2300 for charity after travelling the equivalent of Land’s End to John O’Groats.

Highland MSP David Stewart has been told that cancer screening services could take 12 weeks to restart prior to a decision to reopen the service.

A young Lybster woman has created a new mental health resource for Caithness residents.

A virtual meeting of Wick High School Parent Council highlighted issues with the plans to reopen the school fully on August 12

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has quizzed Nicola Sturgeon about coronavirus tests becoming “unviable” due to late collections in remote areas.

David Stewart MSP says it is “a disgrace” that those in deprived communities are twice as likely to die with Covid-19 than those in wealthy areas.