Health

A HIGHLAND MSP has tested positive for Covid-19, she has confirmed.

ANOTHER 84 people have tested positive for Covid-19 across the NHS Highland area, Public Health Scotland has revealed.

During Glaucoma Awareness Week, people are being urged to have regular eye checks to help protect them from what is a major cause of blindness.

A Castletown photographer is extending his skills into documentary making to create a film about a cyclist struggling against adversity.

NHS Highland has posted its biggest single day increase in Covid cases since New Year’s Day.

Members of Caithness General Hospital's League of Friends are continuing to support staff and patients despite the restrictions caused by Covid-19.

The parents of Wick High School pupils were sent a letter from Highland Council thanking them for rising to the 'challenges and pressures' of lockdown

MORE than 100 cases of Covid-19 were detected across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.

In its second free online event, Community Land Scotland is holding a discussion on the climate emergency.

ANOTHER 82 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed across the NHS Highland health board area.

Health chiefs have warned of an "alarming" rise in Covid in the Highlands after it emerged that 28 cases have been recorded in Caithness this month.

A FURTHER 83 Covid-19 coronavirus cases have been detected across the NHS Highland health board region.

A letter was sent out on Tuesday to all parents of children at Wick High School to reassure them after a pupil tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Rev Lyall Rennie

The owners of a popular Wick bar took the decision yesterday to temporarily shut its doors after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.

Vegan barbecues have been shown to be 43 per cent healthier than those using meat, new research has revealed.

A Land's End to John O'Groats (Lejog) walker was welcomed at his final destination by local members of the charity he was raising funds for.

ANOTHER 44 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus were recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.

A Caithness health campaigner has claimed that better safeguards exist for pregnant cows than for expectant mothers from the far north.

Efforts are being stepped up to ensure more people in Scotland know what to do if they witness someone suffering a cardiac arrest.