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A north politician has called on the Scottish Government to reverse a five per cent funding cut to HIE to help the economy recover from coronavirus.

Almost 1000 people have been confirmed or suspected to have died because of coronavirus in Scotland, including another 13 in the NHS Highland area.

Caithness Citizens Advice Bureau is seeing a growing demand from clients who need help with filling online forms in order to access vital benefits.

Another £220m is to be made available for businesses after the Scottish Government came under pressure over how many grants each small business gets.

A round-up of latest livestock sale prices from Aberdeen and Northern Marts (Caithness Livestock Centre and Thainstone Centre).

Demand for hand sanitiser has led to a Caithness distillery being awarded funding to help the community.

The Scottish SPCA has urged dog owners to keep their pets under control after a rise in attacks on wildlife and livestock in parts of the country.

North MP Jamie Stone is urging telephone networks to provide free calls for older people for at least one hour a day.

The latest figures take the total number of known cases of coronavirus in the NHS Highland area to 168.

Coastal car parks around Caithness that would normally have been filled over the Easter weekend were empty as most people heeded lockdown advice.

North MSP Maree Todd has paid tribute to the dedicated key workers who are proving to be "an absolute lifeline" during the coronavirus emergency.

A new Citizens Advice Bureau helpline is free to call from today, supplementing the service currently offered by Scotland’s 59 local advice offices.

Businesses have been warned that empty workplaces can be seen as potentially easy targets for thieves and vandals looking to commit crime.

Ten-year-old Alexander Mackay helped lift the spirits of people living in Keiss during the lockdown by taking on the role of the Easter Bunny.

Volunteers in Thurso pulled out all the stops over Easter weekend as they helped to spread a little cheer to a family in the town.

A teacher manufacturing PPE for health workers has been knocked back in his attempt to get help from a major mobile network operator.

A national helpline is being set up for the benefit of those who don’t have a network of support but who are at high risk of contracting Covid-19.

The annual Caithness County Show is among the many local events falling victim to the coronavirus pandemic.

A carer for the elderly in Wick had the car she depends on for her job put out of action after a 2am collision on Easter Sunday.

The latest figures take the total number of known cases of coronavirus in the NHS Highland area to 163.