BUSINESS

Half-hour queue for Wick post office

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

A Caithness business leader has welcomed the support for self-employed people – but expressed concern that payments will not be available until June.

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Many small businesses currently open during the Covid-19 pandemic are providing a lifeline to local people stuck at home.

Jamie Stone says he is pleased that the UK Government has granted car owners a six-month exemption from MOT testing during the coronavirus outbreak.

Tesco supermarkets in Wick and Thurso are following guidelines to help keep staff and customers in a 'safe and clean environment'.

Businesses struggling after the onset of strict measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic are being offered a helping hand by a local media firm.

With many people having to stay at home due to the lockdown restrictions, spring weather has brought some welcome cheer to Caithness.

Highland Council has announced the temporary closure of all its recycling centres during the coronavirus crisis.

Local shops and businesses selling takeaway food have risen to the challenge of the lockdown restrictions put in place across the country this week.

CHAMBER COMMENT by Trudy Morris

Special latex gloves to help stop the spread of Covid-19 were cleared out overnight from a Wick garage.

A Wick councillor issued an open letter saying that Caithness was not a "safe haven" for those trying to flee coronavirus.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has threatened non-essential businesses with the use of emergency powers if they do not close voluntarily

With the availability of fresh eggs affected by panic-buying, a small business in Caithness is helping to fill the gap by making home deliveries.

Work on Wick's riverside car park has taken a major step towards completion with a new surface being laid down.