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Disruption on Inverness to Perth rail line as severe weather forecast

23 February 2021
Disruption on Inverness to Perth rail line as severe weather forecast

Disruption on Inverness to Perth rail line as severe weather forecast

23 February 2021

RAIL passengers on the Highland mainline are facing major weather-related disruption for a second day.


Air Accidents Investigation Branch called in after drone crash near Highland capital hospital

22 February 2021
Air Accidents Investigation Branch called in after drone crash near Highland capital hospital

Air Accidents Investigation Branch called in after drone crash near Highland capital hospital

22 February 2021

A PROFESSIONAL drone worth £5000 fell from the sky close to Raigmore Hospital – sparking an investigation by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.


Seventeen new Covid infections detected

22 February 2021
Seventeen new Covid infections detected

Seventeen new Covid infections detected

22 February 2021

A FURTHER 17 coronavirus cases were detected across the NHS Highland region in the past 24 hours.


Seventeen new Covid cases recorded

19 February 2021
Seventeen new Covid cases recorded

Seventeen new Covid cases recorded

19 February 2021

ANOTHER 17 Covid-19 infections have been detected across NHS Highland in the past day.


Licensing plan for self-catering accommodation put on hold for further consideration

19 February 2021
Licensing plan for self-catering accommodation put on hold for further consideration

Licensing plan for self-catering accommodation put on hold for further consideration

19 February 2021

PLANS to licence short term lets have been withdrawn by the Scottish Government amid growing concerns among B&Bs over a lack of consultation.


Praise for health workers after third of Highlanders receive Covid vaccine jag

18 February 2021
Praise for health workers after third of Highlanders receive Covid vaccine jag

Praise for health workers after third of Highlanders receive Covid vaccine jag

18 February 2021

'EXTRAORDINARY' dedication by health workers has been praised after a third of all adult Highlanders received their first Covid-19 vaccination jag.


Thirty-seven fresh coronavirus infections detected

18 February 2021
Thirty-seven fresh coronavirus infections detected

Thirty-seven fresh coronavirus infections detected

18 February 2021

ANOTHER 37 Covid-19 cases have been detected across the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.


Twenty-six new coronavirus infections detected

17 February 2021
Twenty-six new coronavirus infections detected

Twenty-six new coronavirus infections detected

17 February 2021

ANOTHER 26 positive tests for Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland area.


Battle to clear railway snow drifts could be won today, ScotRail hopes

17 February 2021
Battle to clear railway snow drifts could be won today, ScotRail hopes

Battle to clear railway snow drifts could be won today, ScotRail hopes

17 February 2021

ATTEMPTS to clear snow drifts will take place later this morning, as rail engineers battle to reopen part of the Far North Line.


Thirteen fresh positive tests for Covid-19 recorded

16 February 2021
Thirteen fresh positive tests for Covid-19 recorded

Thirteen fresh positive tests for Covid-19 recorded

16 February 2021

A FURTHER 13 Covid-19 cases have been detected across the NHS Highland health board area.


Snow drifts continue to bring railway misery on Sutherland route

16 February 2021
Snow drifts continue to bring railway misery on Sutherland route

Snow drifts continue to bring railway misery on Sutherland route

16 February 2021

RAIL services were suspended throughout Sutherland for another morning on Tuesday – amid continued snow drifts between Ardgay and Georgemas Junction.


Twenty-nine new Covid cases detected

15 February 2021
Twenty-nine new Covid cases detected

Twenty-nine new Covid cases detected

15 February 2021

A FURTHER 29 people have tested positive for Covid-19 across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.


Sepa issues Sutherland flood alert as milder weather brings snow thaw

15 February 2021
Sepa issues Sutherland flood alert as milder weather brings snow thaw

Sepa issues Sutherland flood alert as milder weather brings snow thaw

15 February 2021

FLOOD alerts are in force in Sutherland as milder air begins to trigger a thaw over the Highland snow fields.


Snow drifts up to 50 metres long bury railway lines

15 February 2021
Snow drifts up to 50 metres long bury railway lines

Snow drifts up to 50 metres long bury railway lines

15 February 2021

HUGE snow drifts were continuing to cause major disruption on Highland railway lines on Monday.


The difficulties of finding love in lockdown – new survey shows most Highland capital singletons have not had a date in past year

14 February 2021
The difficulties of finding love in lockdown – new survey shows most Highland capital singletons have not had a date in past year

The difficulties of finding love in lockdown – new survey shows most Highland capital singletons have not had a date in past year

14 February 2021

LOVE-sick singles are finding it harder than ever to find dates thanks to the pandemic – but that has not squashed their romantic side.


'Lifeline Universal Credit increase needs extended to help people get through crisis'

14 February 2021
'Lifeline Universal Credit increase needs extended to help people get through crisis'

'Lifeline Universal Credit increase needs extended to help people get through crisis'

14 February 2021

A LIFELINE increase in Universal Credit during the pandemic must be retained, a councillor believes.


25 new Covid cases reported

12 February 2021
25 new Covid cases reported

25 new Covid cases reported

12 February 2021

NHS Highland has recorded 25 further positive tests for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours.


Bear Scotland starts £1.3 million project to protect Cromarty Bridge from ravages of the sea

12 February 2021
Bear Scotland starts £1.3 million project to protect Cromarty Bridge from ravages of the sea

Bear Scotland starts £1.3 million project to protect Cromarty Bridge from ravages of the sea

12 February 2021

WORK has begun on a new £1.3 million maintenance programme aimed at protecting the Cromarty Bridge's foundations from the sea.


One in 10 intensive care Covid patients in Scotland are in NHS Highland hospitals

11 February 2021
One in 10 intensive care Covid patients in Scotland are in NHS Highland hospitals

One in 10 intensive care Covid patients in Scotland are in NHS Highland hospitals

11 February 2021

It comes after the health board's number of coronavirus intensive care patients reached another record level for the pandemic.


Coldest February night for 66 years, Met Office confirms

11 February 2021
Coldest February night for 66 years, Met Office confirms

Coldest February night for 66 years, Met Office confirms

11 February 2021

LAST night’s deep freeze saw the coldest February temperature recorded since 1955, even topping figures during the infamous snow of the winter of ‘63.


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