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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.


Deep freeze causes disruption on rail network

11 February 2021
Deep freeze causes disruption on rail network

Deep freeze causes disruption on rail network

11 February 2021

A DEEP freeze which sent temperatures lower than at any point for 26 years has led to "challenging" conditions on the rail network.


Sutherland temperatures fall to -22C as Scotland has coldest night since 1995

11 February 2021
Sutherland temperatures fall to -22C as Scotland has coldest night since 1995

Sutherland temperatures fall to -22C as Scotland has coldest night since 1995

11 February 2021

TEMPERATURES in Sutherland have plunged to a frigid -22C amid warnings from police to avoid unnecessary travel


Temperature plunges to -18.8C in Sutherland... and the night is still young

10 February 2021
Temperature plunges to -18.8C in Sutherland... and the night is still young

Temperature plunges to -18.8C in Sutherland... and the night is still young

10 February 2021

THE coldest UK temperature for a decade has already been surpassed just hours later – with the mercury falling in one Highland spot to -18.8C by 9pm.


'Extreme' wildfire risk sparks warning for Sutherland's west and north coasts

10 February 2021
'Extreme' wildfire risk sparks warning for Sutherland's west and north coasts

'Extreme' wildfire risk sparks warning for Sutherland's west and north coasts

10 February 2021

AREAS without snow have been left "tinder dry" and pose an "extreme" risk of wildfire, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has warned.


19 further Covid cases recorded

10 February 2021
19 further Covid cases recorded

19 further Covid cases recorded

10 February 2021

NHS Highland has detected another 19 Covid-19 cases in the past day


Sutherland records coldest UK temperature for more than 10 years

10 February 2021
Sutherland records coldest UK temperature for more than 10 years

Sutherland records coldest UK temperature for more than 10 years

10 February 2021

THE UK's coldest temperature for more than a decade has been recorded in Sutherland – after the mercury plummeted across the region last night.


32 new Covid-19 cases detected

09 February 2021
32 new Covid-19 cases detected

32 new Covid-19 cases detected

09 February 2021

A FURTHER 32 positive tests for the coronavirus were recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.


Sutherland records UK's coldest night of winter so far

09 February 2021
Sutherland records UK's coldest night of winter so far

Sutherland records UK's coldest night of winter so far

09 February 2021

Altnaharra saw the mercury dip to -15.6C overnight.


Record number of Covid patients in NHS Highland intensive care wards

08 February 2021
Record number of Covid patients in NHS Highland intensive care wards

Record number of Covid patients in NHS Highland intensive care wards

08 February 2021

NINE Covid patients were in intensive care in NHS Highland sites last night.


47 new Covid cases detected

05 February 2021
47 new Covid cases detected

47 new Covid cases detected

05 February 2021

ANOTHER 47 positive tests for Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past day.


WATCH: Snow plough battles drifts on trunk road where motorists were stranded

05 February 2021
WATCH: Snow plough battles drifts on trunk road where motorists were stranded

WATCH: Snow plough battles drifts on trunk road where motorists were stranded

05 February 2021

BEAR Scotland has released video of one of its ploughs battling deep snow on the same trunk road where up to 20 vehicles became stranded last night.


WATCH: Train ploughs battle snow on main Highland route

04 February 2021
WATCH: Train ploughs battle snow on main Highland route

WATCH: Train ploughs battle snow on main Highland route

04 February 2021

RAILWAY ploughs are being deployed to try to clear parts of the Highland mainline closed by heavy snow.


38 new Covid cases detected

04 February 2021
38 new Covid cases detected

38 new Covid cases detected

04 February 2021

A FURTHER 38 newly-confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.


Covid-19 cases in NHS Highland area passes 4000

03 February 2021
Covid-19 cases in NHS Highland area passes 4000

Covid-19 cases in NHS Highland area passes 4000

03 February 2021

More than 4000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have now been detected across the NHS Highland area since the start of the pandemic.


NHS Highland passes 4000 confirmed Covid cases after 42 new positive tests

03 February 2021
NHS Highland passes 4000 confirmed Covid cases after 42 new positive tests

NHS Highland passes 4000 confirmed Covid cases after 42 new positive tests

03 February 2021

MORE than 4000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have now been detected across NHS Highland area – after another 42 positive tests were recorded overnight.


Amber alert: Met Office now warning of up to half-a-metre of fresh snow in Highlands

03 February 2021
Amber alert: Met Office now warning of up to half-a-metre of fresh snow in Highlands

Amber alert: Met Office now warning of up to half-a-metre of fresh snow in Highlands

03 February 2021

AN AMBER snow warning has been issued for swathes of the Highlands, after the Met Office upgraded existing alerts.


NHS Highland records 11 new Covid cases

02 February 2021
NHS Highland records 11 new Covid cases

NHS Highland records 11 new Covid cases

02 February 2021

ELEVEN new positive tests for Covid-19 were recorded across the NHS Highland health board in the past day, Scottish Government figures have revealed.


60-hour long warning for snow issued for much of Sutherland

02 February 2021
60-hour long warning for snow issued for much of Sutherland

60-hour long warning for snow issued for much of Sutherland

02 February 2021

SNOW warnings are now in place across parts of the Highlands until Sunday afternoon – after the Met Office revised and extended existing alerts.


More than 1600 Covid cases detected in just one month

01 February 2021
More than 1600 Covid cases detected in just one month

More than 1600 Covid cases detected in just one month

01 February 2021

More Covid cases were detected across NHS Highland in January than were spotted in the entire pandemic up to mid December.


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