A SNOW and ice warning for the Highlands has been extended well into Hogmanay.
POSITIVE Covid cases tripled in NHS Highland "in only a few days", the health board has warned as it urged the public to stick to virus restrictions.
MORE than 2000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 across NHS Highland since the start of the pandemic – after 152 new cases over Christmas.
TWO new weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for parts of the Highlands over the next 50 hours.
ONE Highlands and Islands family has an added reason to celebrate this festive season – after their baby was born on Christmas Day.
A NOTORIOUS A9 accident blackspot will finally be subject to a reduced speed limit early in the new year.
EIGHTEEN new coronavirus infections have been detected across the NHS Highland area.
HOPES for a White Christmas have received a faint boost after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for snow in the Highlands into Christmas Eve.
PLANS are "already well under way" to make the Covid-enforced delayed return to school after Christmas was seamless as possible, the council has said.
IS this the world's biggest Christmas tree? A pilot has brought a little festive cheer after flying a route mapping the outline of a giant fir.
TWENTY-two further Covid-19 infections have been detected across NHS Highland.
STARGAZERS will cast their eyes skyward this evening in the hope of seeing a very rare astronomical event connected to the Biblical star of Bethlehem.
NHS Highland has detected a further 25 coronavirus cases in the region.
CHILDREN'S charities will receive an early Christmas this year following donations by kind-hearted councillors in the Highlands.
A VIDEO love letter to the joys of panto has been shared by the Highlands' biggest theatre – as it moved to offer early Christmas wishes to all.
A PERSON has died after being recovered from the waters of the Beauly Firth following an incident at the Kessock Bridge, police have confirmed.
THE NHS Highland area has recorded 15 further confirmed Covid-19 cases.
THE NHS Highland area has recorded a further 26 coronavirus cases.
TOP Highland musicians, a Gaelic panto, and magic show are among the acts at a special, free virtual festival from the team behind Belladrum.
NEW legislation giving sex offence victims the chance to request a forensic medical exam without having to report a crime, has been hailed by an MSP.