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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.


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.


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