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Covid infection rate climbs to record level in Highlands

05 January 2021
Covid infection rate climbs to record level in Highlands

Covid infection rate climbs to record level in Highlands

05 January 2021

A SPIKE in Covid numbers across Highland Council in recent weeks saw the region's infection rate soar to record levels over Christmas and New Year.


450 Covid cases detected across NHS Highland area since Hogmanay

05 January 2021
450 Covid cases detected across NHS Highland area since Hogmanay

450 Covid cases detected across NHS Highland area since Hogmanay

05 January 2021

NO fewer than 450 positive tests for Covid-19 were recorded across the NHS Highland area over the long New Year weekend.


Age Scotland urges Highland communities to pull together once again

05 January 2021
Age Scotland urges Highland communities to pull together once again

Age Scotland urges Highland communities to pull together once again

05 January 2021

A CHARITY for the elderly has urged Highlanders to pull together again to support each other following news of a return to a full Covid-19 lockdown.


A9 crash kills man

05 January 2021
A9 crash kills man

A9 crash kills man

05 January 2021

A MAN has been killed in a road crash on the A9.


'Serious' two vehicle crash closes A9

04 January 2021
'Serious' two vehicle crash closes A9

'Serious' two vehicle crash closes A9

04 January 2021

A 'SERIOUS' road crash has sparked the closure of the A9 in part of Ross-shire, police have warned.


Further 1905 coronavirus cases across whole of Scotland as lockdown announced

04 January 2021
Further 1905 coronavirus cases across whole of Scotland as lockdown announced

Further 1905 coronavirus cases across whole of Scotland as lockdown announced

04 January 2021

A FURTHER 1905 Covid-19 cases have been detected across the whole of Scotland in the past 24 hours.


UPDATE: A9 reopens following earlier one vehicle crash

04 January 2021
UPDATE: A9 reopens following earlier one vehicle crash

UPDATE: A9 reopens following earlier one vehicle crash

04 January 2021

THE A9 has reopened following an earlier crash, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.


A9 shut both ways following Sutherland crash

04 January 2021
A9 shut both ways following Sutherland crash

A9 shut both ways following Sutherland crash

04 January 2021

EMERGENCY crews are in attendance after a road crash closed the A9 in both directions in Sutherland.


Highland Council provides region's schools with new Read&Write software package

03 January 2021
Highland Council provides region's schools with new Read&Write software package

Highland Council provides region's schools with new Read&Write software package

03 January 2021

A NEW literacy tool which will help support teaching in the classroom and at home has been launched in the Highlands.


Highland Covid rate rises to highest confirmed level of pandemic

31 December 2020
Highland Covid rate rises to highest confirmed level of pandemic

Highland Covid rate rises to highest confirmed level of pandemic

31 December 2020

THE Covid-19 infection rate across Highland Council has risen to its highest confirmed level of the entire pandemic.


81 new coronavirus cases detected

31 December 2020
81 new coronavirus cases detected

81 new coronavirus cases detected

31 December 2020

EIGHTY-one new Covid-19 cases have been recorded across the NHS Highland area – meaning that almost 750 positive tests were recorded in December.


67 new Covid-19 cases across NHS Highland

30 December 2020
67 new Covid-19 cases across NHS Highland

67 new Covid-19 cases across NHS Highland

30 December 2020

SIXTY-seven fresh coronavirus infections were recorded across the NHS Highland area in the past day, the Scottish Government has revealed.


Snow warning extended further into Hogmanay

30 December 2020
Snow warning extended further into Hogmanay

Snow warning extended further into Hogmanay

30 December 2020

A SNOW and ice warning for the Highlands has been extended well into Hogmanay.


Current Covid numbers 'tripled in days', warns NHS Highland

29 December 2020
Current Covid numbers 'tripled in days', warns NHS Highland

Current Covid numbers 'tripled in days', warns NHS Highland

29 December 2020

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.


A further 150 new Covid cases confirmed over festive break

29 December 2020
A further 150 new Covid cases confirmed over festive break

A further 150 new Covid cases confirmed over festive break

29 December 2020

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 snow and ice warnings issued by Met Office over next 50 hours

29 December 2020
Two snow and ice warnings issued by Met Office over next 50 hours

Two snow and ice warnings issued by Met Office over next 50 hours

29 December 2020

TWO new weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for parts of the Highlands over the next 50 hours.


Family's joy at Christmas Day baby

25 December 2020
Family's joy at Christmas Day baby

Family's joy at Christmas Day baby

25 December 2020

ONE Highlands and Islands family has an added reason to celebrate this festive season – after their baby was born on Christmas Day.


Reduced speed limit to come into effect at Tain bypass in new year

25 December 2020
Reduced speed limit to come into effect at Tain bypass in new year

Reduced speed limit to come into effect at Tain bypass in new year

25 December 2020

A NOTORIOUS A9 accident blackspot will finally be subject to a reduced speed limit early in the new year.


Eighteen new Covid cases across NHS Highland

23 December 2020
Eighteen new Covid cases across NHS Highland

Eighteen new Covid cases across NHS Highland

23 December 2020

EIGHTEEN new coronavirus infections have been detected across the NHS Highland area.


Christmas Eve snow warning issued for Highlands

23 December 2020
Christmas Eve snow warning issued for Highlands

Christmas Eve snow warning issued for Highlands

23 December 2020

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.


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