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Highland Council is supporting national public commemorations of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

Hollywood star helps to deliver food boxes to elderly residents

Hollywood star helps to deliver food boxes to elderly residents

Tilda Swinton helps residents at Queenspark Gardens sheltered housing in Nairn.

MP welcomes new £100 million grant support scheme

MP welcomes new £100 million grant support scheme

New hardship fund will offer help to self-employed who have fallen through the cracks.

Hardship fund launched to help newly self-employed

Hardship fund launched to help newly self-employed

From today, newly self-employed individuals who have not been able to get support will be able to apply for a one-off grant of £2000.

£100 million package of additional grant support launched for businesses

£100 million package of additional grant support launched for businesses

The three separate funds will be administered by local authorities and Scotland’s enterprise agencies and is for SMEs and newly self-employed people.

Inverness campus closed to leisure traffic

Inverness campus closed to leisure traffic

Members of the public visiting Inverness campus for leisure purposes are being told not to bring their cars and to observe social distancing.

Runner raises £27,000 for Highland Hospice in his garden

Runner raises £27,000 for Highland Hospice in his garden

A man who ran a marathon in his garden has raised almost six times his original fundraising target for Highland Hospice.

New timescale for completion of the sale of Inverness Castle's South Tower

New timescale for completion of the sale of Inverness Castle's South Tower

Due to the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak the planned date of the purchase of the tower by Highland Council has been delayed.

Hial looks to buy air traffic control simulator ahead of centralisation

Hial looks to buy air traffic control simulator ahead of centralisation

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) wants to buy a simulator to train air traffic controllers ahead of centralisation plans.

Supermarket chain provides face masks for staff safety

Supermarket chain provides face masks for staff safety

Aldi will provide face masks for staff who want to wear them.

Brown bin collections to restart

Brown bin collections to restart

Highland Council has announced fortnightly collections of brown bins will begin again next month.

Photographer to sell Kessock Bridge prints to help Highland Hospice

Photographer to sell Kessock Bridge prints to help Highland Hospice

An Inverness photographer is hoping to sell prints of his shots of a specially lit Kessock Bridge to raise money for Highland Hospice.

Nurse runs online fitness classes during lockdown

Nurse runs online fitness classes during lockdown

An Inverness paediatric nurse, who is also a qualified barre instructor, has started running online workout classes during the Covid-19 lockdown.

New fund launched to support students affected by coronavirus lockdown

New fund launched to support students affected by coronavirus lockdown

The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has launched an emergency fund to help students affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Chancellor under fire from Highland MSP over job retention scheme

Chancellor under fire from Highland MSP over job retention scheme

An attempt to change the job retention scheme still leaves many thousands of job switchers penniless according to a Highlands and Islands MSP.

EU citizens invited to take part in a series of online webinars

EU citizens invited to take part in a series of online webinars

A series of free online seminars on EU citizens’ rights is being organised by the Citizens Rights Project which works across Scotland.

International Workers’ Memorial Day to remember coronavirus victims

International Workers’ Memorial Day to remember coronavirus victims

Highland Council will observe the national one-minute silence at 11am to remember those who have lost their lives to coronavirus.

Kessock Bridge lit up to thank NHS and support Highland Hospice

Kessock Bridge lit up to thank NHS and support Highland Hospice

Highland residents were surprised on Saturday when a well-known landmark turned both blue and yellow.

ScotRail helps volunteer group deliver vital equipment to NHS staff

ScotRail helps volunteer group deliver vital equipment to NHS staff