“Leap in the right direction” for dialysis patients seeking treatment in Skye. Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant said she is delighted to see “a leap in the right…
Some of Skye’s most vulnerable communities will have the chance to enjoy music concerts and cèilidhs this summer thanks to a new project. Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government…
Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant has criticised the Scottish health secretary for what she describes as “absolutely abysmal guidance” for care homes on end of life visits during the…
A leading voice in Highland and Islands business has said that many B and B operators will be drawing a “huge sigh of relief” after the Scottish Government announced a…
Scottish Government health secretary Jeane Freeman has today announced that all care home staff will be offered testing for Covid-19 Speaking at the government’s daily coronavirus briefing, Ms Freeman said…
News that NHS Highland will pilot contact tracing technology from Monday (18th May) has been welcomed on Skye Eilean a’ Cheo ward councillor John Finlayson said it is was “imperative”…
HC-One, the operator of Home Farm, has confirmed today that two more residents of the Skye care home have died. In a release sent to the Free Press this afternoon,…
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is now making free sanitary products available throughout public buildings in the Western Isles. Access to free sanitary products has been in place in schools across…
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has criticised Comhairle nan Eilean Siar for its handling of a consultation on Barra into the creation of a new school and health hub in…
Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, has said she hopes to do the “Highlands proud” after being appointed as the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance this week.…
