Fort William link road to be considered by Transport Scotland
The prospect of a link road could also vastly increase the resilience of the trunk road network around Fort William, which at times has seen diversions of more than five hours.
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Lochaber U-16s give good account of themselves against stronger Oban Lorne side
While the boys still have a lot of work to do, they’re definitely going in the right direction.
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Belford and other rural general hospitals move to level one visiting
This means up to two visitors are able to visit patients at the Belford Hospital, Lorn and Isles Hospital in Oban, Caithness General Hospital, and New Craigs Hospital in Inverness.
Leisure
Orkney writer pulls out of Highland Book Prize declaring it ‘too white’
Dr Giles, who personally uses the pronouns ‘she’ and ‘they’ issued an online statement saying the withdrawal decision was in response to the Scottish BAME Writers’ Network call to action.
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Restrictions imposed for essential visiting only at Belford Hospital
NHS Highland’s Chief Officer (Acute) Katherine Sutton said the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in local communities was having a direct impact on hospital staffing levels.
Districts
‘Incredible’ response to Gaelic school nursery Christmas welly walk
It was so well received that the nursery decided to do the walk again this year.
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Lochaber High voted most scenic school in Scotland
The Fort William secondary eventually emerged as the overall winner, after defeating fellow finalists Morgan Academy from Dundee in a poll that drew around 3,500 votes.
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Covid storm batters CalMac services
There has been several positive Covid19 cases across CalMac’s routes with the impact of the virus on services changing very quickly