Covid raises numbers of unpaid carers
According to latest national figures, an estimated 392,000 people in Scotland have taken on the role of carers without pay during the virus crisis.
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Cautious islands prepare for tourists’ return
Day trippers to Luing are being told they are still welcome but to think carefully and sensibly first – because there are no public toilets, no where to wash hands and no where to leave litter.
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Ring ahead rule still in place at Oban A&E
People going to A&E must still ring ahead and wait outside Lorn and The Islands Hospital to be called in, for the safety of both patients and staff.
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Balvicar egg farm cracks box shortage
With 3,000 of the award-winning eggs laid daily, Argyll Free Range Eggs at Balvicar had to crack the problem quick.
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Crowdfunders smash hospital COVID appeal
COVID-19 survivor James Scott said he was overwhelmed by the community and other wellwishers’ generosity.
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Virus testing back in Oban
Members of the public need to book a test first via the government website and can not just turn up.
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Lomond School announces full-time return in August
When pupils go back to school they will have to wear PE kit casual clothes instead of uniform and there will be no textbook sharing
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Come if you need to, urges hospital
Dr Izabela Bodzioch, who looks after non-COVID patients at Lorn and Islands Hospital said they are now seeing an increase in the number of patients who seemingly avoided getting help when they first needed it.
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NHS Highland puts contact tracing to the test
The health board started testing out the software for contact tracing technology on Monday in the war against COVID-19.
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Think tank draws up COVID risk map
The colour-coded map based on the country’s 354 council areas puts Oban North and Lorn as one of the least at threat constituencies along with Oban South and the Isles and Mid-Argyll.