Scam alert. The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued an urgent scam alert following the new lockdown. The lockdown at the beginning of March saw an increase in scams of 400 per cent according to Action Fraud and Royal Bank is hoping that by alerting customers in advance and further …
Read More »All mainland Highland postcodes now eligible for Covid home testing kits after they were rolled out to all remaining parts of mainland Scotland, Scottish Government announces
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman. COVID home test kits are now available for symptomatic people in all areas of mainland Scotland to book. The kits were previously unavailable in some parts of the mainland Highland, Forth Valley and Tayside health board areas. But online booking access has now been expanded to …
Read More »Covid-19 home testing kits now available for all of mainland Scotland
Jeane Freeman said the Scottish Government would continue to work with the UK government and local partners to improve access to testing in remote and rural areas. Home test kits for Covid-19 are now available for symptomatic people in all areas of mainland Scotland to order. The expansion covers parts …
Read More »Hard hit Inverness cabbies hoping government aid pays out soon
City cabbies in aid plea City cabbies in aid plea INVERNESS taxi drivers are turning to courier driving for companies such as Amazon to make ends meet during the Covid crisis. Others have taken part-time Christmas jobs with the Royal Mail as their regular night-time and tourism trade has dried …
Read More »Scouts in Inverness area promise Christmas post will return in 2021 after 2020’s deliveries were cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic uncertainty
General news. A FIXTURE of the Inverness Christmas season will be back in 2021, organisers have pledged. The decision to cancel this year’s Inverness Scout Post was taken earlier this autumn in the wake of continued uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic. The special postal system acts as an alternative to …
Read More »‘Post early’ plea from Royal Mail as it reveals last posting dates for Christmas against backdrop of coronavirus crisis
People have been urged to post their mail as early as possible this Christmas. CUSTOMERS using Royal Mail have today been given a heads up on latest recommended posting times for Christmas. The early warning – a good two weeks before Halloween – comes against the backdrop of the ongoing …
Read More »Staycations boost passenger numbers at Inverness Airport
HIAL managing director Inglis Lyon. Visitor numbers travelling to Inverness Airport are on the increase, bringing much-needed tourists to the Highland capital. The region’s biggest airport remained open throughout the coronavirus lockdown, providing services to the Highlands and Islands for Royal Mail and the oil and gas industry. Inglis Lyon, …
Read More »Aberdeenshire Community Spirit Awards Announced
Aberdeenshire wide charity Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action who work with voluntary groups across the shire, launched their AVA Community Spirit Awards at the beginning of July to recognise Community Spirit in our villages and towns during the lockdown. They have been overwhelmed by the response. CEO, Dan Shaw, said: “ People …
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