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11/8/2022
New Research Reveals Unawareness Of Plans To Transform Recycling System - Deposit Return On Drinks Containers ComingThumbnail for article : New Research Reveals Unawareness Of Plans To Transform Recycling System - Deposit Return On Drinks Containers Coming
16 per cent of Brits admit they don't recycle.   58 per cent of consumers don't realise they'll be affected.  
11/8/2022
Extra Support For Mental Health At Work
Businesses will have access to a free online platform offering practical ways to boost mental health in the workplace from today (Thursday 11 August).   Face-to-face training opportunities, clear guidance on the legal duties of businesses, and specialist third-party contacts will be in one place for the first time - making it easier than ever for employers to access the means of creating a culture of support and wellbeing at work.  
11/8/2022
INTOG Offshore Wind Leasing Opens, Aiming To Encourage Innovation And Decarbonise North SeaThumbnail for article : INTOG Offshore Wind Leasing Opens, Aiming To Encourage Innovation And Decarbonise North Sea
Crown Estate Scotland - the body which manages seabed leasing for offshore renewables - has today, 10 August, opened the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process.  A two-week registration window opens today, followed later this month by the opening of the application window.  
11/8/2022
Underwater 3D Imaging Will Give Deeper Understanding Of SeabedThumbnail for article : Underwater 3D Imaging Will Give Deeper Understanding Of Seabed
Experts in underwater imaging technology are trialling the use of a first-of-its-kind system that could see 3D digital models used by Scottish seafood producers to map out and monitor complex marine environments and habitats.   Led by Oban-based Tritonia Scientific, with support from the Lyell Centre at Heriot-Watt University, seafood producer Mowi, and the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), the company is testing the effectiveness of using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to create digital twins of the seabed.  
11/8/2022
Learner Drivers Urged To Be Test-ready As Pass Rate FallsThumbnail for article : Learner Drivers Urged To Be Test-ready As Pass Rate Falls
Learner drivers are being urged to check they're ready to pass their driving test, as new statistics reveal pass rates have fallen since last year.   The latest data released today (11 August 2022) by the Department for Transport reveals the car driving test pass rate for January to March 2022 was 47.1%.  
11/8/2022
Covid Numbers in Scotland Declining But Still AroundThumbnail for article : Covid Numbers in Scotland Declining But Still Around
As of 7th August 2022, there have been a total of 15,422 deaths registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate.   In week 31 there were 57 deaths involving COVID-19 (34 fewer than the previous week).  
11/8/2022
Huge Increase In Lorry Driving Tests Following Government Action
Official statistics released today (11 August 2022) by the Department for Transport reveal that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carried out 74% more lorry driving tests between 1 January 2022 and 31 March 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels.   11,197 more lorry driving tests were carried out between 1 January 2022 and 31 March 2022 compared to the same period in 2020.  
11/8/2022
UKCS Decommissioning Cost Estimate Drops 25% To £44.5bnThumbnail for article : UKCS Decommissioning Cost Estimate Drops 25% To £44.5bn
Cost reduction estimate is equivalent to £15bn saving.   Well decommissioning campaign approach gains traction New target will maintain industry focus on cost-efficiency The cost of decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure has been cut by 25% in the past five years, according to the latest estimates published today.  
11/8/2022
Taking Action On Cost Emergency In Scotland
Scottish Government Resilience Room convened.   The First Minister has chaired the Scottish Government Resilience Committee (11 August 2022) to discuss urgent steps to mitigate the growing cost emergency which is affecting people and businesses.  
10/8/2022
Space Accelerator Catalyses Multi-million Pound Investment
Space start-ups generated almost £9 million in investment and created 80 new jobs after taking part in a UK Space Agency-backed business support programme.   pace start-ups generated almost £9 million in investment and created 80 new jobs after taking part in a UK Space Agency-backed business support programme.  
10/8/2022
West Of Orkney Windfarm Joins Caithness Chamber Of CommerceThumbnail for article : West Of Orkney Windfarm Joins Caithness Chamber Of Commerce
The developer of a major new offshore windfarm has joined the Caithness Chamber of Commerce with an ambition to maximise the long-term economic benefits the project will bring to the north of Scotland.   In January the West of Orkney Windfarm secured the rights to an area of seabed from the Crown Estate Scotland in the highly competitive ScotWind process, to bring forward a 2-gigawatt windfarm around 25km north of the Sutherland coast.  
10/8/2022
Scotland Leads The Way On High Street Spending Recovery While Major English Cities Lag BehindThumbnail for article : Scotland Leads The Way On High Street Spending Recovery While Major English Cities Lag Behind
● Many major cities are recovering much slower than other UK outliers.   ● Scottish towns and cities are showing strong year-on-year growth ● Spending on travel and increased tourism may be fuelling some high street recoveries.  
10/8/2022
Scottish Usdaw Members Speak Out About The Cost Of Living Crisis, With 1 In 4 Food Retail Workers Skipping Meals To Pay Bills
Retail trade union Usdaw is this weekend campaigning at street stalls across the country calling for the Government to take action to tackle the Tory cost of living crisis.   Usdaw has published statistics from their cost of living survey of over 5,500 retail staff, mainly low-paid key workers who deliver essential services which show that.  
10/8/2022
Improving Cancer Waiting Times In Scotland
£10 million allocated to speed up cancer services.   Cancer patients are set for faster access to treatment as an additional £10 million has been allocated to help improve waiting times.  
9/8/2022
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 9 August 2022
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August 9th) sold 11 Prime Cattle.   Prime Bullocks (5) averaged 252.9p per kg (-4.1p) and sold to 257.0p per kg and £1,637.50 gross.  
9/8/2022
Pay Claim Submitted For Amazon Workers
Union approaches Amazon for talks after wave of protest action across the country GMB has submitted a formal pay claim to the company, asking for a real terms rise.   In the letters submitted on behalf of members across the country, GMB is asking for talks on pay - facilitated by the government arbitration service ACAS.  
9/8/2022
Rail Strikes in UK in August
Unions have planned strikes for various dates.   Saturday 13 August Thursday 18 August Saturday 20 August The 13 August strike is organised by Aslef and includes train drivers at nine rail companies.  
9/8/2022
Royal Mail Staff Strike Dates
Royal Mail Staff will strike over a four day period and walkouts will take place.   The union said management response with a 2% pay rise, which it claims would lead to a dramatic reduction in worker living standards due to soaring inflation.  
9/8/2022
Action Needed To Address Cost Of Living Crisis
The First Minister has sought an emergency meeting of the Prime Minister and Heads of devolved Government Council to agree steps to help people in need as a result of the cost of living crisis.   In a letter to the Prime Minister urging the suggested September meeting be brought forward due to a "fast deteriorating" situation the First Minister made her view clear that “many people across the UK simply cannot afford to wait until September for further action to be taken”.  
9/8/2022
DHL The Delivery company workers to strike
For one week from Saturday 13 to Saturday 20 August, DHL workers based in Scotland will go on strike in a move that their union, Unite, says will impact supplies to Sainsbury's stores across Scotland and Northern Ireland.   Unite said the strike was to protest the fact that DHL were offering lower wages to workers based in Scotland, unlike in other parts of the UK..