News Archive
7/9/2022
Highlands And Islands Enterprise Results For 2021/22
Investments during the year supported businesses and social enterprises to create 1,327 full time equivalent jobs across the region and retain a further 160. Of the total jobs supported, 138 were in fragile areas and 82 were green jobs.
7/9/2022
14 Businesses To Fast Track With Accelerator Programme
Developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and delivered mostly online, the programme will provide fast-track training and mentoring for entrepreneurs looking to build a company or launch a new product. This is the eleventh group to start on the four-month programme since it began in 2018. A launch day was held on Thursday 1 September at An Lòchran, Inverness Campus for all businesses taking part.7/9/2022
‘Hard Choices' To Prioritise Spending - Half A Billion Savings / Cuts Identified - This is going To Hurt
Around £500 million in savings have been found as resources are focused on tackling the "harsh reality" of the cost of living crisis, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. Scroll down to see the departments being hit hard.7/9/2022
Boris Johnson And The Myth Of ‘Getting Brexit Done'
Posted on 6 September 2022 by The Constitution Unit, author Professor Meg Russell. In departing the premiership, Boris Johnson and his supporters will present a key part of his legacy as ‘getting Brexit done' but, Meg Russell argues, this claim is distinctly dubious.6/9/2022
Minimum Retirement Age To Increase From 55 To 57 In 2028
With people living longer and spending more of their life in retirement than before, it may not come as a surprise that there are planned increases to the age pension scheme members can first access their state and private pension. From 6 April 2028 the age most people can access their pensions without incurring tax penalties, (excluding ill-health retirement) will increase from 55 to 57.6/9/2022
Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 6 September 2022
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September 6 th ) sold 16 Prime Cattle. Prime Bullocks (3) averaged 245.9p per kg (-1.5p) and sold to 251.0p per kg for a 600kg Limousin cross from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall and £1,617.00 gross for a 660kg Limousin cross also from Bridgend Farm, Dingwall.6/9/2022
Universities cost-of-living strike - UNISON announces dates at four institutions
UNISON Scotland members at four Scottish universities are set to strike for five days in September and October, seriously disrupting freshers' week and the first weeks of teaching at a number of institutions. UNISON members at Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Napier and Robert Gordon universities will take strike action on September 19th, 20th, 21st and October 3rd and 4th.6/9/2022
Rents, Rail Fares Free School Meals To All Ages Primary School and more
Scottish Government Help in Brief to help with cost of living. Rent and fuel fares will be frozen from today (6 September) Ms Sturgeon announced several reforms.6/9/2022
Cost Crisis Programme For Government - Scottish Child Payment Increased From 14 November
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will set out a raft of actions today (Tuesday 6 September 2022) in a Programme for Government designed to help people through the cost emergency. The package will include an increase in Scottish Child Payment to £25 per eligible child per week from 14 November, with the ground-breaking anti-poverty benefit also opening to applications for all eligible under-16s from that date.6/9/2022
Short Term Let Licensing - Get Ready To Register Your Properties
At the meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee today (6 September 2022), Members considered the views expressed to the public consultation exercise and agreed a final Short Term Let Policy Statement and a final set of additional conditions, in light of the responses received. Members agreed: To note and consider the views expressed to the public consultation exercise which was carried out between 21 June 2022 and 5 August 2022.6/9/2022
Programme For Government 2022-2023: First Minister's Speech
First Minister's statement to the Scottish Parliament on the Programme for Government, 6 September 2022. Presiding Officer This Programme for Government is published in the context of the most severe cost crisis in our lifetimes.6/9/2022
UNISON Scotland says National Care Service Bill would deal a ‘fatal blow' to local government
UNISON, Scotland's largest local government union, has called on the First Minister not to put care at the bottom of her list as she issued a statement today (Tuesday) outlining measures to help with the cost-of-living crisis. The union is calling on the Scottish Government to protect the most vulnerable by withdrawing the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill as it is not ‘fit-for-purpose' and keeps profit in care.5/9/2022
UK Wholesale Gas Price Has More Than Doubled This Morning
Gas for delivery tomorrow has surged by 140% to 360p per therm, after Russia's decision to shut the Nord Stream 1 pipeline intensified the energy crisis facing Europe. That more than wipes out Friday's dramatic falls, when the markets were hopeful that Nord Stream 1 would resume operations on Saturday morning, as expected.5/9/2022
How To Spot A Cowboy Builder And Save Money
Upgrading your home is both an exciting and nerve-racking process. You have decided what areas need improving, have spent time planning your refurbishments, and you might even have a specific image in your head of what you want the end result to look like.5/9/2022
Britain's Economy Could Be Falling Into Recession As Energy Prices Spiral
The UK economy shrank in August, in a sign that Britain's economy could be falling into recession as energy prices spiral. The composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which covers UK service firms and factories, has fallen into contraction territory, due to a "severe and accelerated drop in UK manufacturing output" and a slowdown in the services sector.5/9/2022
Winter Vaccines Programme for Covid And Flu Begins In Scotland
More than two million people will be offered appointments. Elderly care home residents are among the first to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccines as the winter vaccine programme gets underway.5/9/2022
NHS Health Workers In Scotland Gearing Up For Strike Ballot - 5% Pay Offer May Be Rejected
Act now on NHS pay to avoid winter of discontent, warns UNISON. UNISON Scotland says Health Secretary Humza Yousaf can no longer ‘look the other way on pay' as NHS workers gear up for strike ballot.5/9/2022
Liz Truss wins Conservative Leadership Contest to Become the Next Prime Minister
Liz Truss beat Rishi Sunak to become the new leader of the Conservative Party. Tomorrow she will go to Balmoral to see the Queen to be invited to form a new government when she will become the new prime minister..4/9/2022
Wetherspoons In Wick Closes On 11 September After Sale To New Owner
Wetherspoons in Wick will close on 11 September 2022 The popular pub will reopen under new ownership about a week later. The pub opened at Wick's former post office in May 2003 and is named after the Watten-born inventor of the electric clock Alexander Bain who lived from 1810 to 1877.
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