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22/1/2022
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Has Launched A New Scheme With The Premier Of South Australia, Steven Marshall, To Boost Uk-australia Industries Of The Future.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has launched a new scheme with the Premier of South Australia, Steven Marshall, to boost UK-Australia industries of the future.   Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has launched a new scheme with the Premier of South Australia, Steven Marshall, to boost UK-Australia industries of the future.  
22/1/2022
Covid-19 Variants Identified In The UK - Latest Omicron BA.2
Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in the UK from the UK Health Security Agency.   Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 designated as a variant under investigation (VUI).  
22/1/2022
Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 22 January 2022Thumbnail for article : Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 22 January 2022
6,768 new cases of COVID-19 reported.  Please note that as of 13 January 2022, this figure includes cases identified using either a first LFD (lateral flow device) or PCR (polymerase chain reaction) positive test.  
22/1/2022
Funding For Sustainable Islands
Projects delivering strong community climate themes across some of Scotland's islands will receive a share of almost £600,000 to support sustainability and provide more green travel options.   The projects are delivered through the Scottish Government’s Island Communities Fund, which provides investment for community-led projects that support employment, community resilience and contribute to Scotland’s just transition to net zero and climate resilient living on islands.  
22/1/2022
Civil Servants To Lead The Way In Returning To Offices In England
Cabinet Office Minister calls for Government departments to accelerate the return to office based working to boost staff collaboration and help support local businesses.   The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Steve Barclay, has tasked departments across government with ensuring their offices can return quickly to full occupancy following the lifting of work from home restrictions in England.  
22/1/2022
British Army Flying New Elite Attack HelicoptersThumbnail for article : British Army Flying New Elite Attack Helicopters
More than a dozen new AH-64E Apaches - one of the most advanced attack helicopters anywhere in the world – are undergoing test flights with the British Army.   Wattisham Flying Station took delivery of 14 of the new aircraft in recent months, with 36 more due to arrive by summer 2024.  
21/1/2022
Leisure Businesses Invited To Apply For Covid-19 Business Grant
Grants of up to £3,150 are available to Leisure businesses who have been affected by measures to control the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.  These businesses will have had to introduce further physical distancing and capacity limits following the new rules that came into force the day after Boxing Day.  
21/1/2022
Below Inflation 1% Rise In Highland Council House Rents
Members of the Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee on 20 January 2022 approved a below inflation rise (1%) in council house rents for 2022/23 to help tenants during challenging financial times.   Note - inflation rate announced this week by the Office for National Statistics was 5.4% with expectations it will rise to over 6 % in coming months.  
21/1/2022
Covid-19 Weekly Report For Scotland From Public Health Scotland
This week's report highlights that, as at 16 January 2022, there have been 1,097,158 confirmed COVID-19 cases by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) only.  27,944 of these cases were recorded in the most recent week, a decrease of 65.2% from the previous week.  
21/1/2022
Scam HMRC call reports drop by 97%
Reports of scam HMRC phone calls have fallen by 97% over the last 12 months, latest HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures show, which display a downward trend in reports overall throughout the past year.   Reports of scammers impersonating HMRC in phone calls peaked at 79,477 in March 2021 and fell to just 2,491 in December 2021.  
21/1/2022
Survey For The Caithness Jobs And How To Get Them Event
The team at Caithness Jobs and How To Get Them are gathering information and opinions on how to take a Caithness careers event forward post-pandemic.   They are very aware job and career-seekers requirements may have changed in the last 2 years and want to reflect those changes in future events.  
21/1/2022
How To Oust A Tory Leader: The Rules ExplainedThumbnail for article : How To Oust A Tory Leader: The Rules Explained
Tom Quinn, Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex sets out the route to remove a leader of the Conservative party.   The Conservatives adopted their current system for electing and ejecting leaders in 1998.  
21/1/2022
Scottish Wedding Industry Fund Top-up As Part Of The Covid Meaures
Wedding Industry businesses in Scotland will shortly be contacted about top up grants.   The Scottish Wedding Industry Fund Top-Up will support businesses whose trade was impacted by the measures to control the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in December 2021 and January 2022.  
21/1/2022
Omicron Top Up Funding For Events Businesses
What does this involve? VisitScotland will distribute funding worth up to £28.8 million to the tourism and events industry as part of a multimillion-pound Scottish Government support package for businesses impacted by the spread of the Omicron COVID variant.   The funding includes up to £19.8 million for events businesses, which will be distributed by VisitScotland and its EventScotland team on behalf of the Scottish Government.  
21/1/2022
Covid 19 Business Support And Continuity Tourism Fund
What does this involve? VisitScotland will distribute funding worth up to £28.8 million to the tourism and events industry as part of a multimillion-pound Scottish Government support package for businesses impacted by the spread of the Omicron COVID variant.   The funding includes up to £9 million for tourism businesses, which will be distributed by VisitScotland on behalf of the Scottish Government.  
21/1/2022
Covid-19 Cancellation Fund For Cultural Organisations
What does this involve? This fund supports cultural organisations which have been financially impacted by the cancellation or postponement of cultural activity that was due to take place in the period from 27 November 2021 to 31 March 2022, as a consequence of the measures introduced to manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.   The fund will offer a one-off award to organisations which are able to provide evidence (contracts, correspondence, promotional information) of the arrangement and subsequent cancellation or postponement of activity due to COVID restrictions.  
21/1/2022
Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 21 January 2022Thumbnail for article : Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 21 January 2022
7,162 new cases of COVID-19 reported.  Please note that this figure now includes cases identified using either a first LFD (Lateral Flow Device) or PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) positive test.  
21/1/2022
Public House Table Service Restrictions Fund
What does this involve? The Public House Table Service Restrictions Fund will provide financial support to public houses that were required to introduce table service to help control the COVID Omicron variant from December 2021.   The grant is a one-off payment at the rate of: £2,500 for businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or less £5,000 for businesses with a rateable value over £51,001 The deadline to apply is 11 February 2022.  
21/1/2022
Covid-19 Cancellation Fund For Creative Freelancers
This fund is to support creative freelancers working in the arts, screen and creative sectors who are experiencing immediate financial hardship due to the loss of income because of cancellations and deferrals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.   Applications are now open.  
20/1/2022
Mobile Operating Theatre For Orkney And Shetland
A mobile operating theatre, supported by more than £2.3 million Scottish Government funding, will enable almost 350 elective surgeries to go ahead for patients in Orkney and Shetland.   The specialist unit has opened at Gilbert Bain Hospital in Shetland and will allow cataract and orthopaedic joint operations to go ahead for patients who have faced delays in receiving treatment due to the pandemic and may have otherwise had to travel to the mainland for their procedure.