News Archive
3/2/2022
Energy Cap Rises By 54 % - £693 Rise Per Year From April
Ofgem confirms that the domestic energy price cap will increase by £693 from April. The new CAP is £1971.3/2/2022
Bank Of England Announces Interest Rise By 0.25% To 0.5%
Interest Rate rise of .25% taking interest rate level to .5 percent. There was a push for even higher rate of half a percent.3/2/2022
Council houses very close to full compliance with new fire safety legislation
Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee was told today (3 February 2022) that the local authority is very close to full compliance with new fire safety legislation which came into force on February 1 2022. Highland has been installing new interconnected smoke and heat alarms to meet the new standard into its homes.3/2/2022
Chancellor Announces Help For 28 Million Families On Energy Price Rise
Energy Cap rises to £1971 in April so the UK government is stepping in with help. Price of gas on the world market has quadrupled.3/2/2022
Chancellor's Statement To The House - Energy Price Cap
Statement, as delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, on 3 February 2022. Mr Speaker, The UK's economic recovery has been quicker and stronger than forecast.
3/2/2022
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 3 February 2022
8,210 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 31 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive.
3/2/2022
Price Cap To Increase By £693 From April - Prepayment Customers See Biggest Rise
Record increase in global gas prices sees energy price cap rise of 54% Ofgem knows this rise will be extremely worrying for many people. Customers struggling to pay their energy bill should contact their supplier to access the help available.2/2/2022
Wick's High Street Redesign Project A Step Closer
The Highland Council has been successful in applying to SUSTRANS for £150,000 from its Places for Everyone fund to allow it to take forward the community of Wick's vision to redesign the High Street. The project taps into the enthusiasm and determination to highlight the many positive reasons to live in and visit Caithness.
2/2/2022
Orkney Businesses Welcome Graduates To New Roles
Seven graduates have been recruited at businesses in Orkney through a programme funded and delivered by HIE. The Graduate Support Programme helps companies in the region by offering 12-month, well paid work experience placements in key sectors that span a wide variety of industries.
2/2/2022
Waste Metrics Dashboard For Nuclear Industry Including Dounreay - Lots Of Detailed Graphs
The National Waste Programme publishes a range of waste metrics to track progress and ensure that expected programme benefits are being delivered. The metrics demonstrate: the successful diversion of waste away from disposal to the LLW Repository the optimal use of key national assets, such as the LLWR Site and waste treatment facilities the safety and environmental performance of the National Programme.
2/2/2022
Industry First Trial To Decarbonise Heat Launched In Highland
The Scottish Government, SP Energy Networks and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution have launched a trial called Project Re-Heat to decarbonise homes in Highland and across Scotland. The industry-first project will trial how electricity networks can respond to the increase in electricity demand created by decarbonising heat.
2/2/2022
Highland Council Supports Time To Talk Day 3 February 2022
In partnership with the Highland Community Planning Partnership Time to Talk Day is the nation's biggest mental health conversation. Taking place on Thursday 3 February 2022, it's the day to encourage friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen, and maybe even change lives.2/2/2022
The impact of rising energy prices on households
From the Office for National Statistics. The cost of living is rising for households across the UK, with energy prices a major contributor.2/2/2022
Young People Have Returned To Work Rapidly - But Many Have Returned To Insecure Jobs And 50,000 Young Men Have Dropped Out Altogether
Young people have returned to work rapidly, with unemployment now lower than pre-pandemic levels, but problems persist, with one-in-three 18-34-year-olds returning to atypical, often insecure work, and the number of economically inactive young men increasing by almost 50,000 since last spring, according to new research published (Monday 31st) by the Resolution Foundation. Leaving lockdown, which includes findings from an online YouGov survey of 6,100 adults, examines the recent experience of young people's employment, their outlook in the post-pandemic labour market and how this might affect their mental health.2/2/2022
The risk of pension inattention in a DC world
An area of our personal finances that many do not want to think about or even understand how it may affect them in retirement. This item from the Institute of Fiscal Studies might give you a push to get it sorted out.2/2/2022
We Now Know What Levelling Up Is - George Osborne Plus New Labour
Commenting on the Government's Levelling Up White Paper published today (Wednesday 2 February 2022), Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, said: "We now know what levelling up is - George Osborne plus New Labour. The White Paper is all about combining the devolution of the former Conservative Chancellor, with the bigger and more activist state focused on deprived areas of the last Labour government.
2/2/2022
Update To The Repayment Thresholds Of Post-2012 And Postgraduate Income Contingent Student Loans - Tax Rise By Stealth?
The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed the annual updates to the thresholds of post-2012 and postgraduate Income Contingent Student Loans. Income Contingent Student Loans for post-2012 (Plan 2) loans The repayment threshold for post-2012 (plan 2) loans will remain £27,295 for the period 6 April 2022 to 5 April 2023.2/2/2022
Argyle And Bute Council Welcomes Funding Lift Off For Oban Drones Project
Plans for a drone hub to service Scotland's islands with unmanned flights have taken a major step forward with UK Government funding. Argyll and Bute Council has welcomed confirmation of the award of more than £170,000 UK Government Community Renewal funding to create an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Innovation logistics hub at Oban airport.
2/2/2022
Shop Price Inflation Soars
The British Retail consortium latest report on prices show big increases in prices. Period Covered: 01 - 07 January 2022.
2/2/2022
