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Yesterday
Record Number Of Start-up Businesses In The Highlands
Grant funding from The Highland Council for business start-ups has helped the area register a record number of new businesses in the last year. Highland Council's Business Gateway service has supported over 2000 businesses with start-up and growth support in the last year and assisted 358 to successfully start to trade.
Yesterday
School Numbers Dropping According To Council Forecasts
On Thursday 30 May 2024 the Education committee of Highland Council will be updated on the 15-year School Roll Forecasts (SRFs) that were published in April 2024 and the recent work undertaken to support the roll forecasting and school capacity modelling processes. There will be a presentation at the Committee meeting that will provide more information, including graphics to illustrate current statistics and future trends.
Yesterday
Shop Price Inflation Drops To Lowest Level Since 2021
New figures published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ show the rate of shop inflation has declined to its lowest pace in nearly three years. Prices have risen just 0.2% over the last month, down from 0.3% in April.Yesterday
New Tech Tool To Tackle NHS Waiting Lists
National theatre scheduling software to increase procedures. Software to reduce hospital waiting times and enhance operating theatre efficiency will be rolled out in NHS boards across Scotland over the next year.Yesterday
HMS Duncan Deploys To The Red Sea To Protect Shipping Routes
The Type 45 destroyer sailed from Portsmouth today to relieve her sister ship, HMS Diamond. Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan has deployed from Portsmouth today to the Red Sea.
Yesterday
Should technocratic bodies like the OBR have a greater role in guiding UK fiscal policy?
Should technocratic bodies like the OBR have a greater role in guiding UK fiscal policy?. In a new opinion piece, Ben Zaranko argues not.Yesterday
Health And Care Experience Survey 2023/24 Results Published
Scotland's Chief Statistician today released the main findings of the 2023/24 Health and Care Experience survey. Experience of General Practice and Out of Hours healthcare: 69% of people rated their overall experience of their General Practice as good or excellent: this is a slight increase since the last survey in 2021/22 (67%), but it is lower than the survey prior to that in 2019/20 (79%).Yesterday
Over £829 Million In Social Security Payments Providing Boost For Families
The families of more than 329,000 children under 16 are benefitting from Scottish Child Payment, latest statistics show. The weekly payment of £26.70, which is unique to Scotland, is helping families with the cost of living crisis, with over £677 million paid since the payment launched.27/5/2024
Long-term International Migration, Provisional: Year Ending December 2023
Long-term net migration (the number of people immigrating minus the number emigrating) was provisionally estimated to be 685,000 in the year ending (YE) December 2023, compared with our updated estimate of 764,000 for the YE December 2022; while it is too early to say if this is the start of a new downward trend, emigration increased in 2023, while new Home Office data show visa applications have fallen in recent months. With more complete data on how long people are staying in and out of the UK, our previous provisional estimates published in November 2023 have been updated; long-term net migration for the YE December 2022 and the YE June 2023 is estimated to be 19,000 and 68,000 higher, respectively.
27/5/2024
Today's Record Prices Don't Reflect The True Cost Of Food - But There Are Alternatives To Asking Consumers To Pay Even More
The boss of a British supermarket has claimed that the "era of cheap food is over". But what he calls cheap, many people still find expensive.
27/5/2024
Young People Not In Education, Employment Or Training (NEET), UK - May 2024
Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates have been reweighted for periods from July to September 2022 onwards; a discontinuity has been introduced at this point, so comparisons before this point are not possible. Increased volatility of LFS estimates, resulting from smaller achieved sample sizes, means that estimates of quarterly change should be treated with additional caution.
27/5/2024
A Major Change For Property In England - Leasehold Reforms Become Law
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act has became law on Friday 24 May 2024. The change made it under the wire before parliament broke up for the election.27/5/2024
Reducing Net Migration Factsheet - May 2024
The UK has experienced high levels of immigration in recent years. Last year resulted in over 95,000 people immigrating to the UK through our various schemes for those seeking sanctuary.27/5/2024
Rural Areas Saw Strongest House Price Growth Over Last Five Years
A Nationwide housing report shows rural areas had the biggest price increases in the last 5 years and Scotland overall saw large increases. House prices in predominantly rural areas have risen by 22% over the last five years, compared to 17% in predominately urban areas Rural semi-detached properties have seen the strongest rate of price growth, urban flats the weakest.27/5/2024
As UK Inflation Falls To 2.3% - Here's What It Could Mean For Wages
Inflation in the UK has fallen to 2.3% in the year to April - the lowest figure for almost three years. Before this, prices at UK tills were relatively low and stable for many years.
26/5/2024
Steve Chisholm For Alba Party - Candidate For Westminster Election
Highland Energy Expert Steve Chisholm Joins Alba Party to Lead Economic Policy Initiative. Steve Chisholm, a senior director with one of the North's leading energy service companies, has announced his departure from the Scottish National Party to join the Alba Party.
26/5/2024
Early Learning And Childcare Job Opportunities Across Highland
Have you considered a rewarding job working with young children within your community? The Highland Council is recruiting for permanent and fixed term posts commencing in August 2024. Our Early Learning Centre (ELC) settings are varied in size due to the rural and urban settings.26/5/2024
Sandra Skinner Reform UK Candidate In The Election
Sandra Skinner is a candidate for election for the Reform UK party. She is an engineer and came north to join Highlands Fabricators in 1998 where she met her husband Hugh.
26/5/2024
Photo ID Needed For The Election On 4 July
At the upcoming UK Parliament General Election on Thursday 4 July 2024, you will need to have photo ID to vote. You do NOT need Photo ID if you have a postal vote.
26/5/2024
