Following the close of nominations on Monday 7 September noon, the statements of persons nominated for each community council have been published on the council’s website. Now able to confirm that out of 20 Community Councils seeking membership, 15 have formed, 4 have not formed and 1 may require an election as they exceed the number of available vacancies.
There are few subjects more important to parents than the education their children receive. It determines not only what they know when they leave school, but increasingly their opportunities throughout adult life.
The Government is changing the rules for migrant workers who are victims of exploitation, while also opening new opportunities through Erasmus+. Changes to the UK's immigration rules announced by the Government on 3 September could have consequences for employers who rely on overseas workers, although the changes are more targeted than some headlines might suggest.
A change in Japanese interest rates could have consequences for Britain's borrowing costs, mortgages and public finances At first sight, the Japanese yen seems to have very little to do with the cost of borrowing money in Britain. The yen is Japan's currency, the Bank of Japan sets Japanese interest rates and the Bank of England sets British interest rates.
There has been a significant escalation in attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure, but there is an important distinction. The latest attacks on Saudi oil facilities have been carried out by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen, rather than by Iran's regular armed forces directly.
Pressure to make cuts in public spending has intensified in recent weeks, with increased calls on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to find savings urgently. The need to reduce expenditure has become more pressing as the cost of loans used to pay for services has shot up.
There is a revealing document sitting quietly in the public domain which raises much bigger questions about the future of the NHS than its relatively technical title might suggest. A Government Gateway Review of NHS England's Frontline Productivity programme has given the programme a Red Delivery Confidence Assessment.
Anyone who has dealt with a major planning application will probably recognise the experience. A project is proposed then the developer spends months, sometimes years, preparing an application.
Brent crude is once again approaching the psychologically important $100-a-barrel threshold. But this time the move is being driven by something considerably more serious than a normal imbalance between supply and demand.
Britain is once again facing a huge infrastructure challenge. We need new electricity transmission lines, upgraded railways, new housing, roads, renewable energy and the infrastructure needed to support a rapidly changing economy.
Highland councillors are set to reaffirm their opposition to a massive new 400kV powerline stretching across the region when they meet today. The North and South Planning Committees are joining forces to consider the proposed Spittal–Loch Buidhe–Beauly transmission project, one of the biggest electricity infrastructure schemes ever proposed in the Highlands.
Britain has a problem. We know that we need new railways, electricity networks, housing, roads and other major infrastructure.
The Scottish Government is facing a difficult financial year. But the real question for councils, NHS boards and other public bodies is simple who will absorb the pressure? The latest Scottish Fiscal Commission report contains an important warning for Scotland's public services.
Diesel prices are moving sharply higher — and Scotland could be particularly exposed. The latest figures put Scotland's average diesel price at about 184p a litre.
The Scottish Government is heading towards a difficult 2027-28 Budget. The problem is not a single £1 billion deficit, but a combination of falling real-terms funding, a £720 million tax reconciliation, difficult savings targets and rising spending pressures.
Plans to produce floating offshore wind foundations at Port of Ardersier have taken a step forward with the approval of more than £778,000 in Scottish Government funding. Approval was given by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) after close collaboration with Scottish Enterprise’s international arm, Scottish Development International (SDI), to secure the project for Scotland.
The decision to put Inverness's Eastgate Shopping Centre on the market for a guide price of £18.5 million is a remarkable development, particularly when set against the £116 million paid for the centre in 2015. On the face of it, the figures suggest a spectacular collapse in the value of a major piece of town-centre property.
Britain has so far resisted following Canada down the path of a full-scale tariff confrontation with the United States, choosing negotiation and compromise instead as Donald Trump's administration continues to reshape America's trading relationships. The contrast has become particularly striking this week.
New UK space strategy to bring government's investment and activity under one plan to drive growth, strengthen security and back everyday technologies. New national space strategy brings together UK’s plans for growth, defence, and national security to help reindustrialise the UK.
Britain's motor industry is facing a moment of truth. The announcement by Jaguar Land Rover that it plans to cut around 4,000 jobs over the next two years is not simply another corporate restructuring.