News Archive
10/9/2020
Thousands Of New Work Coach Vacancies Open Across The UK - The number of Work Coaches is to be doubled to 27,000 nationally.
Employment Minister calls for those who want to make a difference in their communities to apply now. Thousands of new expert Work Coaches to boost support for jobseekers and build back an even stronger economy.10/9/2020
Highland Council Confirms Council House Building Targets Will Be Met Despite Covid-19 Lockdown
At the meeting on 9 September 2020 of the Council's Housing and Property Committee, Officers confirmed that house building targets will be met despite lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Chair of the committee, Cllr Ben Thompson, said: "I am delighted that we are able to continue to meet our targets for the Council house building programme.10/9/2020
Scottish Figures Since The Start Of The Covid 19 Outbreak
A total of 653,440 people in Scotland have been tested. Of these people: 21,878 were positive.10/9/2020
Second Covid Wave Will Leave Retailers And Suppliers With Nowhere To Hide
A second wave of coronavirus is already surging towards the High Street and many famous brands may not survive, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. It fears sluggish footfall, failing shopping centres and unimpressive CVAs and Pre-Pack Administrations are leaving household names on the brink of disaster.10/9/2020
Festival Uk* 2022 Has Announced That Applications Are Open For A Unique And Pioneering R and D Project
The search is on for the greatest minds and brightest talents drawn from the worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics to form Creative Teams capable of developing major public engagement projects to showcase the UK's creativity and innovation on a global scale. At the end of the application process up to 30 teams, each receiving up to £100,000, will be selected to participate in the R&D Project to originate compelling, ambitious and extraordinary ideas for projects that have the potential to reach millions of people.10/9/2020
Between Infected And Affected: The Impact Of Covid19 On Women
This article is from Ben Wray at the Source Direct web site. The sex gender and covid19 project launches this morning, which describes itself as "the world's most comprehensive dashboard for covid-19 data broken down by sex and gender".10/9/2020
Covid-19: Where's The Help For My Creative Business?
Information, advice and funding opportunities seem to be popping up everywhere but how to manage all the alerts, emails, follow the feeds, and stay sane and focussed on what's important whilst keeping FOMO to the minimum. One way is to manage what you read, where you check for updates and how long for.10/9/2020
Revenue budget 2020/21- update report - Debate At Highland Council Today
The report on the latest budget issues will be debated at Highland council today. The full debate begins at 10:00am today and can be viewed live or later on the archive at https://highland.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/458514 See the full agenda Note Council meetings can be lengthy and this main council meeting will probably run for several hours.10/9/2020
Back to School 2020: The make or break moment for childminding
A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies concludes that during lockdown, over half of childcare settings were at risk of running a significant deficit, with one out of four settings at risk of closure. In conjunction with this report, Yoopies UK exposes the devastating reasons behind this deficit.10/9/2020
Government Sets Out Plans For New Approach To Subsidy Control
The UK will follow World Trade Organisation subsidy rules after the end of the transition period. UK to follow World Trade Organisation (WTO) subsidy rules and other international commitments, replacing the EU state aid laws, from January 1.10/9/2020
Protect Scotland App Launches
Additional protection against coronavirus. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged smartphone users across Scotland to download NHS Scotland's new contact tracing app to help suppress the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).10/9/2020
Regenerating Communities
All of Scotland's 32 local authorities and more than 25 individual community regeneration projects will receive a share of £30 million of new investment for regeneration and town centres. The funding will be available immediately through the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) and the Town Centre Fund (TCF), both delivered in partnership between Scottish Government and COSLA.10/9/2020
Maximum Gathering Set At Six People From Two Households In Scotland
Indoor and outdoor gatherings revised to keep virus under control. The number of people who can gather together, indoors or outdoors, will be set at maximum of six from two households.10/9/2020
Update On New Social Distancing Rules in England
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke about new social distancing rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus. With permission, I'd like to make a further statement on coronavirus.10/9/2020
Health Guidance For Students
Clinicians outline when to seek a COVID-19 test. Scotland's most senior clinicians have written a joint open letter to college and university students with advice on what to do if they develop cold or flu-like symptoms during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.9/9/2020
Pathfinder taster session date set as programme opens for applications
A free programme to help businesses accelerate their growth has opened for new applications, with a virtual taster session arranged for 24 September 2020. Developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the Pathfinder Accelerator programme provides fast-track training and mentoring and will be delivered completely online.
9/9/2020
Coronavirus Covid-19 - What Has Changed In England - 9 September
The government has announced new measures to suppress the virus and keep the number of infections down. The government has a plan to control the virus and protect the public, as well as keeping the economy and society open.9/9/2020
Grim News on Job Losses Continues
The last few days highlights how the pandemic is affecting jobs. The following links tell about some of the bigger companies losing staff recently.9/9/2020
Enshrining Local Government - A Consultation On Local Government
This article was first published on the Scottish Community Alliance web site on 8th September 2020. Andy Wightman MSP has bill before he Scottish Parliament that may help change the course of local government in Scotland.9/9/2020
