News Archive
5/9/2020
Government Announces New Board Of Trade
New Board of Trade announced - comprised of key figures from politics, academia and industry. The Department for International Trade has on Friday 4 September 2020 announced its new advisers to the Board of Trade, comprising of senior figures from business, academia and government.
5/9/2020
5stars: Developing A Security Framework For Autonomous And Connected Vehicles
Government funds project to develop an automotive cybersecurity assurance framework. New autonomous and wireless connectivity in vehicles will provide many commercial opportunities for innovation.
5/9/2020
Scotland's Green Recovery - Funding for a just transition to net-zero
Nearly £1.6 billion to directly support up to 5,000 jobs and tackle fuel poverty is at the heart of plans to drive Scotland's green recovery and end our contribution to climate change. Part of an enhanced Green New Deal, the investment will transform heat and energy efficiency of buildings and rapidly accelerate the decarbonisation of an area which makes up a quarter of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions.
5/9/2020
SSE launches pilot scheme to help job hunters into the industry
Low carbon energy firm SSE has launched a new pilot jobs programme to help recruit people into the industry in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The UK-listed company, the leading generator of renewable electricity in the UK and Ireland and one of the largest electricity network companies in the UK, has teamed up with STEM Returners to support people who have taken a career break or are looking to return to the sector.
5/9/2020
Humandrive: Vehicle Completes 230 Mile, Self-navigated Drive Across The Uk
Government-backed autonomous vehicles project has achieved its goal of sending a Nissan LEAF on a self-navigated 'Grand Drive'. The Grand Drive's success highlights the UK as one of the best places in the world for the development and deployment of Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technology.
5/9/2020
Number Of First-time Buyers In Scotland At Seven-year Low
The number of first-time buyers in Scotland is at a seven-year low, falling over a third (35%) since last year, according to the latest data from Bank of Scotland. The data revealed that in the first six months of 2020 there were 10,158 first-time buyers, compared to 15,570 over the same period in 2019.
5/9/2020
Uk Diners Eat 100 Million Meals To Protect 2 Million Jobs
The Chancellor thanked Britons for helping protect thousands of jobs across the UK after statistics revealed that more than 100 million meals were eaten as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme. over 100 million meals have been claimed for under the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme Chancellor thanks Brits for eating out to protect 1.8 million jobs in hospitality on 31 August - the final day of the scheme - bookings were up 216% compared to the same day in 2019 (OpenTable) Rishi Sunak said the scheme's popularity had helped protect the livelihoods of the 1.8 million people working in the hospitality sector and drive the nation’s economic recovery from coronavirus.
5/9/2020
Scottish Diners Eat More Than 6.3 Million Meals To Support Hospitality Sector
Statistics revealed that more than 6.3 million meals were eaten in Scotland as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Thousands of jobs across Scotland have been supported after statistics revealed that more than 6.3 million meals were eaten in Scotland as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme, and more than 100 million eaten UK-wide.
5/9/2020
Creating Europe's First Full-sized Autonomous Bus
The project has been part-funded by £4.5 million from the government's Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) and Innovate UK. Fusion Processing is an SME based in Bristol's Future Space.
5/9/2020
Retail And Residential Project Planned For Inverness City Centre
A planned £12.5 million retail and residential development on the site of the former Arnotts department store in Inverness city centre is moving closer to fruition. The proposed sympathetic restoration and preservation of listed buildings on Union Street and Baron Taylor's Street will bring original features back to life, such as shopfront detailing, spiral wrought iron staircases and exposed walls, with the original facade on Union Street restored to its former glory.
4/9/2020
Further Consultation For Proposed Wind Turbine Development Forss Business and Energy Park
Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited are continuing to explore the potential to add additional wind turbines to the existing 6 turbines at the Forss Business & Energy Park approximately 7km west of Scrabster on the north coast of Caithness. We undertook an exhibition in July 2019 for a 5 turbine scheme and have since been reviewing the scheme.
4/9/2020
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 4th) sold 1,913 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,715) sold to £74 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from Old Ardtornish Cottage, Morven.3/9/2020
Car Park Signage In Caithness - The Rules From The Council
A number of signs have been put up in car parks across Caithness over the last few weeks. These are statutory control of use orders and the Highland Council are required to put them up.
3/9/2020
Home Farm Care Home - Home Purchased By NHS Highland For £900,000 - Link At Bottom of Page To The Awful Report That made it necessary
.The wellbeing of residents at Home Farm in Portree has been protected by NHS Highland who are to purchase the care home, the Health Secretary has confirmed. The purchase of the home by NHS Highland from provider HC-One has been secured with £900,000 of additional funding from the Scottish Government.
3/9/2020
Bold, New Thirty-year Vision For Highland
Highland Council today agreed a bold, new thirty-year vision for the future of Highland to promote through the Scottish Government's new National Planning Framework. Known as the Highland Indicative Regional Spatial Strategy (IRSS for short), it sets out the Council's ideas for how the region can prosper in the period to 2050 and also support the delivery of national priorities and outcomes.3/9/2020
Dingwall and Highland Marts Sale 3 September 2020
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (September, 3rd) sold 1,488 store and breeding sheep incorporating annual sale of HISHA accredited sheep and 656 on behalf of Lewis Livestock Producers. Gimmers (389) averaged £130.74 (+£30.85 on the year) and sold to £172 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from 3 Balnabeen, Conon Bridge.3/9/2020
Google's new Digital Services Tax fee is another kick in the Googlies for online shoppers
Google's new Digital Services Tax fee is another ‘kick in the Googlies' for online shoppers, says ParcelHero Google has announced it is passing the cost of the new 2% UK Digital Services Tax directly to its advertisers from November. The e-commerce delivery specialist ParcelHero says this means that, once again, it will be Britain's online shoppers who ultimately pay the price.
3/9/2020
Public to be consulted on policy for rural housing developments
The Council will be inviting members of the public to participate in an forthcoming consultation on an updated draft ‘Housing in the Countryside Supplementary Guidance (HICSG)' which was approved for consultation by the Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee today (2 September). The upcoming consultation will provide an opportunity for people to comment on the planning policies that promote and direct future rural housing across Highland.3/9/2020
£4 Million For Technology Sector - Supporting next generation of start-ups
Five technology hubs will be established with £4 million to support the next generation of Scottish start-ups. This initial funding, announced today by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes on a visit to the CodeBase technology incubator in Edinburgh, will invest in critical infrastructure, enabling the hubs to give entrepreneurs world-class training and mentoring alongside the chance to network and share ideas.3/9/2020
