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28/11/2019
Hi-Scot Credit Union Savers Ready For ChristmasThumbnail for article : Hi-Scot Credit Union Savers Ready For Christmas
Christmas came early across the Highlands and Islands for members of HI-Scot credit union.  Canny savers received their Christmas savings in November, leaving plenty of time to get their Christmas shopping done.  
28/11/2019
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 28 November 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 28th) sold 3,865 store sheep.   Lambs (2,886) sold to £85.00 gross for Texel crosses from Hillend, Auldearn.  
28/11/2019
General Election 2019 - Ifs Manifesto Analysis - Q & A - Over 31 Minutes LongThumbnail for article : General Election 2019 - Ifs Manifesto Analysis - Q & A - Over 31 Minutes Long
Institute for Fiscal Studies.   Question and answer session from the IFS manifesto analysis event.  
28/11/2019
General Election 2019: IFS manifesto analysisThumbnail for article : General Election 2019: IFS manifesto analysis
The institute For Fiscal Studies is an independent body.   Opening remarks by IFS Director Paul Johnson: Who knows what to make of party manifestos? When we looked at the manifestos in 2017 we said "the Conservatives would preside over yet more spending cuts" and that their manifesto would mean "another parliament of austerity".  
28/11/2019
General Election 2019: IFS Manifesto Analysis - Public Service SpendingThumbnail for article : General Election 2019: IFS Manifesto Analysis - Public Service Spending
Current government policy is that day-to-day public service spending should increase by £34 billion, or almost 10%, between 2019-20 and 2023-24.  That in itself is a big change.  
28/11/2019
General Election 2019: IFS Manifesto Analysis - TaxesThumbnail for article : General Election 2019: IFS Manifesto Analysis - Taxes
Taxes Again, there is little to say about Conservative proposals.  They have very few beyond a small cut in National Insurance Contributions and an ill-advised promise not to raise rates of income tax, NICs or VAT.  
28/11/2019
General Election 2019: IFS Manifesto Analysis - Public Finances
Given the uncertainty over the actual policies that would be pursued, the actual tax revenues that would arise, and even the timing of policies, it is incredibly hard to make precise statements over the public finance impacts of these sets of policies.  Broadly speaking we can say: • On their stated policies the Conservatives would be borrowing just over 2% of GDP each year going forward, broadly in line with their aim for a current budget balance.  
28/11/2019
General election 2019 IFS Manifesto Analysis - Welfare Spending And The Labour Market
Welfare spending and the labour market Considering the scale of increases they propose on public service and investment spending Labour's proposals on working age welfare spending are relatively modest, undoing only just over half the cuts implemented since 2015 and less than a quarter of those put in place since 2010.   Conservative proposals appear to be all but non-existent, though the continued roll out of Universal Credit, a benefit that will be received by more than a quarter of working age households, is of course a big ongoing change in itself.  
27/11/2019
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 27 November 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 27th) sold 1,147 store cattle, 4 adult head of breeding cattle 136 OTM cattle.   Bullocks (658) averaged 215.8p and sold to 323.1p per kilo for a 260kg Limousin cross from Wester Tomloan, Ardclach, and £1,160 gross twice for a 565kg Limousin cross from Cambusmore, Dornoch and for a pen of 580kg Charolais crosses from 4 Glaick, Ardross.  
27/11/2019
Statement from David Stewart MSP on NHS Highland's compensation policy for victims of bullying or harassment
Highlands and Islands MSP David Stewart, who is also Labour's Shadow Public Health Minister said: "This is a huge blow for the many people who have contacted me with very distressing details about how they were treated by the health authority.   "There are former employees who've lost or left their jobs and, in some cases, had their careers ruined and most, if not all, will be unable to go to an industrial tribunal due to a time-bar on cases, and will be unable to afford a civil case.  
26/11/2019
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 26 November 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 26th) sold 49 prime cattle at its Christmas Show & Sale sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland, John M.  Munro Butchers, Highland Tractors, Parks of Hamilton and Scot JCB judged by E Munro Esq, Messrs John M Munro Ltd., Dingwall.  
Report Highlights Importance Of Social Enterprises To Scotland's Rural EconomyThumbnail for article : Report Highlights Importance Of Social Enterprises To Scotland's Rural Economy
Social enterprises are a critical part of the rural economy contributing £250m in the Highlands and Islands and South of Scotland areas.   This is according to new figures released by HIE and South of Scotland Economic Partnership (SoSEP).  
23/11/2019
Businesses And Groups Invited By Wick Community Council To Contribute To A Plan For The Old Woollies BuildingThumbnail for article : Businesses And Groups Invited By Wick Community Council To Contribute To A Plan For The Old Woollies Building
The old Woolworth building in Market Square, Wick is lying empty and unused.   The Wick Community Council is looking for any ideas from businesses or/and local groups for possible uses.  
22/11/2019
A Caithness Maritime Calender 2020Thumbnail for article : A Caithness Maritime Calender 2020
If you know someone who loves boats then this 2020 calender from John Hay may fit the bill.   The photos are from around the Caithess coast and harbours.  
21/11/2019
New Lead Officer For Improvement CollaborativeThumbnail for article : New Lead Officer For Improvement Collaborative
Helen Budge, Director of Children's Services at Shetland Islands Council, has taken up the mantle as Lead Officer for the Northern Alliance.  She will be supported in leading the improvement collaborative by a quality improvement manager, working with Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Argyll & Bute, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Highland, Moray, Orkney and Shetland councils to improve the life chances of children and young people.  
21/11/2019
Glowing report for Council's Apprenticeship Programme
The Highland Council Modern Apprenticeship Programme recently achieved a top grading following a three-day Quality Assurance Assessment from Skills Development Scotland.   The Council's Modern Apprenticeship provision has been designed so it can utilise current resources to deliver high quality training to new and existing employees.  
21/11/2019
Gaelic And Cultural Development In The Region Is Progressing Well
Highland councillors welcome report which says Gaelic and cultural development in the region is progressing well.   Highland councillors today warmly welcomed Chief Executive Donna Manson's report to the Corporate Resources committee that highlights the progress being made in relation to Gaelic and cultural development in the region.  
21/11/2019
Average 2 bedroom private rents up by 2.4%Thumbnail for article : Average 2 bedroom private rents up by 2.4%
Between 2018 and 2019, 15 out of 18 Broad Rental Market Areas of Scotland have seen increases in average new let rents for 2 bedroom properties, ranging from 0.2% in North Lanarkshire, up to 5.3% in Greater Glasgow.  Three areas have seen decreases, including Aberdeen and Shire which has seen a decrease of 0.3%, the fifth consecutive annual decrease, following decreased demand for rental properties in recent years due to the downturn in the oil industry.  
21/11/2019
3.6 MILLION DRIVERS HAVE CRASHED WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK
* 3.6 million** drivers have been involved in a car accident while driving in the dark.   * Half (44 per cent) of drivers say they avoid driving in the dark.