News Archive
18/4/2019
Wick Businesses Talk With Councillors About How To Improve The Town Centre
Wick Town Hall packed as businesses and councillors gather to discuss ambitious town centre regeneration vision. More than 50 retailers and business owners attend presentation and discussion session in Wick Town Hall, hosted by all four ward councillors.
18/4/2019
Police and DVLA Swoop On Unlicensed Vehicles in Caithness
A multi-agency operation aimed at removing abandoned and untaxed vehicles from the roads of Caithness has led to 27 vehicles being clamped or seized. Police Scotland officers have worked with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and Highland Council Environmental Health officers during the three day operation running from Monday, April 15 until Wednesday, 17 April 2019.
TSB - The Bank Reductions Keep Coming - Thurso And Wick Reduced Opening Hours
MSP contacts TSB chief executive after closure and reduced hours released. MSP David Stewart has called for the UK Government to take action to stem the flow of bank closures and the pattern of reduced banking hours following the announcement that the TSB is to close a Moray branch and cut hours at other branches across the Highlands.
18/4/2019
From the Fraser Commentary - Scotland's domestic policy agenda
From the Fraser of Allender Blog. One consequence of the Brexit debate is that it has left little room for discussions of the emerging structural challenges and opportunities our economy is facing.17/4/2019
Inverness West Link New Road Stage 2 Begins
The final stage of the West Link is to commence following the award of the £10.1M construction contract to a local company to build the additional swing bridge and roundabout, with the associated realignment of General Booth Road. Following a tender exercise, The Highland Council has awarded the contract to RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd from Dingwall.
17/4/2019
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 17 April 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April 17th) sold 595 store cattle and 81 breeding heifers. Store bullocks (287) averaged 225.3p and sold to 270.7p per kg for a pen of 410kg Charolais crosses from Kindeace, Alness, and £1,405 gross for a pair of 662kg Charolais crosses from Broynach, Thurso.
17/4/2019
£17m vs £31k: 16 Industries Where CEOs Earn Employees Salaries In Less Than a Week
It Takes Less Than a Day For an Entertainment CEO to Earn an Employees Salary Research shows that the average CEO's salary is £5.2 million compared to the average worker's salary of £32,489. The average American CEO earns around £12.7 million compared to the American employees earning around £35,904.
17/4/2019
Brexit and the sectors of the Scottish economy - Update
Leaving the European Union (EU) will represent the most significant change to the Scottish economy in a generation. It will impact the way we trade and it will alter patterns of investment and the supply of workers.
16/4/2019
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 16 April 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 16th) sold 6 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (1) averaged 216.0p (+6.7p) and sold to 216.0p per kg and £1,360.80 gross.
16/4/2019
Record Employment Rates In UK Continue Upward Surge
Source: Office for National Statistics - Labour Force Survey. The UK employment rate was estimated at 76.1%, higher than for a year earlier (75.4%) and the joint-highest figure on record.
16/4/2019
STUC Conference - USDAW Union Worries Over Automation
STUC Conference: USDAW makes a call to ‘save our shops', raises the threat to jobs from automation and says it is ‘time for better pay'. STUC Conference: Usdaw makes a call to ‘save our shops', raises the threat to jobs from automation and says it is ‘time for better pay' Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling on delegates at the Scottish Trades Union Congress to back the union’s Time for Better Pay campaign, which seeks a minimum wage of at least £10 per hour for all workers and an end to insecure jobs.15/4/2019
Don't let the grass grow under your feet - Brown Bin Permits
Don't let the grass grow under your feet - order your 2019/20 brown bin garden waste permit now. Highland Council Garden Waste Permits are now available to order for the 2019/20 Permit Season.
15/4/2019
Has The Time Come For A Citizens Basic Income?
With predictions of social and economic upheaval brought about by technological and environmental changes, could a citizen's income reduce poverty and increase people's control over their lives?. How attractive - and affordable - is it as a policy?.
15/4/2019
Shut Out Scammers
Help halt the harm doorstep criminals cause in your community. Independent charity Crimestoppers is today launching a campaign to raise awareness of Doorstep Crime and encourage people to pass on any relevant information 100% anonymously.
15/4/2019
Call For Fundamental Review Of Funding Local Government
UNISON, the largest trade union in Scotland, and the Jimmy Reid Foundation are calling for a fundamental review of funding local government. The call will be made at the launch of joint UNISON and Jimmy Reid Foundation report: Additional Revenue streams sources of funding for the delivery of local government services The report will be launched today (Monday 15 April) at the STUC 122nd Annual Congress in Dundee.15/4/2019
IR35 Rules Changing in 2020 - Get Ready Now
IR35 is a piece of legislation designed to tackle tax avoidance from 'disguised employment' - where self-employed contractors set up limited companies to pay themselves through dividends, which are not subject to National Insurance. It was first introduced in 1999 by then-chancellor Gordon Brown.
15/4/2019
Rural Scotland And EU Citizens
EU workforce is ‘essential'. Continued opportunities for EU citizens to live and work in Scotland are essential to rural and coastal Scotland's continued success and sustainability, Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has said.
15/4/2019
Record Number Of Financial Chiefs Concerned About Brexit, Report Finds
The online magazine web site Energy Voice has today 15 April 2019 published an item about the worries of Brexit by leading financial institutions and how it might affect everything. A record number of Britain's finance chiefs are bracing for the worst and hoarding cash as they anticipate a damaging Brexit.15/4/2019
Making Tax Digital VAT 2019 - 17 Minute Tutorial
For more information go to https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/making-tax-digital-for-vat.
15/4/2019
