News Archive
23/3/2019
Plans To Introduce Breathing Space For People In Problem Debt Progressing
Work is underway to introduce legal protection from creditor enforcement for people in problem debt to enable them to seek advice and enter into an appropriate debt relief solution. The purpose behind breathing space is intended to benefit both debtors and creditors by encouraging individuals to seek debt advice earlier.21/3/2019
Major Jobs Boost For Wick - Applications Open Now For 39 Positions
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Local Government In Scotland: Challenges And Performance 2019
Councils must continue to change to address gap between demand and resources. Scotland's councils are managing to improve and maintain most services.
20/3/2019
Gills Harbour Ltd Awards Contract To Local Firm
Gills Harbour Ltd, the community-owned body that owns & operates the busy little port on Caithness's North Coast, has awarded a remedial contract to a Wick-based company. The deal, won in a competitive tender, has gone to builders/civil engineers Messrs GMR Henderson Ltd, of Martha Terrace in Wick.
20/3/2019
First GP mentors in Highland
For the first time in Highland GPs working in the area now have access to mentor support to help promote staff health and wellbeing. NHS Highland's Mentoring Scheme, which saw the first trained mentors graduate in 2016, was recently extended to include GPs as trained mentors and a group of 10 mentors were successful in graduating last month (February).20/3/2019
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 19 March 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 19th) sold 6 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (1) averaged 209.0p (+6.1p) and sold to 209.0p per kg and £1,327.15 gross.
20/3/2019
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 20th March 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 20thth) sold 711 store cattle and 65 OTM cattle. Bullocks (369) averaged 223.3p and sold to 288.6p per kg for a 395kg Limousin cross from Park Farm, Nairn and £1,240 gross for a pair of 665kg Limousin crosses from Ashley, North Kessock.
20/3/2019
Addressing Scotland's pattern of land ownership can unlock economic and community opportunities
A new report published today (Wednesday 20 March 2019) finds that concentrated land ownership is having significant impacts on communities across rural Scotland. The Scottish Land Commission report, titled Investigation into the issues associated with Large Scale and Concentrated Land Ownership in Scotland.
20/3/2019
Common Agricultural Policy - Payments Underway
Payments worth more than a third of a billion pounds have begun, Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has announced. In the coming months, eligible farmers, crofters and land managers will receive their Common Agricultural Policy Pillar 1 2018 entitlement, with around 78% of eligible claimants having already received up to 90% of their entitlement through a government loan in October.
20/3/2019
Scotland's economy grows 0.3% in 2018 Quarter 4
The Scottish economy grew by 0.3% during the fourth quarter of 2018, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's Chief Statistician. Change in gross domestic product (GDP) is the main indicator of economic growth in Scotland.
20/3/2019
Eighth Quarter Of Continued Economic Growth In Scotland
Construction and the services sector boost the economy. The Scottish economy grew for the eighth consecutive quarter according to official statistics.
20/3/2019
Delivering An Improved Planning System
Planning Minister Kevin Stewart has said the significant increase in planning costs associated with the amendments made at the latest Parliamentary stage of the Planning (Scotland) Bill threaten the very aims of the legislation. Mr Stewart was speaking as the Financial Memorandum for the Bill was published.20/3/2019
Damages Bill Passed
Reforming the law on setting the personal injury discount rate. Legislation to create a clearer, fairer and more credible way of setting of the personal injury discount rate for damages claims has been passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament.19/3/2019
MSP extremely concerned about GP Contract after resignation from working body
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is extremely concerned for the future of remote GPs' practices after a prominent figure from the Rural GP Association of Scotland (RGPAS) resigned from a key working group. Dr David Hogg, Vice-Chair of RGPAS, says that the short life Remote and Rural General Practice Working Group, set up by the Scottish Government in the wake of the New GP Contract, appears to have "fallen by the wayside" when it comes to finding ways to ensure the contract is implemented successfully in rural areas.19/3/2019
Brexit Could Lead To ‘21st Century Clearances'
The potential impact of Brexit on rural Scotland has been described as the ‘21st Century Clearances' in a new report published by Scottish Rural Action . The report summarises findings from a series of community conversations held across rural Scotland.
19/3/2019
Court Ruling Raises Concerns Over Proposed Roll-out Of Right To Rent
Housing Minister seeks meeting with UK Government. Concerns over the roll-out of the UK Government's Right to Rent scheme have once again been raised by Housing Minister Kevin Stewart in light of a recent High Court ruling.
19/3/2019
Tenant Farming Commissioner issues Agricultural Leases Code of Practice
Scotland's Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC), Bob McIntosh, has issued a Code of Practice for Agreeing and Managing Agricultural Leases which is to be followed by landowners, tenant farmers and land agents. The Code of Practice for Agreeing and Managing Agricultural Leases is the sixth to be published by the Commissioner and is intended to ensure that there are robust procedures in place to avoid misunderstandings when a lease is being entered into, when changes are made throughout the term of the lease and when a fixed duration lease is being ended.
19/3/2019
Support For Rural Hospitals
Retired clinicians supporting local services. Recently retired doctors are to return to work as part of a new collaboration to support health services in remote and rural areas.
19/3/2019
SSEN Statement - Support For Shetland Transmission Link To Mainland But Not For Western Isles
Shetland. SSEN welcomes Ofgem's decision to provisionally approve its proposed 600MW Shetland transmission link, subject to sufficient connection of renewable electricity generation.
19/3/2019
