With grants on offer for changing your heating you may think twice after reading this story. We claimed 70000 in grants for a heat pump If you are still thinking abut grants check at https://www.gov.uk/domestic-renewable-heat-incentive.
Road Policing officers have been carrying out patrols across the north of the country over the weekend, as part of Operation Cedar (Challenge, Educate, Detect and Reduce). We can confirm that patrols carried out in the Caithness area resulted in three motorists being caught driving at high speeds.
2,010* new cases of COVID-19 reported 15,662* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 13.5*% of these were positive. 26 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 2nd) sold 10 prime cattle. Prime heifers (10) averaged 240.4p (+2.3p) and sold to 256.0p per kg and £1,493.75 gross.
High Life Highland libraries has welcomed back scores of parents and their young children to libraries for the return of Bookbug. The early years programme aims to inspire a love of stories, songs and rhymes from birth, supporting children's language, learning and social skills.
Age Scotland is calling for urgent action to tackle the social care "crisis", with soaring numbers of older people stuck in hospital beds waiting for care in their communities. The latest figures from Public Health Scotland show that the number of delayed discharges from hospitals has soared in recent months, now matching pre-pandemic levels.
An additional £10 million is going to health boards across Scotland to bring in a range of measures to get A&E patients to the right care as quickly as possible. This includes deploying physiotherapists and occupational therapists at A&E units to help triage and treat patients who would otherwise wait to see nursing staff.
The Highland Council took delivery of two huge Archimedes Screws today on the site where the local authority is building a new hydroelectric generator and interactive visitor experience on the River Ness. The generator will use the Archimedes Screws to harness the energy of the water flowing down the River Ness.
More than 820,000 boosters have been administered in the last 3 days, as the government urges people to get their booster as soon as possible. Over 8 million people have now received their COVID-19 booster jab, the latest figures show by Monday 1 November 2021.
Personnel will begin vaccinating on Thursday to support health boards across Scotland. 121 Armed Forces personnel will begin training tomorrow ahead of supporting health boards across Scotland, vaccinating members of the public from Thursday as the Covid-19 vaccine programme continues.
Properties in Caithness have been selling fast in the past 12 months with some only being on the market for a number of days before being sold. The pace is continuing with almost 90 properties currently Under Offer taking the number available on our business section to the lowest for almost five years.
As the world evolves and becomes more digitally focused, and everything can be ordered and delivered within the blink of an eye, it becomes more difficult for brands to stand out against their competitors. Younger consumers are increasingly craving novel and interesting experiences, and combined with the changing landscape of the traditional high street having to battle the online giants, you have the perfect scenario for the pop-up economy to prosper.
2,065 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 20,414 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 10.8% of these were positive.
Fortescue Future Industries signs agreement with JCB and Ryze Hydrogen to become United Kingdom's largest supplier of green, renewable hydrogen Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) will become the largest supplier of green hydrogen (GH2) to the United Kingdom after signing a multi-billion pound deal with construction giant J C Bamford Excavators (JCB) and Ryze Hydrogen (Ryze). Under a memorandum of understanding signed today prior to the climate conference, COP26, JCB and Ryze will purchase 10 percent of FFI's global green hydrogen production.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has met with young climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg today as world leaders arrive in Glasgow for COP26. During COP26 the First Minister will engage regularly with Vanessa Nakate, from Uganda, including at today's Global Climate Assembly event in the green zone.
More than 100 members of the Armed Forces will this week join the national Autumn/Winter vaccination programme. Some 100 vaccinators and 15 nurses will work across all 11 territorial health boards on the mainland to support the rollout of flu vaccines and coronavirus (COVID-19) injections and boosters.
New large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories are to be built in the UK thanks to government investment. New large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories are to be built in the UK thanks to government investment, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced on 30 October 2021.
A support fund for initiatives that improve the lives of former service personnel and their families is now open. A priority for this year's Scottish Veterans Fund - which has doubled to £500,000 - is projects that support veterans who have left the Services early.
UN Climate Change News, 31 October 2021 - A new digital Global Innovation Hub has been initiated by UN Climate Change to significantly boost the effectiveness and scale of climate change and sustainability innovation as a driver of more ambitious climate action. To achieve this, the hub will have new approaches to facilitate the development and deployment of transformative and innovative climate solutions.
2,513 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 27,809 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 9.6% of these were positive*.
