Cairngorm Estate owner, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has responded positively to a request from stakeholders to extend the deadline, which was originally to be 31 August. Deadline extended to 15 September.
A £5 million research project involving nine countries - from Scandinavia to the Middle East - is aiming to revolutionise the use of precision technology in sheep and goat farming. Led by Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), TechCare will be the biggest study of its kind for small ruminants and will focus on improving management of welfare as well as performance.
Businesses that meet the criteria will be eligible for both grants and a holistic business review with bespoke support based on their individual needs. Carroll Buxton, deputy chief executive of HIE, said: "Hotels are at the heart of our tourism sector, which is central to our regional economy and a vital source of rural employment.
Delivery of the 14,200 tonne Ninian Northern platform topside on Friday (28 August 2020) also marks the inauguration of a new, heavy-duty decommissioning pad at Dales Voe Base. The facility has been developed by Lerwick Port Authority, with support from HIE, expanding the capability to keep UK sector decommissioning projects in the UK.
To mark Climate Week (14th-19th September) The Highland Council, in collaboration with Home Energy Scotland will be delivering a series of talks on the future of electric transport in Highlands. The talks take place online and you need to book a place.
• Annual house price growth picked up to 3.7% in August. • Prices up 2% month-on-month, after taking account of seasonal factors, as momentum builds.
High Life Highland has today announced that a popular visitor attraction in the city will reopen its doors to the public for the first time since 20th March. The Inverness Castle Viewpoint, which allows for 360-degree views around the City of Inverness and beyond, will be back to offer birds eye views from 11am on Friday 4th September.
Bank of England Report - August 2020. UK households and businesses have needed support from the financial system to weather the economic disruption associated with Covid-19.
Although you can never guarantee sunshine in the UK, it seems most of us are keen to pop on our swimsuits and head to the beach this year. Woolacombe, the iconic seaside resort on the coast of North Devon, proves to be the most Googled road trip destination in the last two months.
The Kickstart Scheme will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs for young people. As part of the government's Plan for Jobs, a new £2 billion Kickstart Scheme will create hundreds of thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people across the country.
£2 billion scheme will create thousands of work placements for young people. A new scheme to help young people in Scotland into work and spur Britain's economic revival has been launched by the UK Government.
Scotland's rural economy will be at the heart of the green recovery, Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said. An additional £100 million was announced in the Programme for Government for Scottish Forestry to increase new planting, alongside £30 million to Forestry and Land Scotland to expand national forests and land.
Giving every young person the chance to succeed. Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop has set out more details of how Scotland's Youth Guarantee will give young people the chance to succeed despite the economic impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19).
New £2 billion Kickstart scheme will create thousands of new jobs for young people. youngsters on Universal Credit aged between 16-24 will be offered six-month work placements - with wages paid by the government launch comes as companies like Tesco pledge to sign up Employers can find more information about the Kickstart scheme: gov.uk/kickstart An innovative new scheme to help young people into work and spur Britain's economic revival was launched by the government today.
Importation of new cases remains ‘significant' public health risk. Travellers from Greece will be required to self-isolate at home, or another specified address, for 14 days on arrival in Scotland from 4am Thursday morning (3 September).
Education specialists from across the North-east, North and West of Scotland are to deliver a week-long series of digital professional learning events for teachers and practitioners from the end of September as part of a drive to increase awareness about child poverty in Scotland and the impact this has on learning. Led by the Northern Alliance (Regional lmprovement Collaborative for the area's eight local authorities) in collaboration with Education Scotland, Promoting Equity Week will run from Monday 28 September.
The Scottish Government will lay legislation to enable delivery of the new Child Winter Heating Assistance later today. This is the first disability benefit to be introduced using new social security powers.
OCHMADDY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 31st) sold 2,394 store lambs. Lambs (2,394) averaged £63.60 (up £16.91 on the year) and sold to £95 gross for a Suffolk cross lamb from Clachan Farm, Lochmaddy.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will close on 31 October 2020. From 1 July, employers can bring furloughed employees back to work for any amount of time and any shift pattern, while still being able to claim CJRS grant for the hours not worked.
Indoor gatherings limited in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire. Following an increase in the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire, additional restrictions will be introduced for people living in these areas for an initial two week period.
