News Archive
23/4/2015
Dingwall & Highland Marts- Sale 23rd April 2015 - Sheep
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (April, 23rd) sold 383 sheep of all classes. Lambs (185) sold to £77 gross for Crosses from Shewglie, Glenurquhart.23/4/2015
Motorists advised of traffic restrictions for Etape Loch Ness
The Highland Council and partners are advising motorists of temporary road closures and speed restrictions which will be in place this weekend 25 - 26 April during the Etape Loch Ness cycling event. The restrictions and prohibitions which are being put in place are for participants safety and to allow the Etape to take place on public roads.23/4/2015
Metro Bank Celebrates 500,000 Customer Accounts
- Over 500,000 customer accounts opened; year on year growth of 56%. - Deposits increase to £3,375 million; year on year growth of 109%.
23/4/2015
Record Numbers of UK Car Buyers Go Ultra-Low on Emissions
* Registrations of ultra-low emission passenger cars reach all-time high. * Ultra-low emission registrations up 386% on first quarter of 2014.
23/4/2015
MoneySuperMarket Comments on the Payments Council's Current Account Switching Figures
Commenting on the Payments Council's current account switching figures published today, Kevin Mountford, head of banking at MoneySuperMarket said: "The latest current account switching figures demonstrate that the service is working, with a seven per cent year-on-year increase and over 1.1 million switches in the time period. As well as the enticing switching incentives we've seen in recent months, current accounts now offer competitive interest rates of up to 5.00 per cent, many of which beat those of savings accounts.23/4/2015
Property Monitor - The Rise Of The Pensioner Landlord
Imminent pension rule changes in April are expected to affect the rental property landscape, to be compounded further next year by the Chancellor's recent Budget announcement that from 2016 up to 5m people who have purchased an annuity will be able to access their pension in cash. The impact on the property investor market - at both the amateur and professional levels - is as yet unknown, but market speculation is rife and all eyes will be on it in the coming months.
23/4/2015
Personal insolvencies at ten year low
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland. The number of personal insolvencies in Scotland is now at its lowest level in ten years.22/4/2015
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sales 22 April 2015 - Bulls and Breeding Cattle
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 22nd) sold 25 pedigree bulls at their annual show and sale sponsored by Messrs Mackenzie, Whitebog, Fortrose, Aardvark Contracting Limited, Fortrose & Bank of Scotland. The judge, Mr Liam Muir, Upper Onston, Stenness, Orkney, awarded the Champion to Brims Invincible, a 27 month old Limousin by Tehix, from Messrs W.22/4/2015
Candidate John Erskine and Councillor Roger Saxon Tackle Tesco On Thurso Mart Site
Scottish Labour's candidate for the General Election John Erskine and Scottish Labour Councillor for Thurso Roger Saxon has written to Tesco calling for a public update on the sale of the Mart Site in Thurso. In their letter to Tesco, Mr Erskine and Councillor Saxon call for Tesco to be more transparent about what is going on with the site.
22/4/2015
Labour Candidate John Erskine Says Labour Will Tackle Poverty
"Food bank figures show that Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Scotland and the whole UK, needs change" - Erskine Shocking new figures on food bank usage unveiled by the Trussell Trust shows that Scotland, and the whole UK, needs the change that will come with a UK Labour Government. The Trussell Trust has estimated that in the last financial year 6,067 people, including 1,627 children, were forced to rely on Highland food banks.
22/4/2015
North MSP highlights the issue of dangerous or derelict buildings once more
Highlands and Islands (including Moray) (Labour) MSP, David Stewart, introduced a Member's Bill, ‘Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill’, which became law last year and gives Local Authorities extra powers to re-coup their costs when dealing with defective and dangerous buildings. The Bill reintroduces charging orders which will enable Local Authorities to recover their costs in a more efficient and cost effective manner.
22/4/2015
Scotland would gain significant new powers under SNP plans for further devolution
David Phillips writes for the Institute of Fiscal Studies. The SNP manifesto sets out plans to prioritise the devolution of powers over national insurance contributions (NICs), corporation tax and welfare policy, among other areas, as a stepping stone to full fiscal responsibility.21/4/2015
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 21 April 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 21st) sold 68 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (42) averaged 201p (+0.2p) and sold to 217p per kg and £1,369.90 gross.20/4/2015
Postal voters urged to make their vote count
A record number of Highland electors have applied to vote by post for the UK Parliamentary elections on Thursday 7 May. A total 32,151 electors across the three Highland constituencies of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; Ross, Skye and Lochaber and Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey will be receiving their postal votes from tomorrow (Tuesday 21 April) onwards.
20/4/2015
Inverness city centre open for business - Flat Fee for Parking of 20p at Rose Street
"It's business as usual for the majority" is the message that multi-agency partners are conveying to the local community and visitors to Inverness following the fire on Academy Street last week. Businesses unaffected by the fire are open and trading as normal.20/4/2015
Latest Broadband Rollouts Announced
More than 14,500 homes and businesses across the Highlands and Islands will be next to benefit from the arrival of high-speed fibre broadband - in the latest phase of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme. Since the £410 million roll-out started last year, over 3,400 km of fibre cable have been laid across Scotland with more than 275,000 homes and businesses now able to connect to fibre broadband.17/4/2015
Traffic arrangements in Inverness following Academy Street fire
Following the fire on Academy Street in Inverness the Multi Agency Response Team, which includes representatives from Police Scotland, The Highland Council, Inverness BID, Stagecoach, Structural Engineers and other partners has been put into effect. Structural information has been obtained which has confirmed that, due to its condition, the building the fire broke out in requires scaffolding to be erected around it to make it safe.
17/4/2015
One week left to register to vote - don't miss out!
The clockis counting down until the 20th April registration deadline for the UK Parliamentary general election the Electoral Commission and Bill Gillies, Electoral Registration Officer for Highland and Western Isles is calling for anyone who isn't yet registered to go online and do so at www.gov.uk/registertovote before it’s too late. The elections watchdog has been running a national media campaign reminding voters that they can’t take part in the election unless they have registered.17/4/2015
Highland postal voters in UK Parliamentary General Election
Issued on behalf of the Returning Officer, Highland People who have applied for a postal vote in Highland for the UK Parliamentary General Election are being urged by the Returning Officer for Highland, Steve Barron to check that they receive their ballot paper. Voters who applied for a postal vote on or before Tuesday 7 April 2015 will be sent their postal ballot paper on Monday 20 April via first class post and should receive it no later than Tuesday 21 April.17/4/2015
