Legislation will be introduced to protect cash for the millions who rely on it. The government has today confirmed measures to preserve access to cash that will help protect the millions of people across the UK who still rely on notes and coins.
Subsea 7 will be moving 2 towheads for the Buzzard Project from Wick Harbour to Wester Site in the coming days. The first towhead move is much the same as a normal towhead move and it is planned to leave Wick Harbour on Friday 13th March at around 09:30 and proceed directly to Wester Site - see sketch below.
Scotland's two week festival of data was launched on 9th March 2020 by Scottish Government's cabinet secretary for finance Kate Forbes in An Lòchran, Inverness. Now in its fourth year, DataFest will once again showcase Scotland's leading role in data science and artificial intelligence.
From: Department for Work and Pensions and The Rt Hon Therèse Coffey MP. The department is fully prepared for all eventualities and has conducted extensive planning against reasonable worst case scenarios.
Tips highlight how staff can prevent spread of infection. New guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19) has been published that includes workplace advice.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 10th) sold 19 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (4) averaged 196.2p (+7.5p) and sold to 212.0p per kg and £1,282.50 gross.
This morning I chaired a meeting of the government's COBR emergency committee on the Coronavirus outbreak. The First Ministers of Scotland and Wales and the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland also attended and we agreed to continue to work closely in the weeks and months ahead.
The latest quarterly statistics on new housebuilding and affordable housing supply have been released by Scotland's Chief Statistician. In the year to end September 2019, 24,873 new build homes were started across all sectors.
Innovate UK has announced a new wave of Women in Innovation Awards to find and support the UK's most promising female innovators. Innovate UK has announced a new wave of Women in Innovation Awards to find and support the UK's most promising female innovators to develop their ideas and scale up their businesses.
An agreement that will greatly improve network coverage across Scotland will be signed by Ministers and bosses from UK mobile phone operators. Ministers and bosses from mobile network operators met yesterday to sign a £1 billion deal to make poor and patchy rural phone coverage a thing of the past.
A &E Harrold's premises in High Street have been purchased by the Thurso Foot Clinic - but will be remaining as a butcher's for up to a year. John Logue, of JPL Shellfish of Scrabster, is renting the building from the new owners and will be based there until his new butcher's shop is built beside the fish shop at the harbour Mr Logue said: "We are renting the premises for between six and 12 months until we construct a new butcher shop.
Six community projects are to benefit from over £85k of funding following the Caithness & North Sutherland Fund's latest grant awards. CNSFund Chairperson David Glass said "Our latest grant awards helps to support a wide range of projects including initiatives that focus on delivering social improvements.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) was first identified in December 2019. The first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland was confirmed in March 2020.
Healthy Start vouchers stop issuing in Scotland on 31 March 2020. Families who get Healthy Start vouchers must ensure they move to Best Start Foods before the vouchers stop on Tuesday 31 March 2020 to continue to receive support.
Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak ahead of the UK Budget, highlighting the key issues the Scottish Government wishes to raise, including: • income tax • Barnett consequentials • EU funding and the economic impact of Brexit • police and fire VAT • UK Comprehensive Spending Review In the letter, Ms Forbes calls on the UK Government to deliver on the funding commitments made during the December 2019 General Election. She also calls for continued constructive engagement in the response to the coronavirus outbreak, ahead of further discussions next week with UK and devolved administration finance Ministers, to shape a collective financial response to the outbreak.
New arrangements for managing quotas are being trialled in Scotland's fisheries. The project, which will run until the end of 2021, will see the establishment of new legal entities called Quota Management Groups.
Loganair, Scotland's Airline, has reacted to the closure of Flybe by announcing plans to safeguard UK regional connectivity by taking up 16 routes formerly flown by Flybe. The airline will be adding nearly 400 new flights each week and has opened a special recruitment line for former Flybe employees seeking to continuing their aviation careers with Loganair.
In the early hours of this morning (5 March 2020), Flybe ceased trading. From: Department for Transport, Civil Aviation Authority, and The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP We appreciate the impact this will have on Flybe passengers and employees.
