Delivery of full fibre broadband. The Scottish Government will go beyond its commitment to provide superfast broadband to all premises across Scotland, delivering the most ambitious investment in broadband in the UK.
Local authorities are to be given new powers to regulate short-term lets where they decide this is in the interests of local communities. Housing Minister Kevin Stewart announced measures in the Scottish Parliament to provide local authorities with the ability to implement a licensing scheme for short-term lets from spring 2021.
Brexit is almost agreed at Westminster but q year of negotiations will follow. However the complications we all may never have thought of are now coming up in the Scottish Parliament.
Scotland and Norway can work together to play a major role in tackling climate change, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Norwegian business leaders. Addressing the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise conference in Oslo, the First Minister highlighted offshore wind and carbon capture and storage as sectors where the two countries are at the forefront of developing technologies.
Investment towards low-carbon future. A project which aims to keep calves with their mothers for longer is among those that will share more than £340,000 of investment.
UK welfare cuts leave families struggling to pay rent. A total of 3,320 families in Scotland claiming help with housing costs are £64 a week worse off because of UK welfare cuts.
Caithness General Hospital in Wick is the first hospital in the world to gain the prestigious Alliance of Water Stewardship standard. Pioneering work in Wick has enabled the town's main hospital to be awarded international status for work undertaken to reduce the impact of pharmaceuticals on the environment.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (January, 7th) sold 13 prime cattle. Prime heifers (13) averaged 192.4p (-2.2p) and sold to 201.0p per kg twice and £1,292.00 gross.
This year's peak returns period is continuing into a second week, says ParcelHero; as it warns manufacturers' original packaging may not keep larger returns safe. This year’s Christmas returns peak period has, unusually, continued into the second week in January, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (Bank) today outlined their plans to develop their data and analytics capabilities. Both authorities depend on access to high-quality data to fulfil their respective missions of maintaining monetary and financial stability, market integrity, effective competition and consumer protection.
This article was first publish by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on 18th November 2019. Each year until 2024/25 more and more families will see the changes to universal credit and other benefits reduce the money available to them.
This year's list once again shows the lengths some people will go to steal money destined to support important public services. The smashing of international criminal gangs, large money laundering seizures and fake investment schemes all feature in HM Revenue and Customs' top criminal cases of 2019.
Annual pay rise of up to £930 for a full time worker. National Living Wage (NLW) increasing from £8.21 to £8.72.
The Chancellor confirmed at the end of December 2019 that nearly £3 billion of funding will be available for 2020 to support farmers once the UK leaves the EU. - this cash injection will maintain the level of funding for Direct Payments at the same rate as last year.
Nine projects in the Highlands and Islands will share a £5 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) award to promote the outstanding scenery, wildlife and culture of the Highlands and Islands, Scottish Tourism & Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced. The funding has been awarded through the Natural Cultural and Heritage Fund, led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
This year (2019) was the 20th Anniversary of the Scottish Environment Business Awards - the VIBES Awards - and for the first time SNH was a strategic partner. The Awards celebrate the efforts of businesses across Scotland, large and small, that are committed to improving environmental sustainability in their products, services and practices.
The Dounreay stock of civil separated plutonium is now safely stored at Sellafield following completion of a phased transfer programme involving a range of organisations. This means that all significant UK stocks of this material are now held at Sellafield - the centre of excellence for plutonium management.
A paper produced by the Institute for Government sets out the problems and what needs to be done and could be done now the government has a substantial majority. The paper entitled "How To Be A tax-reforming chancellor" was published on 14th December 2019.
See Photo Gallery to take look around Scrabster harbour as 2019 draws to a close..
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 31st) sold 18 prime cattle. Prime heifers (18) averaged 194.6p (-1.4p) and sold to 210.0p per kg and £1,251.05 gross.
