News Archive
22/8/2014
Coin Jars Stuffed With £1.3bn as Brits Shun Savings Accounts for DIY Saving
* 66% of Brits regularly save cash in a coin jar - the average coin jar contains £40.80. * Over half (54%) of coin jar savers think it's a good way to save money.22/8/2014
Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), August 2014
There were 955,000 young people (aged from 16 to 24) in the UK who were Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), a decrease of 20,000 from January to March 2014 and down 138,000 from a year earlier. The percentage of all young people in the UK who were NEET was 13.3%, down 0.3 percentage points from January to March 2014 and down 1.8 percentage points from a year earlier.22/8/2014
Retail Sales, July 2014
In July 2014, the quantity bought in the retail industry increased by 2.6% compared with July 2013 and by 0.1% compared with June 2014. The three-month on previous three-month movement in the quantity bought showed continued growth for the seventeenth consecutive month increasing by 0.3%.21/8/2014
One Bedroom & Studio Apartments Ready Now At Cairn Housing
Are you looking to downsize? Are you looking for somewhere with affordable fuel bills? Would you like the option of having the company of others? If you answered yes to any of the above, Cairn Housing Association can help by offering you an excellent range of one-bedroom and studio apartments in Wick that are available to move into right now. Caberfeidh Court is situated in a quiet residential area in Wellington Avenue and offers quality accommodation exclusively to people over the age of 50.
21/8/2014
Bank of Scotland Offers Two Months Mortgage Interest Back
Bank of Scotland is refunding two months interest1 - up to a maximum of £1,000 - for Homemovers and First Time Buyers when they take out a qualifying mortgage. Available from 19th August until 6th October, the offer is available to customers choosing and completing on a qualifying mortgage product2.21/8/2014
Irish Economic Performance: Implications for the Scottish Debate
In a guest blog, Frank Barry, Professor of International Business & Development at Trinity College Dublin, looks at the history of the Republic of Ireland's economic policy and lessons for an independent Scotland. Ireland's separation from the United Kingdom in 1922 was achieved under very different circumstances from those prevailing today.21/8/2014
Looking For A Business Loan? - Check Out The Opportunity Fund In Highland
The Opportunity Fund Most business sectors are eligible to apply for an Opportunity Fund loan. Loans can be for a range of uses, such as: start-up or business acquisition, business expansion, upgrading premises, purchasing equipment, developing new products, or branching into new markets.21/8/2014
Self-Employment Rises as Fewer People Leave
Of people who were self-employed in 2009, 23% were no longer so by 2014, the lowest outflow rate from self-employment for any period over the last 20 years, a new report from ONS has found. Therefore the rise in self-employment can be accounted for by fewer people leaving self-employment than in the past.21/8/2014
First A9 dualling scheme gets early green light
Multi-million contract up for grabs. The first of twelve schemes in the £3 billion A9 dualling programme has been brought forward and a contract worth around £50 million put to the market, Keith Brown announced on Wednesday 20 August 2014.20/8/2014
Boost to employment opportunities in the Highlands
In the Highlands over the last 3 months 149 employment opportunities have been created through the Council's advisory and business support services. During a meeting of the Council's Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee held today (Wednesday 20 August) members heard that 71 new businesses have been supported by Business Gateway to start up and a further 122 Highland businesses already serving local markets have accessed advice over the last quarter.20/8/2014
Chair of further education regional board for the Highlands and Islands takes up post
Dr Michael Foxley has taken up his post as chair of the University of the Highlands and Islands' new further education regional board. The Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act makes the University of the Highlands and Islands, through a further education regional board, accountable for all college and university-level education in the Highlands and Islands.
20/8/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 20 August 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 20th) sold 215 store cattle, 14 breeding cattle and 39 OTM cattle. Bullocks (118) averaged 215.9p and sold to 243.3p per kg for 374kg Saler crosses from Fornighty, Lethen, and £1,110 gross for 507kg Simmental crosses from Ardnamurchen Estate.20/8/2014
Wind Farm at Glen Kyllachy near Tomatin Refused Planning Permission
On Tuesday 19 August 2014 members of The Highland Council's South Planning Applications Committee have refused to grant planning permission to RWE Innogy UK Limited for a 20 turbine wind farm at Glen Kyllachy near Tomatin. The motion, moved by Councillor Bill Lobban and seconded by Councillor Carolyn Caddick was that the application be refused on the grounds that it contravenes Policy 67 of the Highland Wide Local Development Plan in that the development will have a significant detrimental visual impact, both taken cumulatively with Farr Wind Farm and on its own, at areas of regional and local significance, notably, as viewed from the Slochd, Strathnairn, Loch Ashie, Abriachan , and consequently, the Great Glen Way.20/8/2014
Engagement with Europe - a priority for the Council
Over the last year The Highland Council gained approval of £634k of EU grant funding, drew down a further £1m of grants for existing projects, processed £4.33m of grants through its LEADER project and another £481,000 via the EFF Axis 4 Programme. In an annual report considered today (Wednesday 20 August 2014) at the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee, it was highlighted that the Council has also been successful, together with its partners, in making the case for control of €192 Transition Funds.20/8/2014
Tesco Bank Launches Leading No Fee Balance Transfer Clubcard Credit Card
Tesco Bank has today introduced a new credit card that allows customers to transfer balances without paying any balance transfer fees. The card also offers customers 0% interest on all purchases and balance transfers for 10 months.19/8/2014
ABB to provide UK grid connection for Europe's largest tidal energy project
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been awarded a contract by Atlantis Resources Limited to provide the onshore grid connection for Phase I of the MeyGen tidal stream project in the Pentland Firth. The MeyGen tidal stream project is at the forefront of world marine energy development and will harvest the tidal resources of one of the most energetic maritime sites in Europe, the strait connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea between the Orkney Islands and the Scottish mainland.
19/8/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 19 August 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 19th) sold 41 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (10) averaged 206.9p (-5.2p) and sold to 228p per kg and £1,457.80 gross.19/8/2014
Almost Half of Aspiring Homeowners Are Mystified by New Mortgage Rules
Only half (51%) of aspiring homeowners are aware of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) according to new research by TSB. Of those that are aware of the MMR, many still don't understand its impact as nearly a third (31%) have tried to find out more about it.19/8/2014
Students Should Swot Up to Make Savvy Financial Decisions
Cash strapped students preparing to start university should check their finances to ensure they're getting the best possible deals, advises MoneySuperMarket.com. Current accounts - don't over-do your overdraft Many students will end up relying on an overdraft to make ends meet between loan payments, so securing one with a decent limit is crucial.
19/8/2014
