News Archive
1/5/2015
Investors Withdraw £1 Billion from UK Funds as Election Nears
Private investors withdrew £1 billion from UK equity funds in March, according to Investment Association statistics released this morning. Overall, net fund sales to retail investors were down by more than half compared to March 2014, at £1.1 billion.1/5/2015
HiFX Offers Currency Predictions for General Election Result
With the General Election just around the corner, of which the outcome is far from clear, one would expect volatility in the FX markets. This though, rather perversely, is not the case.1/5/2015
Tesco Bank Launches Its First 95% LTV Mortgages
Tesco Bank is to help more first-time buyers get on the property ladder by launching its first range of 95% LTV mortgage products. The new range of 2, 3 and 5 year fixed rate products offer some of the most competitive rates currently available, have no product fee and reward the loyalty of customers with Clubcard points as they repay their mortgage.29/4/2015
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd. - Sale 29 April 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 29th) sold 662 store cattle and 85 OTM cattle. Bullocks (375) averaged 238.8p and sold to 322.4p per kg for a pen of 214kg Limousin crosses from Drumgask, Laggan, and £1,340 gross for a 660kg Charolais cross from Alterwall, Lyth.28/4/2015
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 28 April 2015
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 28th) sold 41 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (34) averaged 201.1p (+0.1p) and sold to 215p per kg and £1,406.00 gross.27/4/2015
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Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 25 April 2015 - Portree
PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 25th) sold 56 store cattle, 2 breeding cattle, 4 OTM cattle and 31 sheep. Bullocks (26) averaged 231.2p and sold to 293.8p per kg for 160kg Limousin crosses from 5 Eyre, Snizort, and £1,150 gross for a 550kg Limousin cross from 2 Eynort, Carbost.27/4/2015
New Apprentice Opportunities with Highland Council
The Highland Council is pleased to announce the recruitment of six new building maintenance apprenticeship positions in four different areas of Highland. The apprenticeships available will be based in Dornoch, Alness, Inverness and Fort William and will cover painting, plumbing and joinery.
24/4/2015
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 27th April 2015 - Lochmaddy
LOCHMADDY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 24th) sold 87 store cattle, 1 adult head breeding cattle and 79 store sheep. Bullocks (43) averaged 220.0p and sold to 261.8p per kg for a 275kg Limousin cross from 21 Grenitote, Sollas, and £1080 gross for a 525kg Charolais cross from Glebe, Tigharry.23/4/2015
Venture North Byte 2015 - One Day Conference - digital communication and social media marketing
Scotland's Year of Food and Drink sets the context for one-day conference on blogs and social media marketing at Thurso's Pentland Hotel. Final preparations are set for ‘the venture north byte 2015: food, photography, and the blogosphere,' a one-day conference on how to use digital communication and social media marketing at the Pentland Hotel in Thurso on Sunday, 26 April.
23/4/2015
Public finance plans of Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and SNP leave much unanswered
With the deficit in 2014-15 still at 5% of national income all these parties have pledged to reduce it over the coming parliament. New research, published today by the IFS and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, analyses the public finance implications of these political parties' election manifesto commitments, and sets out the size and composition of the future fiscal tightening that each appears to be planning.
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
