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30/9/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 30 September 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 30th) sold 36 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (12) averaged 214p (-4.5p) and sold to 223p per kg and £1,472.75 gross.30/9/2014
Lungworm Warning from SRUC Vets
Farmers are warned to be on their guard for lungworm this year. SRUC Veterinary Services is reporting that diagnostic submissions to its disease surveillance centres and feedback from farm animal veterinary surgeons across Scotland indicate a high number of recent cases.30/9/2014
2013 social services workforce statistics for Scotland released today
For immediate release The private sector continues to be the biggest social services employer in Scotland with 41 % of workers employed in private sector social services, according to new statistics released by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today. The 2013 Workforce Data Report is released by the SSSC as an Official Statistics provider.29/9/2014
SRUC Veterinary Services Launches New Test to Help Prevent Long Bone Deformity of Calves
SRUC's Veterinary Services has launched a new test for measuring levels of the essential trace element manganese in cows to help reduce long bone deformity (congenital chondrodystrophy) of their suckled calves. Long bone deformity in calves has been linked to manganese deficiency in the mother during pregnancy.27/9/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 27 September 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (September, 27th) sold 417 rams and females at its annual show and sale sponsored by Norvite. The judge, Mr Ewan Macdonald, Torgorm, Conon Bridge, awarded the overall show champion and winner of the Mountrich trophy to a Suffolk shearling from Mr J.27/9/2014
Employment In UK Tourism Industry Is Increasing
Tourism Employment Summaries, Employment in Tourism Industries, 2009-2013. Employment in UK tourism industries increased at nearly double the rate of the rest of the UK labour market between 2009 and 2013 (5.4% increase, rising 143,000 from 2.66 million to 2.81 million).
27/9/2014
More Women Should Think About A Career In Engineering
Women Make Up 42% of UK Workforce but Only 7% of Professional Engineering Workforce. Women make up 42% of UK workforce but only 7% of professional engineering workforce An additional 87,000 graduate level engineers will be needed in the UK each year between now and 2020 but the higher education system is only producing 46,000 engineering graduates annually, according to a new report from the think tank IPPR, published today.
27/9/2014
Protect Gap Year Travels With a Prepaid Card
Keeping a handle on the kids' gap year spending can be done from the comfort of home thanks to prepaid currency cards such as the fee free ICE Travellers Cashcard from travel money expert, ICE - International Currency Exchange. www.iceplc.com Parents are being urged to do their homework and choose a provider that offers a free supplementary card for their son or daughter to take abroad and doesn't charge for a replacement card if the first is lost or stolen.27/9/2014
Brits Could Cut Bills by a Quarter by Switching for the First Time
- Households lose out by £323 a year by remaining with traditional energy supplier. - Bill payers in the Midlands can save the most by switching.27/9/2014
Solid High-Street Growth Continues
Retail sales volumes continued to grow solidly in the year to September, albeit at a slightly slower pace than in the previous month. The CBI's latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey of 123 respondents also showed that the volume of orders placed on suppliers in the retail sector grew strongly, and broadly in line with expectations.27/9/2014
Occupational Pension Schemes Survey, 2013
Total membership of occupational pension schemes with two or more members was estimated to be 27.9 million in 2013, an increase of 300,000 compared with 2012. These estimates exclude participation in other workplace (group personal) pensions.26/9/2014
Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership - Update
Week Commencing 22 September 2014 Energy & Business services: Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL) has announced the installation of a met mast at its large offshore wind site in the Moray Firth, marking another step in its project to develop the site which lies around 22km off the Caithness coast. As previously reported here, MORL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wick Harbour Authority regarding potential future use of Wick harbour.26/9/2014
HIAL invests for the future as passenger numbers reach all time high
Passenger numbers at regional airport operator HIAL climbed to their highest ever level in the latest financial year, as the group stepped up its investment for the future. The company's annual report and accounts for the year 2013/14 show that almost 70,000 extra passengers used the group's 11 airports during the year.26/9/2014
Police In Highland Target Commercial Vehicles In New Approach To Fight Crime
Two day multi-agency operation to combat doorstep crime carried out in Inverness and Fort William. As part of ongoing efforts to help keep people safe from doorstep crime and its associated criminal activity, on Wednesday 24 September and Thursday 25 September 2014, officers from Police Scotland, VOSA, SEPA and Highland Council Trading Standards, carried out a high visibility operation in both Inverness and Fort William.26/9/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 25 September 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 25th) sold 4,396 breeding and store sheep. Breeding ewes (2,522) sold to £122 gross for Texel crosses from the dispersal of the Ballachraggan flock, Kildary.26/9/2014
New Trading Standards Institute chairman appointed
Mark McGinty, a Highland Council Trading Standards Team Leader has been announced as the new Chairman of the Trading Standards Institute (TSI). Spending 22 years in local authority trading standards, Mark began his career in the Lothian region as a trainee assistant enforcement officer following brief spells as a student in the Fife and Tayside regions.25/9/2014
1 in 5 Scots still paying off finance for items they don't own anymore
*Nearly a fifth of Scottish consumers say they are making finance payments for something they no longer own *The most common agreement to still be paying for is a mobile phone contract *Upgrading was the reason that most people gave for not owning the item anymore Almost a fifth of people in Scotland - equating to 950,000 - are still paying off loans or finance agreements for goods that they don't own anymore. A survey* conducted on behalf of Scottish debt advice and solutions provider Debt Advisory Centre Scotland (DACS) revealed that nearly one in five (18%) of those questioned said they still owe money for items, even though they no longer own them.
Internationalisation:Reaching Customers Overseas
Local business support organisations are coming together this month to host a unique event as part of an ongoing initiative to help local businesses find out about, and harness, the support available to do business overseas. This comes after two recent surveys found that Scottish businesses want to grow internationally, but feel that they are held back by a lack of resources.24/9/2014
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 24 September 2014
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 24th) sold 1,096 store cattle at their annual show and sale of Aberdeen Angus, native and continental store cattle sponsored by Brogan Fuels. The judge, Mr H.23/9/2014
