DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 16th) sold 10 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (5) averaged 211.0p (-3.7p) and sold to 219.0p per kg and £1,333.00 gross.
MFR Cash for Kids Charity Car Boot Sale is the latest recruit to be signed up by Highland Council Trading Standards to join the Real Deal scheme. The scheme was launched six years ago in a bid to stamp out the illegal trade in fake goods at markets and to ensure businesses are fully compliant with the relevant laws.
The Highland Council is reminding Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) customers of the various reliefs available. NDR is also known as Business Rates.
Footfall in Scotland grew by 3.2 per cent in April, the third fastest growth rate of all the nations/regions and the fastest growth in Scotland itself since July 2014. This rate was well above the three-month average of 1.8 per cent, the highest three-month average in Scotland since September 2014, and the 12-month average, which was flat.
A Highlands and Islands MSP is questioning why the Scottish Government is taking so long to settle a long-running dispute over fair pay. Labour's Rhoda Grant asked Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham what action it was taking in light of Marine Scotland seafarers' recent vote in favour of industrial action over pay.
A new centre of excellence for testing emerging technologies in the subsea sector is to be established with support from Scottish Enterprise, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today. Balmoral Offshore Engineering, based in Aberdeen, is creating a new open access hyperbaric pressure testing facility for the oil and gas supply chain, and specifically for the subsea sector.
Impact on Scotland. There have been no further reported problems with NHS systems in Scotland following the global cyber-attack, Health Secretary Shona Robison has confirmed.
Phase 1 - Review of Openness & Transparency. HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland Derek Penman has today published his terms of reference for phase 1 of the thematic Inspection of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA).
From 21 May 2017, people aged 60 and over who currently benefit from Highland Council’s rail concessionary travel scheme are being advised that half fare rail concessions for the majority of entitled Highland residents will cease. Free travel remains available by bus, and card holders are advised to keep their entitlement cards which can still be used on bus routes throughout Scotland.
Atlantis, a global leader in the tidal power generation sector, announces that it has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement ("SPA") with South Korean offshore construction giant Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd ("Hyundai") regarding collaborating on the development of ocean power renewable projects globally. The particular focus for the collaboration is on the development of the domestic tidal stream market in South Korea and internationally as well as tidal range and floating offshore wind projects.
Principal and Chief Executive of Scotland's Rural College Professor Wayne Powell has expressed his thanks to the many individuals and groups who have given their views about SRUC's new strategy over the last month. SRUC launched its new strategic vision on 19 April 2017 and since then has held 21 discussion meetings across Scotland involving staff, students and stakeholders.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 10th) sold 463 store cattle. Bullocks (231) averaged 245.5p and sold to 294.3p per kg for a 265kg Charolais cross from Corriebheinn Farms, Portree, and £1,390 gross for a pair of 652kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Wester Moy, Urray.
15 candidates are seeking election on Thursday 8 June for the three Highland UK Parliamentary General Election constituencies. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency has attracted 4 candidates; Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency 6 candidates; and Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency 5 candidates.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Rhoda Grant, today raised the EIS strike, going into its fourth day today, with the Nicola Sturgeon during First Minister's Question Time. Commenting afterwards, Ms Grant said: "The college lecturers are being forced to strike for a fourth day today, due to the dispute brought about by the Scottish Government’s pledge to harmonise pay and conditions in the college sector following the mergers of many colleges across the country.
The Scottish Parliament has approved the Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill in principle after a stage one debate. Approval follows the Justice Committee's report last week which supported the Bill's plans to integrate the British Transport Police (BTP) in Scotland into Police Scotland, creating a more effective, joined-up police service on Scotland's railways.
Councillor Margaret Davidson announced today that an agreement had been reached to form anew administration to run Highland council for the next five years. Councillor Davidson will once again be the leader of the council and she said,"We are pleased to announce that a coalition of Independents, Liberal Democrats and Labour Councillors have formed an Administration to take Highland Council forward for the next five years.
A heavy-duty offshore construction vessel arrived in the Inner Sound ... between Gills Bay and Stroma isle ...
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 9th) sold 18 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (9) averaged 214.7p (-3.3p) and sold to 220.0p per kg and £1,344.00 gross.
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland. Literacy results from the 2016 Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy have been published by Scotland's Chief Statistician today.
Scotland's biggest NHS union, UNISON welcomes today's debate in the Scottish Parliament on NHS pay, and is calling on all parties to back calls for the Westminster government to drop its austerity pay agenda. Tam Waterson, chair of UNISON Scotland's health committee said, "UNISON will continue to call for the NHS pay review body to scrap the cap on pay for all NHS workers.
