No bags in Blue Bins recycling message. Clean, dry and loose, that's the simple message that The Highland Council is delivering to householders where it has been experiencing contamination issues with the blue recycling bins.
Consultation began on 8th December 2014 on the Draft Business Plan 2015 to 2018 that sets out the key objectives and plans for delivering the NDA priorities over the next three years. The total planned expenditure for 2015/16 is £3.31 billion, of which £2.09 billion will be funded by UK government and £1.22 billion by income from commercial operations.
Public consultation continues on NDA's plan for a nuclear archive at Wick in Scotland. It will house over 70 years' worth of historic information from across UK's civil nuclear industry.
Dounreay's beach monitoring fleet has a new look with the addition of new vehicles - the Metrac H5 all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The H5s are fitted with the same GroundhogTM Evolution monitoring equipment as the current ATVs, so this is a change of looks but not a change of function.
Last week saw the last of the Dounreay Materials Testing Reactor (DMTR) control room panels shipped off site and transferred to their new home in local five-star visitor attraction Caithness Horizons. The control room panels and control desk have been donated to Caithness Horizons and reconstructed at the museum to form the basis of a new permanent exhibition representing Dounreay's significant part in Scotland's industrial heritage.
Week Commencing 1 December 2014 Energy & Business services: SSE continues to progress its programme to build out the Caithness-Moray electricity Grid project. Work has started on the major High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter station at Spittal, and SSE's Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission has this week awarded a £460M contract to ABB for the design, engineering, supply and commissioning of the overall system.
Police Scotland would like to remind members of the public that at this time of good will, that not everybody has goodness in their hearts. Over recent months, there has been an increase in adverts on social media selling sites advertising high price mobile phones.
Officers from Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will be attending Highland Council Ward Forum Meetings over the coming weeks. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the local meetings and have their chance to comment on the priorities for community safety in their community.
For all those interested in developing the tourism opportunities in Caithness and Sutherland we invite you to celebrate the launch of Venture North with an evening of entertainment and networking. Where: Mackays Hotel, Wick When: 7pm Thursday 4th December 2014 Find out how far Venture North has come since it's inception in 2013 and how you can join our co-operative to help us pave the way for for tourism in Caithness and Sutherland.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December, 4th) sold 1,507 store sheep. Lambs (941) averaged £52.54 and sold to £83 gross for Beltex crosses from Lower Geanies, Fearn.
Proposal to end collections on February 1. A proposal to end the collection of Poll Tax debts from February 1 next year is contained within the Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill, which is published today.
CHANGES to a number of Polling Districts and Polling Places in the Highlands were agreed today at the meeting of the Community Safety, Public Engagement and Equalities Committee. The Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places in Highland commenced in November 2013, in line with duties under the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013.
Fisheries Secretary confirms support for research. Four fisheries projects that aim to improve our understanding of inshore fish stocks and reduce unwanted catches will receive almost £160,000 in funding.
Minister hails completion of ‘most complex ever' underwater engineering feat. Digital Scotland is celebrating the completion of a once-in-a-generation subsea telecoms project which brings faster fibre broadband another step closer for many of Scotland’s most remote communities.
Rural communities will receive help to own their own homes. People in rural communities will receive help to get onto the property ladder through a £3 million boost to the Rural Rent to Buy Scheme.
DFM: UK Government takes lead from first tax system designed by Scottish Government. Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary John Swinney has responded to the Chancellor's announcement on stamp duty saying, ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.’ The Scottish Government had already pledged to reform the UK Stamp Duty Land Tax and replace it with a Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, coming into force in April 2015.
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One-stop portal for money advice services launched. A new Financial Health Service offering a one-stop-shop for money advice services has been launched by Business Minister Fergus Ewing.
The Office of the Nuclear Regulator (ONR) has served Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) with an Improvement Notice as a result of a fire at the sodium tank farm of the Prototype Fast Reactor (PFR) in October 2014. The fire took place early hours of the morning on 7 October 2014 and has been widely publicised to local stakeholders by DSRL.
All contractor staff working at the Scottish Parliament will be guaranteed a Living Wage, Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick announced today. All directly employed Parliamentary staff are already paid at a level above the Living Wage rate and today's announcement extends the Living Wage guarantee to their colleagues who are employed through contractors.
