News Archive
27/1/2024
UK Poverty 2024 - A Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report
The UK is entering this election year with unacceptably high levels of poverty, appallingly high for some groups. We need a coherent plan with creative policies to end poverty in the UK.
27/1/2024
Caithness General Hospital Vacancy For General Manager
Following a detailed review of the role of the Rural General Hospital Manager at Caithness General Hospital (CGH), Wick, NHS Highland are pleased to advertise this exciting senior leadership role. This is a key operational management and leadership role in the Acute Division within NHS Highland.
27/1/2024
Caithness Jobs and How To Get Them
Saturday 3rd February 2024, 10 am - 2 pm, Wick, East Caithness Community facility. Everyone Welcome.
27/1/2024
Exposed - The Institute Of Chartered Accountants In England And Wales Is Still Failing In Its Public Purpose
Richard Murphy's Blog 26 January 2024 exposes a problem. Yesterday, I noted a request by a Guardian journalist for education in basic financial literacy.27/1/2024
Northlink Ferries disruption warning to customers 
Current forecasts indicate the possibility of disruption to our services from Saturday 27th January through to the evening of Monday 29th January. Information will follow as forecasts update.
27/1/2024
Corporate Insolvency Numbers In Scotland Increasing
Scotland insolvency statistics Q3 2023, R3 in Scotland. Corporate insolvency numbers (liquidations and receiverships) in Scotland for Q3 2023-2024 increased by 7.4% compared with Q3 2022-2023, to a total of 292.27/1/2024
Chunk of Highlands 'needs island-style health care'
A story on the BBC web site. It has all the usual bla safety bla working with local groups bla resources bla bla bla - chaing nothing to help.27/1/2024
Driving Examiner Strike - 8 February To 11 February 2024
Some driving examiners who are members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union are planning to take strike action from Thursday 8 February to Sunday 11 February 2024. The strike action by the PCS union is about action the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is taking to reduce driving test waiting times for you.
26/1/2024
Three Arrested In Fake Immigration Law Firm Raid
Three suspected fraudulent immigration lawyers have been arrested in Greater Manchester following a Home Office raid on Wednesday 24 January 2024. The suspects are believed to be part of a legal advice firm run by Chinese and British nationals out of a garage attached to a residential property, which had been converted into an office.
26/1/2024
Offshore Wind Programme Progresses - Milestone As Projects Worth Around £500m Move Closer To Completion
Strategic investment to help unlock Scotland's green energy revolution has moved a step closer, First Minister Humza Yousaf has announced. In a significant milestone for Scotland’s offshore wind sector, three projects have been invited to move to Stage 2 of the Strategic Investment Model (SIM) process.26/1/2024
Spreadsheet Errors Can Have Disastrous Consequences - Yet We Keep Making The Same Mistakes
Spreadsheet blunders aren't just frustrating personal inconveniences. They can have serious consequences.
26/1/2024
£33 Million Boost To Turn Green Ports And Ships Into A Reality
Funding awarded to 33 projects across the UK to develop clean maritime technologies. £33 million for new technologies to cut shipping emissions, support jobs in coastal areas and boost local economies.
26/1/2024
Excel Errors - The Uk Government Has An Embarrassingly Long History Of Spreadsheet Horror Stories
When the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, first said the country would develop a £12 billion "world-beating" system for testing and tracing cases of COVID-19, few people probably imagined that it would be based around a £120 generic spreadsheet program. Yet the news that the details of 16,000 positive test cases had been lost because of an error made with Microsoft Excel revealed that was exactly the case.26/1/2024
Business And Tech Heavyweights To Boost Productivity Through Ai
New AI Opportunity Forum to ramp up adoption of AI in the private sector. New forum to boost adoption of AI in the private sector Business and AI leaders including Google, Microsoft, Barclays and Vodafone unveiled as members.
26/1/2024
Overseas Visitors Are Coming To Scotland In Greater Numbers Than Before The Pandemic
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that Scotland has staged a stronger post-pandemic recovery than the UK as a whole, welcoming 1.4 million international tourist visits from July to September last year - up 14% on the same period in 2019. Visitors spent a record £1.5 billion - 18% more than during the same three months in 2019 when adjusted for inflation.26/1/2024
Vulnerable People Encouraged To Seek Help With Energy Bills
Families struggling with energy bills are being urged to speak to their council for Household Support Fund help. Over £360m has already been spent on helping people with energy and water bills.
26/1/2024
Government Announces A Further £600 Million Boost For English Councils
Extra £500 million earmarked to enable councils to provide crucial social care services. Councils across England will receive a £600 million support package, in addition to funding outlined at the provisional settlement, to help them deliver key services, the Levelling Up Secretary has announced today.26/1/2024
New Laws To Introduce Digital Labelling For Businesses And Reduce Regulation Costs
Businesses are set to benefit from savings as import labels are made digital for the first time. New legislation to introduce digital labelling for British businesses to cut red tape and save millions in unnecessary regulation costs Recognition of CE marking continued for products such as toys and machinery, easing burdens to businesses Digital labelling reforms made possible by Brexit and ensures the UK's regulatory requirements are fit for the modern world Businesses are set to benefit from reduced costs and burdens as import labels are made digital for the first time.26/1/2024
Is AI A Traitor Or A Faithful - AI Advances Have Left News Publishers Fearing For Their Business Models - New Research
Who do you trust AI or Newspapers?. News organisations are bracing for serious disruptions as a result of the increasing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) - both on the way that they work and the way their audiences consume news.
26/1/2024
