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20mph In Highland Public Consultation Closes Next Week

The Chair of The Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Ken Gowans is encouraging anyone who has not yet taken part in the 20mph consultation to do so before it draws to an end.   He said: "Firstly I want to thank everyone who has taken time to engage in the consultation process since we launched it in December.  

Scotrail Services To Be Suspended During Storm Jocelyn - Tuesday Evening Phased Shutdown To Include Wednesday Morning Rush Hour

ScotRail is advising customers that all services across the country will be suspended from 19.00 tomorrow (Tuesday 23 January) and there will be no rush hour services on Wednesday morning, as the extreme weather from Storm Jocelyn arrives.   With the safety of customers and staff of paramount importance, Network Rail has taken the decision to close the railway to passenger services while the worst of the weather hits the infrastructure.  

Further Steps To Prepare Sizewell C For Construction - £1.3 Billion Additional Investment In The Nuclear Plant

£1.3 billion additional investment in the nuclear plant, key to expanding nuclear energy in the UK and providing stable, cheaper and more secure power in the long-term.   Government announces further funding to support construction at Sizewell C after Development Consent Order was triggered in January.  

Highland Councillors To Consider Rent Increase Of 7.95% Equivalent To £6.68 Per Week

The Housing and Property committee of Highland Council will meet on 31 January 2024 to consider the rent increase for 2024/25.   As with many aspects of cost of living the increase proposed of 7.95% Equivalent To £6.68 Per Week will come hardon the heels of many other increases in costs for household budgets.  

Are You Vaccinated Against Measles? - Think About Making Sure Your Family Is Protected

Grannies and Great Grannies new all about the risks connected to measles but perhaps younger people lack the knowledge of the dangers.   Not long ago the country was declared measles free and perhaps we have become complacent.  

Entrepreneurs Know That Failure Is Sometimes Necessary - Here's What We Can Learn From Them

Failure isn't pleasant but it is inevitable.  And often, it is a stepping stone on the way to success.  

The Last Two Recessions Hit Young People Hardest - Here's How You Can Protect Yourself For The Next One

After the pandemic and now a cost of living crisis, it seems unthinkable that the economic situation could get worse.  But experts are pretty certain that the UK economy will flatline in 2023, and some are even murmuring that a recession could happen this year.  

Why You're Less Likely To Get Rich These Days If Your Parents Aren't Already Wealthy

Improvements in living standards over generations have been taken for granted in recent history, but these days young people are looking worse off than their parents in one major area: wealth.   Income and wealth have evolved at very different rates in the UK in recent decades, mostly due to sky-rocketing house prices.  

Northlink Ferries Weather Disruption - Changes To Times And Cancellations

Early disruption warning to customers Current forecasts indicate the possibility of disruption to our services from the evening of Sunday 21st January through to the evening of Tuesday 23rd January.   More information will follow as forecasts update.  

Navy Missile System Used To Destroy Red Sea Drones To Be Upgraded

Cutting-edge Royal Navy missiles - recently used to shoot down multiple hostile drones in the Red Sea - will receive significant enhancements through an upgrade programme supporting hundreds of UK jobs.   Crucial to defend sailors, surface fleet and air threats, the Sea Viper Air Defence system will be upgraded with updated missiles featuring a new warhead and software update that will enable it to defeat ballistic missile threats.