News Archive
24/1/2024
Could Taxing Land More Than Income Fix The UK Housing Crisis?
Fifty years ago, a group of activists occupied London's Centre Point Tower in a fabled episode of direct action on housing. At the time, in January 1974, England was beset by rising homelessness and too many empty homes.
24/1/2024
Moray Council Sets 2024/25 Increased Charges For Services A 5.7%
Following the decision in December 2023 to set the default increase of charges for 2024/25 to 5.7%, elected members have agreed variations to some services where that is not practical or representative of full cost recovery. The figures agreed are only for charges within the council's control, some charges are set or calculated by law or limited by law.24/1/2024
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.
23/1/2024
Slightly Calmer Today Monday But Met Office Warning For Tuesday 23rd January And Storm Jocelyn Arriving On Late Tuesday Into Wednesday
24Tuesday 2024 A spell of strong winds associated with Storm Jocelyn is expected to affect western and northern Scotland from Tuesday evening. What to Expect There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage.
23/1/2024
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.
23/1/2024
More Than 38,000 New Scottish Businesses In 2023, New R3 Research Shows
More than 38,000 start-ups were launched in Scotland in 2023, according to new research from R3, the UK's insolvency and restructuring trade body. R3's analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows 38,313 firms were set-up in Scotland in 2023 - a rise of 12.1% from 2022's total of 34,168.
23/1/2024
Scottish Government Resilience Committee Met To Discuss The Impacts Of Storms Isha And Jocelyn
The Scottish Government's Resilience Room (SGoRR) has met to consider the impacts of Storm Isha and preparations for Storm Jocelyn. The meeting was chaired by First Minister Humza Yousaf and attended by members of the Cabinet, including the Transport Minister, the Met Office, Police Scotland, Transport Scotland, SEPA, transport and utilities companies and resilience partners.23/1/2024
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.
23/1/2024
Concorde Is History But Will The X59 Restart Supersonic Travel
The 'quiet' jet from NASA that could usher in a new era of supersonic air travel. The agency says its Quesst mission has successfully reduced the noise of supersonic aircraft from loud sonic booms to a quiet "thump" with the X-59.
23/1/2024
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.
23/1/2024
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.22/1/2024
All Trains in Scotland subject to Cancellation Until late on Monday
Train services running across the whole ScotRail network will be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 15:00 22/01.22/1/2024
A Flood Alert Has Been Issued For Caithness And Sutherland
A period of heavy and persistent rain on Sunday, enhanced by snowmelt conditions, could cause flooding impacts from rivers and surface water. Particularly at risk are urban areas and the transport network.22/1/2024
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.
22/1/2024
General Election - Access Talks - The Opposition Gets Ready for Goverment With Civil Service Talks
The Institute for Government (IFS) has published some interesting facts about how an opposition party prepares to take over the reins of government. Although we do not have a confirmed date for the UK election it will happen in 2024.
22/1/2024
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.
22/1/2024
Why Inheritance Tax Should Be Reformed
Around 50 Conservative MPs called for inheritance tax to be abolished after the Telegraph launched a campaign urging the government to scrap the tax in summer 2023. The move has since been discussed as a potential "pre-election giveaway" in the government's upcoming spring budget.22/1/2024
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.
21/1/2024
Royal Mail - Scrapping Saturday Post Among Ofcom Options For Reform - Will Another Privatised Industry Go Backwards
Royal Mail could be allowed to scrap Saturday post deliveries, as part of an Ofcom review into how the postal service may need updating. The regulator is set to publish a document next week outlining options on how Royal Mail can "evolve to more closely meet consumer needs".
21/1/2024
