News Archive
7/12/2021
Committing To A Greener, Fairer Future
New measures announced for a just transition to Net Zero. The Scottish Government has announced further measures to support Scotland's just transition to net zero.7/12/2021
Support For Fishing Businesses And Coastal Communities
The latest round of funding awards from Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) has seen fishing businesses and marine organisations in coastal communities receive more than £3 million. Around £11 million has been awarded to date across a range of projects, including supporting young fishers to enter the sea fisheries industry, enhancing sustainable aquaculture, protecting the marine environment and supporting Scotland's coastal communities.7/12/2021
Latest Quarterly Housing Statistics, December 2021
The latest quarterly statistics on housebuilding and affordable housing supply have been published by Scotland's Chief Statistician. There were 14,834 all-sector new build homes completed in Scotland in the year to end December 2020, a decrease of 35% (7,839 homes) on the previous year, with activity levels having been affected by lockdown measures from March to June 2020.6/12/2021
Local Caithness Firm Blargoans Wins At The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2021 Winners 2021
★OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD★ sponsored by Green Investment Group. Blargoans Ltd - WINNER K2 Management McMillan Consultancy Renewable Exchange.6/12/2021
Advanced ‘detect And Destroy' Air Defence System Launched
Sky Sabre, a state-of-the-art air defence system, replaces Rapier, propelling the British Army to the forefront of ground-based air defence missile technology. Unprecedented in speed, accuracy, performance and target acquisition, Sky Sabre will be able to hit a tennis ball-sized object travelling at the speed of sound.
6/12/2021
Significant outbreak of COVID-19 linked to event in Nairn
NHS Highland's Health Protection Team has identified a significant outbreak of COVID-19 linked to a music event held at the Royal British Legion in Nairn on Saturday 27th November 2021. A small number of those cases have now been identified as cases of the newly identified Omicron variant.6/12/2021
Negative Test Added To Certification
From today the Covid certification scheme includes provision for a negative test for Covid-19, as an alternative to proof of vaccination. Deputy First Minister John Swinney said:"Covid certification is playing a positive role in reducing the risk of transmission of Covid-19.6/12/2021
1 In 3 People Find Energy Bills 'unaffordable' - CAS Launches New Campaign
More than one in three people in Scotland find energy bills unaffordable, according to new polling for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) by YouGov. The research found 36 per cent of people couldn't afford their fuel bills.6/12/2021
Recovery From Storm Arwen - Lessons To Be Learned For The Future
As power is fully restored to all those who experienced outages as a result of Storm Arwen, the Deputy First Minister John Swinney has thanked everyone involved in the recovery effort, and committed the Scottish Government to take forward a lessons-learned exercise. Mr Swinney said: "Storm Arwen has been a more significant event than the ‘Beast from the East' in 2018, requiring a complexity of response that we have not seen for a number of years.6/12/2021
Fraser Of Allander Institute's Annual Pre-budget Report
David Eiser and Mairi Spowage from Fraser of Allender look at the potential changes in the Scottish budget coming this week Challenging outlook for the Scottish budget despite historically high block grant. The outlook for Scotland's budget in 2022/23 will be challenging despite the Scottish government's block grant being significantly higher than it was pre-pandemic, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute.
6/12/2021
Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 6 December 2021
3,894* new cases of COVID-19 reported. 32,166* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 12.8%* of these were positive.
6/12/2021
7 Key Messages On The Scottish Budget On 9th December
In a few days time, on December 9th, the Scottish government will publish its budget for 2022/23. It will be the first budget of this session of parliament, following the elections in May.6/12/2021
Landmark Investment In Recycling
More than £13 million has been awarded to local authorities to increase the quantity and quality of recycling in Scotland. Nine more local authorities have successfully bid for support from the Scottish Government's Recycling Improvement Fund, bringing the total investment to date to £20 million.6/12/2021
Government-backed Liquid Hydrogen Plane Paves Way For Zero Emission Flight
UK project unveils plans for a new liquid hydrogen plane. passengers could one day fly anywhere in the world with no carbon emissions as £15 million UK project unveils designs for a new liquid hydrogen plane.
6/12/2021
Cairngorm Mountain Appoints Chief Executive
Ms Susan Smith has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive She has held the role of interim chief executive at CMSL since 2019, on secondment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), where she was head of business development. She has worked at HIE for over 30 years.
5/12/2021
People Urged To Get Booster As Uk Approaches 20m Top-up Jabs
Almost 20 million COVID-19 booster vaccines and third doses have been administered in the UK. Booster programme is being accelerated with more vaccination centres and military support.5/12/2021
Unvaccinated Mothers Urge Pregnant Women To Get Jabbed
Powerful new video shows their experiences of severe COVID-19 during pregnancy. Pregnant women are being urged to get the vaccine by unvaccinated mothers Powerful new video shows their experiences of severe COVID-19 during pregnancy 98% of pregnant women in hospital with symptomatic COVID-19 are unvaccinated Vaccines continue to provide tens of thousands of pregnant women and their babies with vital protection from the virus Unvaccinated women who suffered with COVID-19 during their pregnancies have told their harrowing stories of battling the virus, from being hospitalised to having emergency c-sections, as part of a new campaign encouraging expectant mothers to get the vaccine.
5/12/2021
Ambitious Budget For A Fairer, More Prosperous Scotland
Initiatives to tackle the climate emergency, support economic recovery and reduce inequalities will be at the heart of this year's Scottish Budget. The 2022-23 Budget, which will be presented to the Scottish Parliament on 9 December, will set out how the Scottish Government will forge a path that transitions Scotland towards becoming a fairer, more prosperous and greener country.5/12/2021
UKHSA Calls For Everyone To Get Their Flu Jab This Week
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urging all those eligible to take up their flu vaccine by 10 December to ensure protection in time for Christmas. The vaccine takes 14 days before it provides maximum protection, so people should get it before 10 December to help keep themselves and vulnerable relatives safe throughout the festive season.5/12/2021
