News Archive
14/10/2021
Supporting Fair Work Practices - Real Living Wage conditionality for winning public sector contracts
Companies bidding to win Scottish Government contracts will have to pay the real Living Wage. This will ensure public sector contracts tackle in work poverty and promote fair work practices across the public, private and third sector where there is a risk of low pay.14/10/2021
Funding To Tackle Marine Litter
Project sees fishers remove debris from the ocean. A project to help remove harmful litter in our seas and raise awareness of its environmental impact is set for expansion after receiving almost £180,000 of funding from the Marine Fund Scotland.13/10/2021
Know The Gritting Policy For Your Area in Highland
The Highland Council's winter gritting programme starts this week on Thursday 14 October and will continue until 14 April 2022. During this time the Council will monitor road and weather conditions across its road network.
13/10/2021
Adapt Or Die, Says Environment Agency
With less than three weeks to COP26, Environment Agency warns that adaptation - becoming resilient to the effects of climate change - is just as vital as mitigation. The climate emergency can only be successfully tackled through greater focus on adapting to the inevitable climate impacts that we are already seeing, the Environment Agency has warned as it urged world leaders to step up to that challenge at COP26.
13/10/2021
Council Chosen As Pathfinder In Scottish Government's Green Growth Accelerator Programme
Highland Council has been officially named as one of the pathfinder organisations in the Scottish Government's recently announced Green Growth Accelerator programme. The first projects to benefit from the programme, which is driving investment in low carbon infrastructure, were announced on Friday by Just Transition Minister Richard Lochhead.13/10/2021
Zero Covid Worked For Some Countries - But High Vaccine Coverage Is Now Key
Since the start of the pandemic, several countries have adopted a zero-COVID strategy, aiming to eradicate COVID within their borders. Faced with the highly transmissible delta variant, many are now abandoning it.
13/10/2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 13 October 2021
2,581 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 35,728 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 7.7% of these were positive.13/10/2021
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 13 October 2021
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 13th) sold 1,271 weaned calves at their second annual district ballot show and sale. The show champion sponsored by NFU Mutual Dingwall & Thurso and judged by Mr Brodie Keir, Berrybrae was awarded to a 280kg 8 month old Limousin cross from Messrs J Munro & Sons, Invercharron realising £940.13/10/2021
Funding Secured To Help Rebuild Fair Isle Bird Observatory
A £7.4m project to rebuild Shetland's world-renowned bird observatory on Fair Isle takes a step forward today (Monday 11 October) as Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Government announce a funding package worth £2.35million. The project, which is led by Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust (FIBOT), will create seven new green jobs, help to sustain the island's population and meet the community's aspirations to become carbon neutral by 2040.
13/10/2021
Why Boris Johnson's plans for a ‘high-wage economy’ require a major shift in the way British business works
Boris Johnson has declared that his government plans to build a "high-skill, high-wage" economy across the UK. But it will not be an easy thing to deliver.
13/10/2021
Scottish Secretary Comments On October Labour Market Statistics
Responding to the latest employment figures, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack says the UK Government will continue to help people find well-paid, skilled jobs. Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said:The UK Government's priority is getting people back into work - so it is pleasing to see the latest employment figures once again show positive signs of recovery for Scotland with more people returning to employment.
12/10/2021
Rural Firms Encouraged To Take Part In New Business Survey
Businesses in rural areas across Scotland are being encouraged to take part in a new Rural Business Panel survey, which gets underway this week. More than 2,700 firms are to be contacted for their views on topics such as economic confidence, business performance and optimism, as well as current concerns such as financing, increased costs, supply chain issues and labour challenges.12/10/2021
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 12 October 2021
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 12th) sold 16 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (1) averaged 246.0p (+11.0p) and sold to 246.0p per kg and £1,488.30 gross.12/10/2021
Provisional Results Show Increase In Scottish Agricultural Production For 2021
The latest 2021 figures released by the Scottish Government predict a good year for cereal production. Total cereal production is expected to be around 3.1 million tonnes.12/10/2021
Time To Get Ready For Self Assessment
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers to check that they have the correct information in order to complete their tax return. The deadline for 2020/21 tax returns is 31 October 2021 for those completed on paper forms and 31 January 2022 for online returns.12/10/2021
UK Job Vacancies Soar To 1,102,000 As Economy Speeds Up
The number of job vacancies in July to September 2021 was a record high of 1,102,000 - an increase of 318,000 from its pre-pandemic January to March 2020 level. This was the second consecutive month the three-month average has risen over one million.
12/10/2021
Cervical Screening Campaign - People Urged To Attend Smear Test
Those eligible for cervical screening are being urged to go for a smear test when invited as part of a nationwide campaign. With two people dying from cervical cancer in the UK every day, the Scottish Government campaign encourages people not to ignore their invite - even if they expect everything is fine.
12/10/2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 12 October 2021
1,908 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 19,394 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 10.5% of these were positive.12/10/2021
Many Charitable Funds Are Currently Open For Applications
Searching for funding is time consuming. The link below takes you to the Scottish Rural Network Funding page where you will find may sources to check out.12/10/2021
