Schools are being encouraged to take advantage of free resources to boost cyber skills and set up aspiring young people to aim for careers in cyber. Teachers across the UK urged to sign up and access free resources to help secondary school children build skills and consider a career in cyber.
Online grabbed 27.4% of all retail sales in July, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero. That's its biggest share of the market since February 2022.
Up to £1250 is available over two years to support a review of a flock or herd, and help farmers consider health and welfare interventions that improve performance. In addition, the Scottish Government is providing additional funding in 2023-24 to help increase the provision of Official Veterinarians across Scotland.
Businesses in Scotland had 131,396 fewer unpaid invoices on their books in July 2023 than July 2022, according to new research from R3, the UK's insolvency and restructuring trade body. R3's analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows that overdue invoice numbers in Scotland have fallen from 552,897 in July 2022 to 421,501 in July of this year - a drop of 23.8%.
The fund is provided by the Scottish Government and managed by SCVO. The objective of the fund is to provide capital funding to CLD organisations across Scotland to purchase digital devices that can be used by learners to support their learning.
Proposals to introduce electronic tracking and monitoring technology for small fishing vessels will be consulted on as part of package of new fisheries measures announced last week. The consultation proposes that vessel tracking devices will be required by Scottish commercial fishing vessels under 12 metres in length wherever they operate, and by all vessels of the that size when they operate in Scottish waters.
Reducing emissions from our buildings is one of the most challenging and important actions we can take to help end Scotland's contribution to climate change. Scotland's homes and workplaces must transform so they are more comfortable, efficient, and green and so Scottish Government is consulting on proposals for Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) reform and are seeking stakeholder views ahead of the introduction of new legislation.
Military personnel deployed on the battlefield will benefit from enhanced connectivity, following the award of an £89 million contract. UK Armed Forces to benefit from enhanced battlefield connectivity Contract will boost connection with allies on operations.
The priorities by which The Highland Council will treat roads in Caithness this winter have been approved. At the Caithness Committee meeting today (Monday 21 August 2023) members approved a winter maintenance plan for the area which includes priority road lists and maps showing the priority gritting routes.
Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies have risen by double digits for the third time in a row since the introduction of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, underlining what many in the industry feared from the outset that the new legislation would exacerbate the supply demand imbalance. It currently appears to be sustained in vice-like grip sending rents soaring across the country.
Leading member-owned co-operative, ANM Group has announced plans to consult over its high-level vision for the Thainstone Centre near Inverurie. It could see ambitious new plans come forward for the Thainstone based business to explore the concept of creating a new purpose-built auction centre, rural community, events and retail hub fit for the future on its own land at Thainstone, that is ready to serve its members, customers and wider community for the next 40 - 50 years.
If you're entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2023 to 2024, you will get an extra £150 or £300 paid with your normal payment from November 2023. The full amount of Winter Fuel Payment (including the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment) you will get for winter 2023 to 2024 depends on when you were born and your circumstances during the qualifying dates.
ENOUGH announces it has raised €40 million in growth funding co-led by World Fund, Europe's leading climate tech VC, and leading food tech investor CPT Capital which continued its commitment. Other previous investors, including AXA IM Alts through the Axa Impact Fund, HAL Investments through 280ppm, Onassis Group through Olympic Investments Inc, Tailored Solutions and Scottish Enterprise also followed on.
Find out more about the Net Zero Energy Workforce Report from the National Grid, which explores the employment opportunities and skills required to help the UK's energy sector reach net zero by 2050. The UK is on a journey to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Private landlords could play a far greater role in helping to end homelessness in Scotland, according to a new report from a coalition of homelessness and housing experts. Releasing its new report, the Everyone Home collective set out how the private rented sector could become a more accessible option for people experiencing homelessness looking for a settled, secure place to live.
We have all seen the deeply concerning impacts of climate change this summer, with record breaking heatwaves and wildfires in Europe. Young people face the prospect of feeling the damaging effects of climate change deeply throughout their lives.
Detail of the 'Great Place to Work for Veterans' initiative. In 2018 the Government published the first ever Strategy for our Veterans and followed this up in 2020 with the Veterans Strategy Action Plan which set out the first steps the Government is taking to achieve its ambition of making the United Kingdom the best place to be a veteran anywhere in the world.
On Friday 25th August, Highland's Integrated Children's Service Plan 2023-2026 will be launched at Inverness Leisure Centre. This ambitious plan aims to support children, young people and families with commitments in six key areas - poverty, child protection, corporate parenting, drugs and alcohol, health and wellbeing, and children’s rights and participation.
Members of Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee (17 August 2023) agreed the updated Delivery Plan following formal notification of funding received through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The controversial part of this is that funding is much less than it would have been previously if the UK had remained in the EU.
The British Retail consortium has gathered information on how many big stores are cutting prices or raising wages. In the north we only have a few of these big name stores such as Boot, Lidl, Coop, and Tesco - One thing that is obvious from the pay levels is that once again supermarkets are leaving the care sector behind.
