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12/2/2023
Iconic Inverness Building Restored To Create Much-needed Homes For City
More than 50 flats now available to rent through The Highland Council and HHA. The former Arnotts building on Union Street in Inverness has been transformed into high-quality flats across four storeys, which will help to address the demand for rental properties in the city.
12/2/2023
Highland's Families First Strategy Approved By Members
A report setting out Highland's Children’s Services Families First strategy was presented to and approved by members of the Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee (Thursday, 9 February 2023). The strategy’s vision is summarised simply as: "To safely ensure that children and young people remain with their families and within their Highland communities." It is also underpinned by a set of core principles of family support, which are outcome focused in preserving, protecting and upholding the rights of children within their families in the Highlands.12/2/2023
Drinks Cans And Bottles Deposit Return Scheme - Opposition Grows But Is It Too Late To Stop
The SNP government has been working towards a deposit return scheme that now comes into effect in August 2023. The problem for the scheme is that retailers and in particular small retailers do not want it as it will increase their costs to handle returns and those costs will be passed on to customers in higher prices.12/2/2023
UK Narrowly Avoids Recession Amid Living Standards Downturn
The UK avoided a recession by the narrowest of margins last year, but with household incomes falling, families are still living through a living standards downturn, the Resolution Foundation said on Friday in response to the latest ONS GDP data. GDP in Q4 2022 was broadly flat, following a contraction in Q3, with weak trade offset by rising consumption and investment.12/2/2023
Flow Country Green Finance Initiative Begins First Steps And Consultations
Members of the Flow Country partnership are at the early stages of creating a Green Finance Initiative, looking at ways the peatlands can provide financial benefits to local communities. Flow Country partnership members are hosting a series of drop-in sessions and are inviting people to join them to discuss green finance and peatland restoration.
12/2/2023
Things Could Be Worse?
Emma Congreve and Mairi Spowage from Fraser of Allender Institute give their asessment of the current position on the economy in Scotland This week we are upholding our reputation as economists and bringing plenty of doom and gloom, even with today's ‘not as bad as it could be' news on UK GDP. Technical recession in 2022 avoided - for now The big headline today from the ONS release of UK GDP data was that despite a contraction in growth in December of 0.5%, growth was flat in the October-December quarter overall.11/2/2023
Scotland's International Reputation Grows - Natural Beauty, Tourism And Governance Score Highly In New Survey
Scotland has achieved its highest ever reported score in an international survey which asks 60,000 adults from 20 countries what their perceptions are of 60 nations. The Nation Brands Index (NBI) 2022 survey scores and ranks countries across six dimensions including Culture, Tourism, Governance, Immigration and Investment, Exports, and People.11/2/2023
Flexible Planning Rules - New Measures To Boost Hospitality And Town Centre Recovery
Hospitality businesses will be able to place tables and chairs on the pavement outside their premises without submitting a planning application under measures expected to come into force at the end of next month. Strong support was expressed in a public consultation for the extension of permitted development rights to enable more cafes, bars and restaurants to offer outdoor eating and drinking.11/2/2023
More Women To Be Supported Back Into STEM Jobs In Government-backed Training In England
More women will be helped back into the workplace following the launch of a Government-backed training programme. Women facing work barriers due to caring to be helped back to careers.
11/2/2023
Robin Holyrood: Giving To The Poor
A diverging income tax system means higher earners in Scotland will pay a lot more than they would in England, while Scottish welfare benefits get more generous. The Institute of Fiscal Studies says the poorest households will be £580 better off than they would be in England, and the highest earners, on average, £2590 worse off.11/2/2023
Uk Announces Second Global Investment Summit To Create Jobs In High Tech Sectors
The Prime Minister announces the UK's second Global Investment Summit in October 2023 during a meeting of the Investment Council. PM announces UK's second Global Investment Summit to take place in October.10/2/2023
Procurement At Dounreay - Information About How To Work With Dounreay As A Supplier.
Commercial pipelines provide a forward look at potential commercial activity within a department. The information presented is for reference only and reflects the Dounreay anticipated procurement pipeline.
10/2/2023
Dr John Campbell - Vitamin D And Diabetes
Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes, (7th Feb 2023). Vitamin D has many functions in the body, including a role in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism.
10/2/2023
UK Sends Life Saving Support To Earthquake-hit Turkey And Syria
The UK will provide vital items such as tents and blankets to help survivors cope with the freezing conditions, as part of its immediate response to the crisis. immediate extra support will help save lives and prevent suffering package to include thousands of tents, blankets and hygiene kits world-class UK surgical team and equipment will help address urgent medical needs.
10/2/2023
Nuclear Submarine Steel Cut Milestone Supports Jobs Across The UK
A significant milestone has been reached in the build programme for the Dreadnought ballistic missile submarine programme. Steel has been cut on third submarine in future nuclear deterrent programme.
10/2/2023
Rural Affairs Secretary To Address Farmers' Union - New Payment Scheme To Support Animal Health And Welfare Launched
Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced a new payment scheme for farmers and crofters to improve the health and welfare of sheep and cattle, ahead of an address to the National Farmers Union Scotland annual general meeting. From summer 2023, livestock keepers will be able to claim a new £250 payment for specific interventions, such as vet screening of livestock for certain diseases, which will lead to improvements in the health and welfare of Scotland's sheep and cattle.10/2/2023
Fishing Industry Nets New Funding To Train The Next Generation
The projects range from practical courses in seafood preparation or manning fishing boats through to degree level qualifications. Innovative training programmes to attract new recruits and improve the quality of training in the fishing, seafood and aquaculture sectors have been awarded funding today (Friday 10 February 2023) from the £100million UK Seafood Fund.
10/2/2023
Economic Activity And Social Change In The UK, Real-time Indicators: 9 February 2023
Most consumer behaviour indicators increased in the latest period, in line with usual monthly patterns, with debit card spending on "Retail" showing the biggest growth for the second consecutive week (9 percentage points) and spending on "Pubs, restaurants and fast food" increasing above the pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) baseline for the first time since early December 2022 (Revolut). Section 3: Consumer behaviour.10/2/2023
Supporting Our Nuclear Apprentices And Graduates To Become The Industry Leaders Of Tomorrow
As we mark National Apprenticeships Week 2023, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority group (NDA), including Sellafield Ltd, is proud to recognise the more than 1,000 people following early career programmes at its nuclear clean-up sites. Fourteen young graduates and apprentices from across the NDA were pleased to attend the Nuclear Industry Association's Skills and Apprenticeships Fair on 31st January as part of the Nuclear Week in Parliament.
10/2/2023
UK Sending Medical Aid And Specialist Equipment To Earthquake-hit Turkey
Support will include a field hospital and C130 Hercules critical care air support team. The UK will send a field hospital and C130 Hercules critical care air support team and aircraft in the coming days to help provide vital emergency treatment to those critically injured by the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey.
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