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19/1/2023
Voluntary Groups Like Businesses Are Feeling The Cost Of Living Pain
Two stories featuring on BBC News Scotland show that voluntary groups like businesses are feeling the cost of living pain. Caithness voluntary groups and charities that have staff and premises have seen their costs rise.19/1/2023
Flu Deaths In Scotland Highest For Over 20 Years And Covid Deaths Rising Again
Deaths involving COVID-19 Analysis for December 2022 and for week 2 of 2023. As at 15 January 2023, 16,568 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published today by National Records of Scotland (NRS).
19/1/2023
Chair Welcomes Over £2m Of Regeneration Funding For Three Highland Projects
The Chair of The Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Ken Gowans, has welcomed the announcement that three Highland projects have been successful in applying for funding support under the latest round of funding from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF). Gro For You Community Innovation Campus in Tain has been awarded £450,000 to establish a five-acre campus to offer training in sustainable food production, promote zero waste and deliver courses focused on tackling food poverty and poor mental health.19/1/2023
Subsea Expo 2023 Invites Delegates To Go ‘Into The Blue'
Leaders from government, offshore energy, marine renewables, defence and aquaculture will feature in a packed programme for the much-anticipated Subsea Expo 2023. The world's largest subsea conference and exhibition takes place at Aberdeen's P&J Live from 21 - 23 February 2023.
19/1/2023
32% Yearly Rise In Insolvency-related Activity In Scotland As Directors Look For Answers To Financial Problems
32% yearly rise in insolvency-related activity in Scotland, R3 research shows. The number of Scottish businesses experiencing insolvency-related activity jumped over 32% in December 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, according to new research from R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body.18/1/2023
Enter The Free Getaway Competitions From Venture North For Caithness and Sutherland
A free to enter competition with getaway prizes to be won. Enter the free competition HERE Keep a note to enter a second free competitions at the end of January 2023.
18/1/2023
National Strategy For Drones Presented To The UK Government In Landmark White Paper
The UK Government has today been presented with a landmark national strategy for drone technology across land, sea and air to rapidly, safely and efficiently accelerate growth by capitalising on an industry estimated to be worth over £45 billion to the UK alone by 2030. The White Paper, ‘A National Strategy for Drones Across Land, Sea and Air', was submitted to Government by the Drone Delivery Group.
18/1/2023
Consumer Price Inflation Dips Slightly To 10.5% Overall But Food Prices Rise Again - UK December 2022
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 9.2% in the 12 months to December 2022, down from 9.3% in November. The largest upward contributions to the annual CPIH inflation rate in December 2022 came from housing and household services (principally from electricity, gas, and other fuels), and food and non-alcoholic beverages.
18/1/2023
Food Price Inflation 17th Month Of Continual Rises
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices rose by 16.9% in the 12 months to December 2022, up from 16.5% in November. The annual rate of inflation for this category has risen for 17 consecutive months, from minus 0.6% in July 2021.
18/1/2023
How To Spot A Cyberbot - Five Tips To Keep Your Device Safe
You may know nothing about it, but your phone - or your laptop or tablet - could be taken over by someone else who has found their way in through a back door. They could have infected your device with malware to make it a "bot" or a "zombie" and be using it - perhaps with hundreds of other unwitting victims' phones - to launch a cyberattack.
18/1/2023
Still Time To Get Your Winter Vaccination Say NHS Highland
NHS Highland is encouraging those eligible who have yet had their winter vaccination to please come forward. Dr Tim Allison, Director of Public Health for NHS Highland, said: "Uptake of both the COVID and Flu vaccinations in the Highland area has been good but we know there are still those who are high-risk and/or vulnerable who have yet to come forward for their vaccination.18/1/2023
Caithness Schools Open Today
Caithness schools will be open today following the bad weather yesterday. Other areas have some school closures Orkney is one of the councils on the teacher hit list today as the rolling strike programme continues To be sure check Highland schools go to www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures.18/1/2023
More Time To Apply For Short-term Lets Licences
Recognising the pressures short-term lets hosts face at this time, legislation has been laid to extend the deadline for applying for a licence by six months to 1 October 2023. The new deadline applies to anyone operating as a host before 1 October 2022.17/1/2023
Many Highland Schools Closed Today 17 January - Check Highland Council
Many schools will be closed today due to weather. Parent can check the Highland council web site with pin numbers.17/1/2023
NDA Launches New Group Graduate Programme
The NDA group calls on graduates to help deliver its mission and take part in the one of the most important environmental programmes in the world. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group is calling on graduates to help deliver its mission and take part in the one of the most important environmental programmes in the world.
17/1/2023
UKs Saving Incentives Not Fit For Purpose With The Rich Pocketing Lion's Share Of £7 Billion Cost
Government incentives for savings are not fit for purpose, with around 750,000 low-and-middle income households having no savings at all, as rich individuals benefit from costly and unnecessary tax breaks, according to new Resolution Foundation research published on Monday 16 January 2023. The report ISA ISA Baby - published in partnership with the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust - examines the scale and distribution of savings across the UK, the impact of savings on families' financial resilience, and which households key savings policies have benefitted.17/1/2023
New Plan For Smart Electric Vehicle EV Charging Could Save Consumers Up To £1000 A Year
Electric vehicle consumers are set to benefit from lower energy bills and cheaper motoring thanks to a landmark plan to unlock the potential of smart electric vehicle charging. New plan sets out steps to unlock the potential of smart electric vehicle charging, including allowing motorists to power their homes using the electricity stored in their electric vehicle.
17/1/2023
ISA ISA Baby - Assessing The Government's Policies To Encourage Household Saving
The cost of living crisis highlights the long-standing issue of there being too many UK families with too little in savings. This is not a reflection of policy neglect: there have been many schemes over recent decades to encourage families to save more, covering both measures which cut taxes on savings returns and those which provide direct bonuses for savers.
17/1/2023
Japan Is Paying Families 1 Million Yen To Move To The Countryside - But It Won't Make Tokyo Any Smaller
The Japanese government has announced a fresh round of incentives for people to move out of the Tokyo region. From April 2023, families seeking a new life in greener pastures will receive JPY1 million (£6,380), per child.
17/1/2023
Curious Kids - Is There Such A Thing As Nothing?
Is there such a thing as nothing? - Reggie, aged seven, Darlington. Could someone see nothing? What does nothing look like? - Maya, aged nine, Bristol Imagine you hear a noise outside your window.
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