News Archive
20/2/2021
Town Centre Funding to improve Caithness CCTV
Members of the Caithness Committee have agreed to use Town Centre Funding to invest in the CCTV infrastructure for both Wick and Thurso. £16,100 will be used to digitalise the existing aging analogue public space CCTV system in Wick town centre and connection of the new system into the council's CCTV monitoring office with £25,625 to do the same for Thurso town centre.
20/2/2021
More help for Self Assessment taxpayers
HM Revenue and Customs announces Self Assessment taxpayers will not be charged the 5% late payment penalty if pay their tax or set up a payment plan by 1 April 2021. Self Assessment taxpayers will not be charged a 5% late payment penalty if they pay their tax or set up a payment plan by 1 April 2021, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced.20/2/2021
£180-million British Army Vehicle Contract Protects 700 Glasgow Jobs
A £180-million contract to deliver cutting edge threat detection technology for the British Army's new Boxer vehicles will support hundreds of jobs in Scotland, it is announced today. The 10-year Remote Weapons Stations (RWS) contract will protect over 700 jobs at Thales UK's Glasgow site while supporting 30 apprenticeships.
20/2/2021
Addressing Rural Scotland's Gender Imbalance - Rural Economy Training
A new scheme will address inequality and provide greater opportunities for women working in or interested in a career in rural and aquaculture sectors. The Women in the Rural Economy Training Fund will give women the chance to develop their skills and talents with the help of £100,000 worth of practical training provided by the Scottish Government.20/2/2021
Care Home Visits To Resume
Routine indoor visiting of care home residents by relatives, friends and carers will be able to resume from early March with care providers supporting residents to have up to two designated visitors each and one visit a week for each visitor. With a wide range of protections now in place against COVID-19 for care home residents, it is has been decided meaningful contact should be made easier for the wellbeing of residents and their loved ones.20/2/2021
Bame Celebrities Call Out Vaccine Misinformation
A group of celebrities have released a video addressing vaccine misinformation in BAME communities. The group, including actors Adil Ray and Meera Syal, as well as cricketeer Moeen Ali and presenter Konnie Huq, appealed to black, Asian and ethnic minority communities in the UK to help address hesitancy around the Covid-19 vaccine.
20/2/2021
Lifting lockdown in 2021: the next phase of the coronavirus strategy
The Institute for Government has published a report on what the UK government should be aware of in the next phase of reducing lockdown and avoiding another rise in infections. As the prime minister prepares to unveil his latest ‘roadmap' out of lockdown, this paper warns that any mismanagement that risks a fourth lockdown would represent a serious failure of government.
20/2/2021
Business support scheme to boost UK space industry has lift off
A scheme to alert more firms to the possibilities space-related enterprise can bring is set to be launched by the UK Space Agency. The up to 10-week Business Accelerator programme, delivered in partnership with business growth experts from Entrepreneurial Spark and The University of Strathclyde, offers free virtual sessions to help companies with their sights set on space to make progress.
20/2/2021
Residential Rehabilitation Provision
A survey of residential rehabilitation services in Scotland shows that there are 418 beds available for the treatment of both drug and alcohol addiction. All 20 of the facilities surveyed replied - 16 said they provided residential treatment for both alcohol and drug addiction, three provided treatment for drugs only and one for alcohol only.20/2/2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 state of the epidemic in Scotland - 19 February 2021
STATE OF THE EPIDEMIC IN SCOTLAND, 19 FEBRUARY 2021 This report summarises the data up to and including the 18 February 2021 on COVID19 in Scotland. Cases and incidence Over the last month we have seen the impact of stay at home measures in reducing the level of SARS-CoV-2 in Scotland, however in the last week there has been a levelling off in the average number of cases reported daily.
20/2/2021
Regional Aggregation And Economic Performance: The Relative Position Of Scotland
A Fraser of Allender Article published 19 February 2021. Back in 2019, Boris Johnson promised to "unite and level up" different regions of the UK.
20/2/2021
Earth's Magnetic Field Broke Down 42,000 Years Ago And Caused Massive Sudden Climate Change
The world experienced a few centuries of apocalyptic conditions 42,000 years ago, triggered by a reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles combined with changes in the Sun's behaviour. That's the key finding of our new multidisciplinary study, published in Science.
20/2/2021
Coronavirus Covid-19 Daily Data For Scotland - 20 February 2021
803 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 19,882 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 4.6% of these were positive.19/2/2021
Tesco Tech Error - Customers Should Check Payments To Tesco
Over the last week, there have been multiple reports of shoppers in Tesco being double, or even triple charged for their shopping, as the supermarket chain experiences payment issues throughout the UK. Although not every store is affected, many customers are still waiting for their money to be refunded.19/2/2021
UK to launch new research agency to support high risk, high reward science
The Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA) will be led by scientists who will have the freedom to identify and fund transformational science and technology at speed. UK government will launch the Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA), a new independent research body to fund high-risk, high-reward scientific research.19/2/2021
New Campaign To Support Vaccine Roll-out Backed By Social Media Companies And British Institutions
Social media platforms and celebrities team up with government and NHS to launch new graphics to show support for vaccine roll-out. Range of frames and GIFs with designs featuring the NHS, the Premier League, the Beano and Charlie Mackesy.
19/2/2021
Coronavirus Covid-19 Infection Survey, UK: 19 February 2021
From the Office for National Statistics published 19 February 2021. In England, the percentage of people testing positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) decreased in the week ending 12 February 2021; we estimate that 481,300 people within the community population in England had COVID-19 (95% credible interval: 451,600 to 512,400), equating to around 1 in 115 people.19/2/2021
Pm Announces 100 Day Target To Create New Vaccines
The Prime Minister will call on world leaders to back efforts to speed up the development of new vaccines, treatments and tests at a G7 meeting. Slashing the time to develop vaccines for new diseases to 100 days will save countless lives in future health crises.
19/2/2021
Cross-government Apprenticeship Buddy Scheme
Cross-Government Apprenticeship Buddy Scheme - Information pack for candidates and buddies. Introduction to the Buddy Scheme Our ODP Cross-Government Buddy Scheme is here to help increase Apprenticeship support for those undertaking the ODAS Apprenticeship.19/2/2021
