News Archive
12/2/2021
Caithness Area Committee - 21 January 2021 - Video
The agenda was hanged to take the Caithness Horizons paper first. Read the Agenda Read the Supplementary Agenda Item 3: Minutes Report, 124.69 KB Item 5: Police - Area Performance Summary Report, 75.13 KB.
12/2/2021
Temporary road closures in Wick
On Tuesday 16 February 2021 from 9:30 until 17:00, motorists are being advised by The Highland Council that two streets in Wick will be temporary closed to allow KIER to safely carry out Iron work repairs. U3529 Grant Street, Wick, will be closed from its junction with the U3560 Huddart Street to its junction with C1073 Macarthur Street U3560 Huddart Street, Wick, will closed from its junction with the U3654 Smith Terrace to its junction with U3569 Kinnaird Street.12/2/2021
QandA With Sharon Peacock, Coronavirus Variant Hunter
The UK is a world leader in sequencing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Of all the coronavirus genomes that have been sequenced in the world, nearly half have been sequenced by COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (Cog-UK).
12/2/2021
ICT In Learning Strategy in Highland For Education And Learning 2021
Members of the Council's Education Committee today agreed The Highland Council's ICT in Learning strategy, written in collaboration with Education Scotland, for this year. The key themes of the strategy are: Empower leaders of change to drive innovation and investment in digital technology for teaching and learning.12/2/2021
How to wind down the furlough scheme while protecting people in poverty
This article is from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The Chancellor should chart a course for winding down the furlough scheme that gives businesses certainty of the level of support that will be in place according to decisions that are made on health restrictions.12/2/2021
Coronavirus And The Social Impacts On Great Britain: 12 February 2021
This week, over the period 3 to 7 February 2021, based on adults in Great Britain. Compliance with most measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) remained high, with similar proportions to last week reporting always or often handwashing after returning home (90% this week compared with 89% last week), using a face covering (95% this week compared with 94% last week) and avoiding physical contact when outside their home (93% both this week and last week).12/2/2021
Caithness Mental Wellbeing Pathfinder Project Community Discussion - 11 December 2020
The Caithness Committee discussion was posted in January..
12/2/2021
Scottish Parliament Election 6 May - Register or get a Postal Vote
It is easy to register and to get a postal vote. Just go HERE.12/2/2021
GDP First Quarterly Estimate, UK: October To December 2020
UK gross domestic product (GDP) in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2020 is estimated to have grown by 1.0%, following revised 16.1% growth in Quarter 3. Despite two consecutive quarters of growth, the level of GDP in the UK is 7.8% below its Quarter 4 2019 level.12/2/2021
Best Start Grant And Best Start Foods - Check If Your Family Qualifies
There are deadlines for applying for certain benefits and anyone can easily check if they are eligible to make claims The 3 Best Start Grant payments are: 1. Pregnancy and Baby Payment 2.12/2/2021
Coronavirus Covid-19 Daily Data For Scotland - 12 February 2021
830 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 19,184 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 5.2% of these were positive.11/2/2021
Ongoing rollout of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) 1140 hours
Members at today's Education committee were updated on the ongoing rollout of 1140 hours of funded ELC provision in Highland. 194 ELC settings in Highland are now delivering 1140 hours, with a further 15 settings planned to move to 1140 hours in April 2021.11/2/2021
Support For Freelancers And The Events Sector
A further £17.5 million of emergency coronavirus (COVID-19) funding has been allocated to support creative freelancers and the events sector. Of that, £8.5 million will go towards the events sector - distributed through the Pivotal Event Businesses Fund and the Events Industry Support Fund 2 as well as targeted support – bringing the total additional COVID-19 support for the events sector to £31.5 million.11/2/2021
Coronavirus Covid-19 Update: First Minister's Statement Thursday 11 February 2021
Statement given by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a media briefing in St Andrew's House, Edinburgh, on Thursday 11 February 2021. Good afternoon, thanks again for joining us.
11/2/2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 daily data for Scotland - 11 February 2021
830 new cases of COVID-19 reported 24,121 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 4.0% of these were positive. 48 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.11/2/2021
Short, medium and long term action plan agreed at Education Committee
At today's (11 February 2021) meeting of the Council's Education Committee, Members agreed on The Highland Council's Education and Learning three-year draft action plan covering short, medium and longer term priorities. This plan is currently the focus of consultation with all of our Highland schools, and ongoing collaboration with schools will underpin its future development.11/2/2021
Amsterdam ousts London as Europe's top share trading hub - FT
Financial Times article shows Brexit is making huge impacts for UK. https://www.ft.com/content/3dad4ef3-59e8-437e-8f63-f629a5b7d0aa Amsterdam surpassed London as Europe's largest share trading centre last month as the Netherlands scooped up business lost by the UK since Brexit..11/2/2021
Landmark EU Settlement Scheme Reaches Five Million Applications - 30 June 2021 Deadline
The Home Office has today (11 February 2021) announced it has hit the milestone of five million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme with four months still to go before the deadline of 30 June 2021. This includes more than 4.5 million applications from England, 252,400 from Scotland, 83,800 from Wales and 81,800 from Northern Ireland up to 31 January 2021.
11/2/2021
High Streets Are Dying and Now We Face Online Taxation For Purchases
The Chancellor is reportedly planning the introduction of a new online sales tax. The home delivery expert ParcelHero says Britain's growing army of online shoppers must not be duped into paying the cost of Covid.11/2/2021
