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13/9/2024
Highland Council Education Committee Supports Recommendation For Youth Work And Adult Learning Transfer And The Financial Position Of Highlife Highland
At the Education Committee today (Thursday 12 September 2024) Members agreed to the recommendation to transfer Youth Work and Adult Learning to the Council from High Life Highland' The final contract review report will come to the Committee in November 2024 for consideration. The benefits arising from the transfer are set out in detail within the report which stresses the intention to build upon the strong foundations that High Life Highland has established for Adult Education and Youth Work across Highland.Today
Pensioners And Everyone Else Will See 10% Energy Price Rise From October
So most Pensioners have now lost the Winter Heating Allowance and to add to the pain we will all see energy prices rise from 1st October. Every 3 months Ofgem reviews and sets a level for how much an energy supplier can charge for each unit of energy and daily standing charge, under the price cap.Today
Rachel Reeves Needs To Learn Lessons From Her Handling Of The Winter Fuel Allowance Abolition
The chancellor did not construct a solid narrative for axing the winter fuel allowance. It is possible that a month of bad headlines, criticism across a spectrum from Ed Balls to Robert Jenrick, the unsettling of a lot of Labour MPs and the alienation of a bunch of NGOs was all part of a Reeves-Starmer masterplan.Today
PwC Report - Store Openings And Closures H1 2024
According to PwC, in 2023, there were 14,081 store closures in Great Britain, which is an average of 39 closures per day. This is higher than the 11,530 store closures in 2022, but lower than the years between 2017 and 2021.
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Wind Powers A Record Summer For Renewable Energy In Britain
Great Britain's electricity system (Northern Ireland is part of the integrated Irish electricity grid) made a leap forward in August 2024. The amount of power generated by fossil fuels fell to 3.6 terrawatt-hours (TWh), its lowest level in over a century.
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Growing Scotland's Space Sector
Scotland's ambition to become a leading space nation has taken a step forward. Space sector entrepreneur Daniel Smith takes up the newest position in the Scottish Government's international business network.
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Community Learning And Development Plan 2024-2027
The Education Committee met today (Thursday 12 September 2024) and agreed the Community Learning and Development Plan 2024-2027. Community Learning and Development (CLD) plays an important role in ensuring individuals, families and communities reach their potential, through lifelong learning, mutual self-help and community organisation, ensuring support and opportunities are community-led and built around people's individual and collective aspirations.Today
Grangemouth Oil Refinery To Close Next Year With Loss Of 400 Jobs
Scottish and UK Governments respond to Petroineos decision to close refinery as 400 jobs to go. Currently the site employs 500 people.
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Does Taylor Swift's Opinion Matter? - Richard Murphy
When Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for US President everyone took note. But do such endorsements matter, and should more people put their heads above the parapet and declare what they think in public?.
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Winter Heating Allowance For Millions Of Pensioners Officially Cancelled Following Today's Vote In Parliament
The vote on a motion today 10 September 2024 finally confirms that Labour cancels Winter Heating Allowance payments for pensioners. The Scottish Government has already stated they will be forced to follow that in Scotland.Yesterday
Why Is Labour Picking On Pensioners? - Richard Murphy
Of all the groups in society anyone expected Labour to pick on when it came into office, pensioners were the least likely excepting perhaps, children in poverty. Now it turns out they are the two groups Labour thinks should pay the price for the mess that Labour claims it has inherited from the Tories.
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Martin Lewis - 880,000 People Aren't Claiming Pension Credit
There is an estimated 880,000 people not claiming pension credit who should be. Martin Lewis explains if this could be you, and what people can do to check to see if they are eligible for pension credit.
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Hundreds Of New Starters Begin Their Careers At Sellafield
This year's cohort of apprentices and graduates will help drive forward work at the UK's largest and most complex nuclear site. Up to 300 vocational and degree apprentices and 150 graduates are expected to join Sellafield Ltd in this year's intake.
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Chancellor Announces £8 Billion Amazon Web Services Investment As She Vows To Make Every Part Of Britain Better Off
On September 10, 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to invest £8 billion in the UK over the next five years to build data centres and cloud and AI infrastructure. The investment is intended to help meet the needs of customers and partners, and support the UK's digital economy.Yesterday
Martin Lewis Dismantles Labour's Winter Fuel Plan
Labour's plan to scrap universal winter fuel payments as a way to save money relies on pensioners not coming forward to claim the credit they're entitled to, explains money saving expert Martin Lewis..
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Uks Key Allies Come Together To Fight Public Sector Fraud
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States join UK Government for counter fraud summit in London. Senior government officials from UK's closest intelligence allies meet to coordinate fight against fraud Meeting, chaired by Cabinet Office Minister Georgia Gould, forms centrepiece of five day summit in London.Yesterday
Student Smishing Scams On The Rise
Student Loans Company provides student advice at start of 24/25 academic year. At the start of the 24/25 academic year, the Students Loans Company (SLC) is reminding students to be vigilant of smishing scams.
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Using Data To Predict And Support The Future Royal Navy
Helping the Royal Navy maintain a skilled and capable workforce amid rapid technological advancements and demographic shifts. The Royal Navy needs to maintain a skilled and capable workforce in the face of rapid technological advancements and demographic shifts so that it can draw on the right people with the right skills to meet the demands of modern warfare.
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Landmark Reforms To Give Greater Security For 11 Million Renters In England
Section 21 evictions banned to protect renters from key driver of homelessness and empower them to speak up against discriminatory treatment. No fault evictions will be banned, and renters will receive greater protections and security from eviction thanks to historic legislation to level the playing field between tenants and landlords.Yesterday
