"Treat your mum to a lovely afternoon tea in the whisky lounge at 8 Doors Distillery in John O'Groats. Relax in comfy surroundings and enjoy sweet treats, sandwiches and your choice of tea or coffee for £20 per person.
Dear Parent/Carer Industrial Action -Teaching Unions You may be aware from coverage in the media, that some teaching unions including the largest, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS),have indicated their intention to take strike action on Tuesday 28th February and Wednesday 1st March 2023 across all Highland Council schools. This action is part of a national dispute regarding pay.
Scottish salmon was the UK's biggest food export in 2022, new HMRC figures have revealed. Sales of the nutritious fish grown in cold waters off the Highlands and islands reached £578 million in the calendar year, with France leading the global demand.
Whether you are staying at home or heading abroad vaccines are here to keep you safe. They help protect you and your family from certain infectious diseases.
The Foreign Secretary announced a new package of sanctions, including export bans on every item Russia has been found using on the battlefield to date. New sanctions ban export of every item Ukraine has found Russia using on the battlefield to date.
The UK Government should withdraw the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill after MSPs voted to withhold the consent of the Scottish Parliament, according to the Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson. Speaking during a debate in the Scottish Parliament, Mr Robertson said the Bill, which is currently in the House of Lords, threatens vital regulations in the environment, food standards and employment sectors and must now be withdrawn.
Amazon workers will take two more days of strike action this week as the first ever industrial action the company has faced in the UK escalates. More than 350 Amazon workers are expected to walk out on both days in anger at a 50 pence pay rise .
Key findings - Changing employer significantly increases the probability of private sector employees starting and stopping saving in a workplace pension. Between 2019 and 2020, 27% of private sector employees who save in a pension and then change employer stop saving in a workplace pension (at least temporarily), compared with just 7% of those who do not change employer.
Ulva Ferry is situated on the far western coast of the Isle of Mull, with a 40-minute drive on single track roads to the nearest town of Tobermory. The £852,475 project is being taken forward by the Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT), which has led several projects at Ulva Ferry for more than a decade.
The MeyGen tidal energy project located in the Pentland Firth, developed by SIMEC Atlantis Energy, has become the first tidal stream array in the world to generate 50GWh of clean electricity from tidal energy. The achievement represents a significant milestone in delivering tidal stream power at scale, according to SIMEC Atlantis Energy.
Tha na duaisean a' comharrachadh dhaoine fa leth, gnothachasan agus buidhnean coimhearsnachd a tha air cur gu cudromach ri cànan agus cultar na Gàidhlig ann an Alba. A-nis san deicheamh bliadhna, chaidh an tachartas a stiùireadh leis a’ chraoladair, Cathy NicDhòmhnaill rè Seachdain na Gàidhlig.
The Scottish Government needs to be clearer about how long it will take the NHS to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and to reform services. The government's NHS recovery plan aims to reduce the healthcare backlog and change how services are delivered.
300 businesses across the UK will benefit from the British Industry Supercharger: targeted measures to ensure the energy costs for key UK industries are in line with other major economies around the world. The government announces the British Industry Supercharger: decisive measures to make Britain's strategic energy intensive industries more competitive across Europe.
An ambitious footpath improvement project at the world famous Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, has been completed in time for the peak tourist season. The Storr is an iconic and internationally recognised site, with annual visitors reaching approx.
First Minister says "Scotland is your home for as long as you need it to be". Ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Friday 24 February, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has issued an open letter to Ukrainians in Scotland and across the world.
New annual Winter Heating Payment begins in Scotland. Help with heating costs is on its way to around 400,000 people on low incomes through a new Scottish Government benefit, with the first payments processed this week.
UK trains Ukrainian soldiers to operate Challenger 2 tanks as part of ongoing support to Ukraine. Training on UK Challenger 2 tanks for Ukrainian soldiers is continuing at pace in the South-West of England after the UK committed to provide 14 vehicles and accompanying ammunition to support Ukraine's defence.
Organisations supporting victims and survivors of crime in Scotland will receive a £500,000 boost from a fund that takes money from offenders. Seven organisations - including Victim Support Scotland and Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland - will share grant funding to provide practical help directly to victims.
The new penalties will be fairer and more proportionate for businesses who submit their VAT returns or pay their VAT late. The first monthly returns and payments affected by the penalties are due by 7 March 2023.
An additional bank holiday on Monday, 8 May 2023 has been approved at a meeting of the Council's Corporate Resources Committee. The additional bank holiday is in honour of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles.
