Self-Isolation Support Grant scheme pays out £73 million over pandemic and will end next year. Low income workers who lost earnings when they self-isolated after contracting Coronavirus (COVID-19) have received awards totalling almost £73 million.
Maps of the Council's gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at www.highland.gov.uk/gritting. The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time.
PM announces new international coalition to develop the next generation of combat aircraft. The UK, Italy and Japan will join forces to develop the fighter jets of the future.
ScotRail is warning customers to expect significant disruption during the latest round of strike action by RMT members of Network Rail. The dispute does not involve ScotRail staff, however, it will have a major impact on the train operator's ability to provide services as the RMT planned action involves Network Rail staff in Scotland. Network Rail RMT members are currently voting on a pay offer, which is due to close on Monday, 12 December.
Today, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) published its latest annual Payments Survey. The report reveals that in 2021, as stores closed for lockdowns and the public was advised to use contactless payments, cash usage fell to just 15% of all transactions (down from 30% in 2020), while 82% were made on credit or debit cards (up from 67% in 2020).
This council recognises the importance of Breast Screening in the early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer for women across the Highlands. It also recognises that to be truly effective it has to be available and accessible to all woman who meet the agreed criteria.
Employers across Scotland are being encouraged to close the employment and pay gaps for all ethnicities under a new strategy launched today. A Fairer Scotland for All: An Anti-Racist Employment Strategy sets out the actions the Scottish Government will take and how it will work with employers to help make Scotland's workplaces more diverse, fair and inclusive.
A NEW college for the North and West Highlands and Outer Hebrides will be known as UHI North, West and Hebrides when three UHI colleges merge. Last month the boards of management at UHI North Highland, UHI Outer Hebrides and UHI West Highland formally approved the merger proposal and business case, which will see them come together as a single UHI college from August 2023, pending Scottish Government approval.
A robot designed with help from Dounreay to safely inspect hazardous environments has been listed in Time Magazine's top 200 innovations of 2022. The robot, known as Lyra, has been used to inspect ventilation ducts and feedback radiological information.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (December 7th) sold 229 store cattle and 76 adult head of breeding cattle. Bullocks (117) sold to 293.9p per kg for a 245kg Limousin cross from Kintradwell Estate and £1,150 gross for a 515kg Beef Shorthorn Cross from Atlantic View, Durness.
As the festive season approaches The Highland Council would like to encourage households and businesses to consume responsibly and reduce the waste they create at Christmas. Every year the Council sees a large increase in waste generated over the festive period.
The Council Administration's Programme for 2022 - 2027: "Our Future Highland" has been agreed by Members at today's Council meeting. The programme has a focus on being ambitious for the future and maximising the opportunities and the resources we have to improve the quality of life for people in the Highlands, with sustainability a key theme throughout.
Customers have been able to pay their Self Assessment tax bill via the free and secure HMRC app since February 2022. Thousands of people are now choosing to use the app to make Self Assessment payments because it is a quick and easy way to manage any tax they owe.
The home delivery expert ParcelHero is warning that online shoppers shouldn't leave it late to complain that an item hasn't arrived. Many stores won’t refund tardy claims.
Families of loved ones killed abroad are to receive additional support at a time "when people need help the most". The Scottish Government is providing grant funding to Victim Support Scotland which provides a specialist service offering financial and emotional support to families resident in Scotland affected by an overseas murder or culpable homicide.
A report from The Resolution Foundation. Human capital and skills are important for improving the UK's labour market and economic performance.
Local authorities have published their plans for closing the poverty-related attainment gap. Councils across Scotland have set their own "stretch aims" for children and young peoples' progress in literacy and numeracy levels, for senior phase qualifications achieved, as well as for the number of young people participating in education, training, or employment.
Health Secretary thanks staff for their "incredible efforts". More than 14.9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccination have been administered in Scotland since the first jab was given exactly two years ago.
Ben Hamilton, 34, from Middlesbrough, has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, after being convicted under the Companies Act following abuse of the Bounce Back Loan financial support scheme in 2020.16 Nov 2022 ---------------------------------------------- Bankrupts provide false details to secure loans Bankrupts from Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and South-West London handed bankruptcy restrictions after all provided false details to secure £165,000 of loans. Nadia Butt, from Birmingham, and Dorota Suchocka, from Barnes, South-West London are subject to 11-year and 10-year Bankruptcy Restriction Undertakings, while Heidi Carruthers is subject to a court-imposed 8-year Bankruptcy Restriction Order.
New compensation scheme unveiled for postmasters who were first to take legal action against Post Office over the Horizon IT scandal delivered by government and overseen by an independent advisory board, the scheme will enable these postmasters to claim reasonable legal fees Business Secretary Grant Shapps: "Today's compensation scheme will ensure that these trailblazing postmasters who did so much to uncover this injustice receive the compensation they deserve." Postmasters who played a key role in exposing the Post Office Horizon IT scandal from the 1990s will be able to access the compensation they deserve, thanks to a new funding scheme unveiled by Business Secretary Grant Shapps today (7 December). In 2019, 555 postmasters who had taken the first legal action against the Post Office over Horizon received £43 million plus legal costs in a settlement.
