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.
Suspected members of an Organised Crime Group linked to a Bolivian people-smuggling operation were arrested in south London this on 6 December 2022. Suspected members of an Organised Crime Group (OCG) linked to a highly sophisticated people-smuggling operation between Bolivia and the UK, have been arrested this morning (Tuesday 6 December) following a series of warrants executed in South London.
Organisations applying for public sector grants will need to pay at least the real Living Wage and provide channels for staff to have a say in the workplace from July 2023. The condition applies to organisations receiving grants from the Scottish Government, enterprise agencies and public bodies.
The United Kingdom's first Freeports in Plymouth, Solent, and Teesside are now fully up and running after receiving final government approval. Teesside, Plymouth and South Devon and Solent Freeports fully operational after final government sign off.
A programme to drive the economic growth of the agritourism sector in Scotland is set to receive more than £442,000. The programme will see the recruitment of four farms across Scotland, with the involvement of a wider circle of eight rural businesses around each farm.
The Highland Council has today (Wednesday 7 December 2022) announced a temporary festive schedule for the air services between Wick and Aberdeen. Agreed in partnership with the operator, Eastern Airways, and local stakeholders, the schedule will operate from 24 December 2022 to 7 January 2023.
Security staff at international rail service Eurostar will strike for four days in the run up to Christmas due to a pay dispute. Eurostar runs train passenger rail services linking London to Paris and other European capitals.
PM and President Biden create a new high-level bilateral group to focus on energy security, efficiency and affordability. The venture will give further high-level political backing to our accelerated energy transitions and Net Zero commitments.
Trade Minister Greg Hands will also sign the UK's third trade MoU with a US state: South Carolina. Minister for Trade Policy Greg Hands to travel coast-to-coast to discuss opportunities for closer trade ties with several US states.
The third application round of the Victim Surcharge Fund has now opened for bids from organisations that support victims of crime. Anyone who commits a crime that results in a court fine is charged an additional penalty - the victim surcharge.
