Macduff Shipyard Limited (MSL) is to double the berthing capacity of its facility in Buckie. This will enable the company to take on more building, maintenance and repair work for various industry sectors and vessels.
Sir Patrick Vallance, Head of the Government Science & Engineering (GSE) Profession, reflects on the first 6 months of 2022. One of the highlights of 2022 so far was the GSE Conference, which saw over 370 people come together, and many more joining online, to learn about and celebrate government science and engineering.
Dounreay has successfully trialled a new waste route for incineration of its low-level waste, in conjunction with Nuclear Waste Services. Fourteen 200-litre drums of low-level waste were recently transported to waste treatment company Tradebe for incineration.
DINGWALL., Dingwall and Highlands Marts Ltd., (September 1st) sold 2,372 breeding sheep also all classes of lambs and Lewis Livestock at its annual sale sponsored by Gow Transport. Gimmers 1st - J.W.S Wishart, Knockhall, Orkney 2nd – A.J Stephen Hatton Cottage, Dallas 3rd – H.V & W.
Highland and Islands Enterprise offer a wide range of advice and support for businesses in the current financial climate. REDUCING THE COST OF RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS Rising costs of doing business are having a significant impact on businesses, communities and social enterprises across Scotland.
FORT WILLIAM., Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September 2nd) sold 2,456 store sheep of all classes Lambs (2,160) sold to £100 gross for a pen of Texel Crosses from Steall, Fort William. Feeding sheep (296) sold to £73 gross for a Blackface Ram from Car Na Fersa, Kilchoan.
Six island local authorities will receive a share of £4.45 million to assist critical projects on climate change, population retention and tourism. A total of 11 projects, spread across 31 islands, have received funding for the current financial year as part of the Islands Programme.
This article from the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the National Care Service to be set up by Scottish Government poses some worrying questions. Reorganisations on this scale usually come with increased costs and major restructures take time.
Preparations under way as vessel arrives to host displaced people. The second cruise ship chartered to offer displaced people safe accommodation has arrived in Glasgow.
An article published in the Guardian on 1 September 2022. Households in Britain will see their spending power cut by an average £3,000 by the end of next year unless the new government acts to counter the biggest drop in living standards in at least a century, research has indicated.
Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening brain and spinal conditions in foetuses. Defra launches UK-wide consultation on the Bread and Flour Regulations on the amount of folic acid to be added to flour Under the government's proposals, pregnancies affected by neural tube defects could fall by more than a fifth.
Fears over the cost of living have reached new highs in the UK after power regulator Ofgem confirmed that the energy price cap will nearly double from October to cost the average household £3,549 a year. There has been much discussion about what the government needs to do to help people and businesses this winter, but the crisis is still being presented as a short-term problem that will ease in due course.
The UK is trying to ensure households and businesses have enough energy this winter by turning to international markets buoyed by booming US liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, and reinstating retired storage capabilities. But the impact of Russia's recent decision to switch off its Nord Stream 1 pipeline has proven that European countries are still very much at the mercy of changes in global gas market supply and demand.
Taps, showers, dishwashers and washing machines could all have new water efficiency labels, in a move which will help save 1,200 million litres of water a day - the equivalent of 480 Olympic swimming pools across the UK. The plans, subject to a 12-week consultation, will encourage the purchase of more water-efficient products and help customers manage their water and energy bills.
The team running High Life Highland's library service have retained their Customer Service Excellence award, achieving a 100% full compliance with the prestigious award's criteria. Talking about the award, Julie Corcoran, HLH's Head of Libraries said, "The Customer Service Excellence Award has been developed by the Cabinet Office to acknowledge excellence in public services.
Real household disposable incomes are on course to fall by 10 per cent over this year and next - the deepest living standards squeeze in a century. The number of people living in absolute poverty is set to rise by three million, highlighting the scale of the task facing the new Prime Minister when they take office on Monday, according to a new Resolution Foundation report published today (Thursday 1 September 2022).
This is Martin Lewis's full practical video briefing on what it means, how it works, and including a Q&A..
Britain is in the midst of a painful cost-of-living squeeze, with double digit inflation prompting the biggest fall in real wages since the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. And the crisis will get far worse in the coming months as inflation continues to rise, energy bills soar, and rising interest rates are felt in higher mortgage payments.
This article is from the Institute for Fiscal Studies and was published in the Times. "We may be facing such an emergency that deeply unpalatable decisions need to be taken." Read the article HERE .
Residents of the UK and the Bailiwick of Guernsey can access free emergency and necessary healthcare when visiting either territory from 1 January 2023. Minister of State for Health Maria Caulfield signs the arrangement with Guernsey's Chief Minister in central London People planning to travel to Guernsey next year are encouraged to take their UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), which is being expanded and improved post Brexit UK residents visiting the Bailiwick of Guernsey will benefit from free necessary healthcare, and vice versa, after a landmark deal was signed today (Wednesday 31 August).
