If current model of retailing continues there will be further failures. McColls Stores are a vital provider of groceries for some.
Shell is UK's most valuable brand, valued at £36.5 billion EY retains title of Britain's strongest brand. Fastest growing British brands include tech companies ARM and Softcat, pharmaceutical brand AstraZeneca and British Gas.
My Lords and members of the House of Commons. My Government's priority is to grow and strengthen the economy and help ease the cost of living for families.
An independent review of the role of incineration in Scotland, which recommends a cap on future incineration capacity, has been welcomed by the Circular Economy Minister. The report, which was authored by waste sector expert Dr Colin Church, reviews the role of incineration in the waste hierarchy, with a focus on aligning national capacity with Scotland's waste reduction targets.
The latest compendium annual housing statistics have been published today by Scotland's Chief Statistician. This release covers annual statistics up to the financial year 2020-21 on total new housing supply in Scotland across all sectors, along with information on various elements of local authority housing such as stock, lettings, evictions and housing lists.
Readers young and old are being challenged to spend six minutes reading on Wednesday 11May 2022. It is part of Keep the Heid and Read campaign, a Scotland-wide reading initiative led by The Scottish Library and Information Council.
Last month Macdonalds takeaway place in Inverness raised the pay rate to £11 per hour an Inverness. Staff shortages in catering and cost of living rising seem to be pushing people to move on to find better rates of pay.
All-Energy is back for its 21st anniversary and the first face-to-face event in two years. In conjunction with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the region's businesses will exhibit on the HI-energy pavilion, which once again will host the largest regional presence at the show.
Scotland's space industry is undergoing massive growth, and the Highlands and Islands are at the forefront. Commercial spaceports that will put satellites into low Earth orbit from Sutherland and Shetland have received planning permission and their development is well underway.
Ten representatives of businesses from member organisation Shetland Food and Drink included Shetland Fisherman's Association, Whalsay Made and Shetland Reel Gin. Eight representatives from Food from Argyll and two from Bute Kitchen joined the collaborative visit to Orkney including Mull Cheese, Argyll Coffee and IslayCocoa.
A report by the Food and Drink Federation has said Scotland's economic recovery has largely been driven by strong growth in exports of drinks and seafood products, which together accounted for £5.2billion of total Scottish exports. Scotland's total food and drink exports in 2021 were up 15 per cent on the previous year.
The UK has announced a new package of sanctions on Russia and Belarus targeting £1.7 billion worth of trade. Russian and Belarusian regimes targeted with new package of trade sanctions on goods.
Young people struggling to access employment will be supported by an additional £4 million through the Young Person's Guarantee. The funding will help young people impacted most by the pandemic, including those who are care-experienced and those experiencing mental health issues.
A fund launched last year to tackle the social isolation, loneliness and mental health inequalities made worse by the pandemic, has been awarded a further £15 million. The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults was launched in October last year, and has helped nearly 2,000 community projects to deliver activities and programmes in its first year.
The Flow Country Partnership is taking its project on the road for a 16-day consultation tour of Caithness and Sutherland. It is the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world and this remarkable place is so important that it could soon join Victoria Falls and The Rocky Mountains on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list.
UK government donates a further 287 mobile generators. More than 850 generators in total will help to run relief centres, hospitals, phone masts, and water pumping stations.
All the results for the 2022 Highland Council election have been declared. They are as follows: Independent - 21 Scottish Conservative and Unionist - 10 Scottish Green Party - 4 Scottish Labour Party - 2 Scottish Liberal Democrats - 15 Scottish National Party (SNP) - 22 Total elected 74 The first meeting of the new Council will be held on Thursday 26 May.
Minimum unit pricing (MUP) sets a floor price on a unit of alcohol to prevent the sale of ‘cheap' drinks, with the aim of reducing alcoholrelated harm. MUP was introduced in Scotland on 1 May 2018 at 50p per unit.
From The Fraser of Allender Institute Scottish businesses have positive expectations for activity levels, employment and turnover according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor report, but also report that inflationary pressure and supply chain issues pose challenges in the year ahead. The report, which surveyed 500 firms in April from across the economy, revealed that all sectors of the Scottish economy recorded large and positive net balances for their volume of business in the first quarter of 2022, with this positivity expected to continue over the next six months.
Shop Price annual inflation accelerated to 2.7% in April, up from 2.1% in March. This is above the 12- and 6-month average price increases of 0.4% and 1.5%, respectively.
