Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a direct appeal to the Russian people. The Russian people deserve the truth, you deserve the facts.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (April 1st) sold 8,037 sheep of all classes, including the annual spring sale of ewe lambs. Ewe lambs (5,575) averaged £96.26 and sold to £190 gross for a pen of blue Texel's from Broombank, Culloden Moor.
Albyn Housing Society, a social landlord that owns and manages 3,700 properties in 70 communities across the Highlands, is today (4 April 2022) launching the Albyn Energy Fund worth £100,000 for tenants struggling with soaring energy costs - a fund the society expects to last only a few days due to demand. The fund is part of a package of measures to support its many tenants struggling financially with energy bills and the cost of living.
Ofgem has launched a package of measures to provide microbusinesses with new rights and advice when dealing with energy providers. For information go HERE.
Developing regional food and drink projects across Scotland. Projects that celebrate locally sourced and produced food and drink are being encouraged to apply for funding.
Around 2.5 million UK workers will receive a pay rise as the National Minimum and Living Wages increased on Friday 1 April in line with the recommendations from the independent Low Pay Commission. Workers aged 21-22 will receive a rise of almost 10% on the National Minimum Wage, while those aged 23 and over receiving the National Living Wage will get a raise of 6.6% to £9.50.
5,364* new cases of COVID-19 reported. 0 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are generally closed at weekends).
More people nearing the end of their life will have fast-track access to financial support through the benefits system thanks to new rules coming into force today. From today (Monday 4 April 2022) fast-tracked access to Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance will be extended to more people in the final year of their life.
HMRC's online Time to Pay facility has been used by more than 142,000 Self Assessment customers since April 2021, helping to spread the cost of their tax bill. More than 142,000 customers have used HMRC's online Time to Pay facility to spread the cost of their Self Assessment tax bill since April 2021, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
In his speech Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank Of England talks about the impact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has had on the UK economy and on UK financial stability. He discusses what implications this could have on monetary policy, and gives an assessment on the resilience of the financial system.
Public bodies are being given advice on how to handle contract bids from companies linked to Russia. To help strengthen economic sanctions imposed on Russia following the illegal invasion of Ukraine, guidance has been published on how to reject bids to procure a contract for goods or services from firms which are established in Russia and Belarus.
This e-seminar, by Cathal Henigan, Purchasing Director at Valeo Foods UK, will provide an introduction to the subject of the global honey supply chain. Topics covered in this short presentation include an overview of the role of beekeeping, honey extraction and honey processing.
The flagship family payment - Scottish Child Payment – has now doubled to £20 per week per child. 104,000 children are already benefiting from this increase.
Pensioners and their loved ones are being urged to take-up Pension Credit, as a new campaign is launched to help those of pension age with the cost of living. It comes as new figures show many pensioners could be missing out on Pension Credit, a vital financial boost that can be worth over £3,300 a year.
Further funding to provide a route out of poverty. Employability services to help those most at risk of long-term unemployment will receive up to £113 million of funding.
Review will look into potential options of dietary supplements and fortified food and drinks. Around one in six adults in the UK have low levels of vitamin D, which can lead to rickets, bone pain and disabilities Call for evidence issued to the public, experts, industry and patient groups on innovative ways to boost Vitamin D levels A new review has been launched to promote the importance of vitamin D and identify ways to improve intake across the population, including through dietary supplements and fortified food and drink.
Almost 80 projects set to benefit. A total of 77 initiatives working with people affected by drug use are to receive awards totalling more than £25 million over the next five years.
Five more companies to support future proofed broadband. Plans to deliver full fibre broadband across the country have been boosted, with five more operators pledging their support to maximise coverage through Scotland's Full Fibre Charter.
The poet TS Eliot famously proclaimed April to be the "cruellest month". Writing after surviving a pandemic - the Spanish flu of 1918 - he was referring to the familiar (often misguided) sense of hope that traditionally accompanies the arrival of spring.
Hundreds of nuclear professionals gathered at the 14th UK Nuclear Skills Awards at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester. The NDA group was heavily represented with six finalists from Sellafield, Magnox and Energus.
