Streamlined system in place for Ukrainian nationals entering the UK with their pets. Refugees fleeing Ukraine can bring pets with them when coming to the UK.
Beware of Scam Messages Purports To Be The UK Post Office. "Kieran tried to deliver your parcel today but no/one was at home." “Your parcel is waiting for delivery, please confirm the settlement of £1.45 on the following link local-depot-gb .com" You may get similar types of such scam text messages in several forms.
So where are we now - Scotland Employers' Side revised pay offer - February The Salaries Committee of NASUWT has unanimously rejected the latest pay offer from employers' body COSLA. This added only 0.22% to the previous offer and, with inflation currently measured at 7.8% (on the Retail Price Index) and 5.5% (on the Consumer Price Index), represents a huge real-terms pay cut to teachers who have worked tirelessly to keep the education sector going during the pandemic.
Highland Council has agreed to a proposal for personal safety audits for members after the May local elections. Councillor Lobban said that councillors could be more at risk then MP's or MSP's as they were often more available in the community Two councillors Councillors Pippa Hadley and Bill Lobban tabled a motion.
The Notice of Election for the Highland Council has been published today, Monday 14 March 2022. The Highland Council election, which takes place every 5 years, is now seeking candidates to come forward with their nomination to stand.
Richard Murphy who runs Tax Research UK exposes the true picture on excess profits. He has grabbed attention on Twitter with over a million views.
Olly Bartrum from the Institute for Government warns that the UK government should do more to prepare for the high prices and supply problems that the UK would face if Russia's gas exports to Europe are cut off. The majority of Russia's energy trade (which comprises natural gas as well as oil) remains untouched by sanctions.
27 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19. 1,805 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.
The UK Government has unveiled plans to provide vital energy support to Ukrainian hospitals and shelters. The UK Government has unveiled plans to provide vital energy support to Ukraine through the Ukraine Electricity Network Support Taskforce.
Third sector medical research plays an important role both in the Scottish economy and society. Medical research makes huge contributions to society through developing new treatments, improving existing ones and advancing technologies that can help save lives, such as vaccines that help to fight against infectious diseases like Covid-19.
21 Ukrainian children with cancer have been brought to receive care through the NHS in England. The UK government has brought 21 Ukrainian children with cancer to receive care through the NHS in England The children will undergo an assessment to understand their specific health needs before getting treatment at an appropriate NHS hospital.
A paper published at the UK House of Commons library on 7th March 2022. The cost of living has been increasing across the UK since early 2021 and in January 2022, inflation reached its highest recorded level since 1992, affecting the affordability of goods and services for households.
Scotland outlines ‘super-sponsor' proposal in commitment to support Ukrainian refugees. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has outlined the Scottish Government's commitment to maximise its contribution to the UK Government’s community sponsorship scheme, whilst emphasising it must provide more clarity on how the scheme will work.
The Chancellor has called on UK firms to "think very carefully" about any investments that would support the Putin regime, in the wake of his illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Chancellor Rishi Sunak calls on firms to "think very carefully" about any investments that would in any way support the barbaric Putin regime Sunak welcomes commitments already made by firms and investors to divest away from Russian assets and is "crystal clear" that he supports any further signals of intent Move is part of government strategy to inflict maximum economic pain on Putin and his regime - and to stop further bloodshed Rishi Sunak welcomed commitments from firms such as BP, Shell, Aviva, M&G and Vanguard, who have announced their intention to reduce or sell holdings in Russia in recent days.
Support to help mitigate against future energy price increases. Support is being expanded to improve the energy efficiency of homes and tackle energy costs.
‘Cyberflashing' will become a new criminal offence with perpetrators facing up to two years behind bars under new laws to be introduced by the Government. Online Safety Bill will include new cyberflashing offence.
The Annual Report of Statutory Performance Indicators (SPIs) and Best Value for financial year 2020-21 set against the context of COVID, was considered by members of The Highland Council when they met on 10 March 2022. The report tells the story of how COVID has impacted significantly across the Council's SPIs and this context, combined with a change in the way the Scottish Government has measured some performance indicators, means that an overall assessment of Council performance cannot be made.
Following discussion in private (due to commercial confidentiality requirements) The Council has agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with H2 Green Ltd. The agreement explores opportunities to develop a regional green hydrogen network across the Highlands.
Developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and delivered mostly online, Pathfinder Accelerator provides fast-track training and mentoring for entrepreneurs looking to build a company or launch a new product. Businesses have until 20 April to apply to be part of this next cohort, which starts in May and is funded by the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal.
Highland Council will shortly be sending out letters to randomly selected residents across the Highlands, inviting individuals to participate in the Council's Citizens’ Panel. A Citizens' Panel is a group of residents within a Local Authority area which is asked for their views on a range of topics and subjects to help inform policy and priorities.
