The Highland Council's City of Inverness Area Committee agreed the following Motion on 17 February 2022. 20mph speed limits - this Committee recognises that increases in active travel, along with children and parents using safe routes to schools, and this Council's policy to develop 20-minute communities, will elevate the instances where motorised vehicles will come into conflict with those engaged in all forms of active travel.
Maps of the Council's gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at https://www.highland.gov.uk/gritting The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
The UK's supply of carbon dioxide (CO₂), which is essential for everything from critical NHS operations to keeping food fresh while being transported, remains in jeopardy. It was recently ensured for the second time in a few months thanks to a short-term deal between leading supplier CF Industries and the UK government, which keeps CF's two English plants up and running until the end of April.
Culture and events sectors to benefit from £16 million The government's Omicron business support fund will help cultural organisations, events, museums and freelancers recover from the economic impact of coronavirus restrictions. £16 million funding for this financial year is being allocated as follows: £12 million to Creative Scotland towards support for a hardship fund for creative freelancers, a recovery fund for cultural organisations and for Edinburgh Festivals celebrating their 75th year.
New statistics show average wealth remained stable while wealth inequality remained high. According to the latest data from just before the pandemic, a typical household in Scotland had £214,000 in total wealth, similar to previous years.
7,056 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 16 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive.
You might wish you were more passionate about your job. Or that you had the kind of job you could at least imagine being passionate about.
If you want to see how things are progressing you can watch the replay of the debate today discussing the roads issue. A message from councillor Raymond Bremner was readout as he was ill and could not attend.
Whoop Energy and Xcel Power Ltd have today announced they are ceasing to trade. Whoop Energy supplies 262 unique customer accounts, gas and electricity, 50 domestic and 212 non-domestic.
As more visitors from the UK and abroad travel to enjoy holidays along the stunning Northern coast of the Highlands, an exciting business opportunity to tie in with the tourism boom has come up. The Highland Council is looking for someone to take on a new lease of Wick Caravan Park William and Tricia Miller who have run the site for the past 15 years will be retiring this year, so the Council is looking for a new operator to take over when the existing lease expires on the 28 May 2022.
Ambitious plans to create hundreds of high quality jobs and business opportunities by developing a North Highland and Moray ‘space cluster' have received a £38,000 boost from the UK Space Agency. Ambitious plans to create hundreds of high quality jobs and business opportunities by developing a North Highland and Moray ‘space cluster' have received a £38,000 boost from the UK Space Agency.
The number of standard electric vehicle (EV) chargers on UK streets rose by 70% between 2019 and 2021. Sounds promising, except that the number of plug-in electric cars grew by 280% over the same period - and battery powered cars jumped 600%.
California recently announced that it plans to ban the sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, Ontario has invested $500 million in the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and Tesla is quickly becoming the world's highest-valued car company. It almost seems like owning an electric vehicle is a silver bullet in the fight against climate change, but it isn't.
Information about how to work with Dounreay as a supplier was updated on 15th February 2022. Businesses can check it all out HERE .
Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre have reached a settlement. Although this was always a likely outcome, the statement is worth probing in detail.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has updated its vaccination advice for children aged 5 to 11, with a view to increasing protection against potential future waves of coronavirus (COVID-19). Although this age group is generally at very low risk of serious illness from the virus, a very small number of children who get infected do develop severe disease.
Concerns about so-called ‘green lairds' buying up agricultural land for carbon sequestration will be discussed at an event led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). The roundtable event will bring together key stakeholders from across the UK to identify, research and discuss the opportunities and risks arising from large-scale land acquisition for tree planting.
Prince Andrew has reached a settlement in the civil sexual assault case brought against him by Virginia Giuffre. The American woman, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring, had accused Andrew of sexual assault on three occasions when she was a teenager.
Revenue generated by cyber security firms rose by 14 per cent to £10.1 billion. UK-registered cyber firms raised more than £1 billion external investment in 84 deals.
7,144 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 22 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive.
