Funding of more than £650,000 will extend the salmon counter network as part of a package of measures to support salmon conservation. The expanded network will provide valuable information to monitor salmon populations and inform their population status.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 5th) sold 19 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (4) averaged 235.0p (-5.0p) and sold to 249.0p per kg and £1,510.40 gross.
The Covid-19 vaccination programme has made excellent progress in vaccinating a large majority of the adult population in Scotland. By 17 September, more than 90 per cent of people aged 18 or over had received at least one Covid-19 vaccine.
A Drop in event for the sand whale sculpture day at Dunnet Beach near the Seadrift Centre on Wednesday 20th October. Borgie Forest Bushcraft Age 7 to 12 on Friday 22nd October This even required to be booked Use Booking code https://booking.highlifehighland.com/ email paul.castle@highlifehighland.com Tel 01847821531 See poster for details..
Many of the world's richest and most powerful people are in the spotlight once more for using secretive tax havens and corporate structures to hide wealth and avoid paying taxes. The Pandora papers is the third in a series of huge leaks of documents to the media following the Panama papers in 2016 and the Paradise papers in 2017 - and little seems to have changed in the interim.
2,056 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 21,358 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 10.3% of these were positive.
Plans to help Scotland's education system continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic have been published by the Scottish Government. Created with input from across the sector, including young people, the Education Recovery strategy outlines how almost £500 million has been used to support learners and staff across the country.
HMRC urges tax credits and Child Benefits customers with a Post Office card account to update HMRC with their new bank account details by 30 November 2021. From 1 December 2021, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will stop making payments of Child Benefit, Guardian's Allowance and tax credits into Post Office card accounts.
International travel will be simpler with lower testing costs for people who qualify as fully vaccinated. new simplified travel system with a single red list and the rest of the world comes into force from 4 October at 4am fully vaccinated travellers from over 50 countries and territories have simpler, cheaper rules, with just a single post arrival test needed.
The UK's housing crisis hardly requires an introduction. It affects people across the housing spectrum — from leaseholders stuck with flammable cladding to tenants in overcrowded housing.
1,760 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 19,959 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 9.4% of these were positive.
Over £500 million to support hundreds of thousands of people into jobs announced today (Monday 4 October 2021). Workers leaving the furlough scheme and unemployed people over the age of 50 will be helped back into work Those on the lowest wages will also be helped to progress in their careers and existing schemes targeting young people will be extended into next year Workers leaving the furlough scheme and unemployed people over the age of 50 will be helped back into work as part of more than £500m expansion of the government's Plan for Jobs.
The National Cyber Force was announced by the Prime Minister as part of the Integrated Review in November 2020. The joint MoD and GCHQ partnership is helping keep the country safe as the new home of offensive cyber operations.
Decarbonising transport, including rail services, offers a significant opportunity to contribute to reducing the threat of climate change, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking at a formal launch of the £120m Glasgow Queen Street Station today, the First Minister applauded the substantial investment of over £9bn in rail infrastructure since 2007 that sees over 75% of all rail passenger journeys in Scotland made by electric services.
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser, Gary Gillespie, Chief Economist - 4 October 2021. Overview This month's economic brief provides an update on data that begins to show how the economy has been performing during the third quarter of the year.
Package to capitalise on huge boost for British tennis, following unprecedented success for Emma Raducanu, Joe Salisbury, Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett at this year's US Open Tennis Championships. £22 million committed by the Government, with additional £8.4 million provided by the Lawn Tennis Association.
The latest reconviction statistics for the 2018-19 offender cohort have been published today by Scotland's Chief Statistician. The figures show that reconvictions have increased in the past year, going against the general downwards trend over the past decade.
2,040 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 28,673 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 7.7% of these were positive.
The first roof beams have been lifted into place at Dounreay's newest shielded radioactive waste store. Seventy six beams, weighing a total of 1,400 tonnes, the equivalent of 116 double decker buses, are needed to complete the mammoth roof structure which will have a total weight of 3,300 tonnes.
Business confidence in Scotland rose five points during September to 39%, the second consecutive month of growth, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. Scottish firms reported higher confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, up 14 points at 39%.
