641 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 25,939 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 2.6% of these were positive.
Boundaries Scotland has submitted its final proposals for councillor numbers and wards in Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands council areas to Scottish Ministers. The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 required the Commission to review the six councils containing inhabited islands (Argyll and Bute, Highland, North Ayrshire, Orkney, Shetland and Na h-Eileanan an Iar) as soon as practicable.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 26th) sold 220 store cattle, 149 adult head of breeding cattle and 78 OTM cattle. Bullocks (102) averaged 250.8p and sold to 323.1p per kg for a 195kg Limousin cross from 6 Bracara, Morar and £1,460 gross for a 660kg Limousin cross from Bog of Auchterflow, Munlochy.
The Council is continuing to work at pace to submit bids into the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund and Community Renewal Fund. The Highlands can submit one transport bid and one bid for each Westminster constituency.
The Highland Council is encouraging anyone who has not yet applied to the EU Settlement Scheme to do so before the 30 June deadline to ensure they can continue to work in the UK and have access to public services. The UK Government Home Officed have just released the latest quarterly figures for the EU Settlement Scheme and these figures show that 10,950 EU/EEA/Swiss Citizens, residing in the Highland area, have now applied for Settled Status.
A report by Audit Scotland. Scotland's councils reacted quickly, working alongside communities and partners, to address the unprecedented challenges created by Covid-19.
Highland based Community Groups, Charities and Third Sector organisations are invited to tender to run a Green Health Event/ Activity for project up to £5000 in the summer of 2021. Deadline for Tenders is 7th June 2021.
An Audit Scotland report setting out the spending by both Scottish and UK government as it affected Scotland. Since our last publication, Covid-19: Implications for public finances in Scotland, the devastating impact of the pandemic has continued to affect people across Scotland.
Professor Roxane Andersen's free, public seminar on 2nd of June - World Peatlands Day (at 4 pm). The online talk will explore the science of peatlands, touching on subjects including climate change, biodiversity and restoration.
546 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 28,674 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 2.1% of these were positive.
Salmon Reported rod catch of salmon (45,366) is the third lowest since records began, and 92% of the previous 5-year average. Catches have decreased from a high in 2010 and the 2020 records are consistent with a general pattern of decline in numbers of wild salmon returning to Scotland, although the impact of the coronavirus pandemic complicates comparisons with previous years.
Scotland's onshore GDP grew by 2.1% in March, according to statistics announced today by the Chief Statistician. Output remains 5.4% below the pre-pandemic level in February 2020, and has fallen by 0.9% during the recent restrictions since October 2020.
Scottish Ministers will enter structured talks with the Scottish Green Party, supported by the civil service, with a view to reaching a formal Co-operation Agreement. The initiative is part of a refreshed pledge to change politics in Scotland for the better by working with opposition parties to find the best solutions to the toughest of problems, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Scotland's recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be driven by an ambitious programme to build a modern, high-tech economy while staying true to enduring values of fairness and compassion, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. Outlining her priorities for Government to Parliament today, she added that tackling the pandemic remained the immediate priority but people in Scotland should have the right to decide their future when the current crisis has passed.
A £500,000 fund will help places of worship to take security measures against hate crime. Faith communities can apply for grants from the Hate Crime Security Fund, developed by the Scottish Government in partnership with Police Scotland.
American Foulbrood (AFB) found in the Stanley An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB) has been found in a single hive in an apiary in the Stanley area of Perthshire. The infected hive was detected by the beekeeper with the disease being confirmed by SASA on 21 May 2021.
World's first remotely operated offshore search and rescue service is among 38 robotics and automation projects receiving £7 million of government investment. UK offshore wind workers could soon be kept safe using a remotely operated search and rescue service, thanks to a pioneering project backed by £7 million of government support.
318 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 16,733 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results 2.0% of these were positive.
Regional development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) plans to establish Space Hub Sutherland as a core part of the launch capability required to meet the UK's ambitions to be a competitive player in the growing international space market. Up to 12 launches a year could take place from Sutherland, sending small, commercial satellites into orbit for Earth observation and other purposes, including monitoring and understanding climate change.
A report by the Resolution Foundation. This report marks the beginning of a three-year research programme at the Resolution Foundation investigating the links between the labour market and mental health outcomes of young people.
