Millions of leaseholders in England will be given a new right to extend their lease by 990 years. Millions of leaseholders will be given a new right to extend their lease by 990 years.
At today's (7th January 2021) meeting of The Highland Council the focus was on the Covid pandemic response and the many actions the Council are taking to support communities during the current lockdown. The Leader of the Council, Cllr Margaret Davidson said: "At Council today elected members raised many important issues that we will follow up.
During the week of 24 to 30 December, 684,747 people who had tested positive, and their contacts, were reached and told to self-isolate. More people than ever before reached and told to isolate over festive period.
From HMRC - 7 January 2021. Upcoming deadline for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims, and to answer some questions you might have, too.
National influenza and COVID-19 report, monitoring coronavirus (COVID-19) activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. COVID-19 Surveillance indicators suggest that COVID-19 activity at a national level has continued to increase during week 53 between 28 December and 3 January.
A decade of UK Government support leads to more than 13,000 new businesses launched by jobseekers in Scotland. New figures published today show between April 2011 and June 2020 more than 13,000 jobseekers in Scotland used support from their local Jobcentre and the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme, to launch their own business.
The Highland Council has issued a letter to all parents providing an update regarding the reopening of schools and early learning and childcare settings following the announcement made yesterday by the First Minister that the country is now in a national lockdown. All Highland schools will remain open but the only pupils who should attend are those identified as vulnerable and the children of Key Workers when no other arrangements can be made.
The Highland Council met today (7 January 2021) and took the opportunity to discuss Brexit. A number of issues arising from the UK's exit from the EU were discussed and the complexity of the situation was recognised particularly since there are a number of other concurrent issues such as COVID.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at the coronavirus press conference. Good afternoon, today I'm joined by Sir Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England and Brigadier Phil Prosser, who is Commander of Military Support to the Vaccine Delivery Programme across our United Kingdom.
Stay at Home To minimise the risk of spreading the virus, you must stay at home as much as possible. By law, in a level 4 area, you can only leave your home (or garden) for an essential purpose.
Statement given by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a media briefing in St Andrew's House, Edinburgh on Thursday 7 January 2021. Thanks for joining us again today.
A temporary ban on eviction orders will be extended until the end of March 2021. Regulations will be laid in the Scottish Parliament on 14 January to extend the current ban, which is in place at present until 22 January.
From 4am Saturday 9 January, people arriving in England from Botswana, Israel (and Jerusalem), Mauritius or Seychelles will need to self-isolate. travel restrictions extended to southern African countries from 4am Saturday 9 January (2021) to protect against the spread of a new COVID-19 variant initially detected in South Africa.
Supplementary guidance for regulated early learning and childcare and school age childcare services. Purpose and background Purpose of this guidance This guidance has been issued in response to the First Minster's announcement of 19 December 2020 and updated following her statement to Parliament on 4 January 2021.
Scottish numbers: 7 January 2021. Summary 2,649 new cases of COVID-19 reported.
The Highland Council is giving more time for people to take part in it's draft food growing strategy - Growing Our Future. The extension, until the 28 February, will allow outcomes from the up-coming Highland Good Food Conversation to be incorporated in the strategy.
The coronavirus has crippled the world economy. Global GDP suffered its sharpest drop since the end of the second world war in 2020, millions were unemployed or furloughed, and governments pumped trillions of dollars into their economies to prevent greater damage.
2,039 new cases of COVID-19 reported. 21,101 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 10.5% of these were positive.
This article is published on The Conversation web site. Author, Nicola Power, Lecturer in Psychology, Lancaster University.
How HGV drivers get their COVID-19 test before leaving the UK for France. Kent travel update for HGVs carrying dangerous goods, 5 January 2021.
