The online news hound "The Ferret has published a story today that the space hubs being proposed for Sutherland and Shetland will be used to launch spy satellites. The arms industry is preparing to use two spaceports planned for Scotland to launch military spy satellites, an investigation by The Ferret can reveal.
Unlocking the potential of the Highlands and Islands will be a key factor in Scotland's recovery, writes Alistair Dodds, Chair of HIE. Nothing focuses the mind more than a crisis.
Crown Estate Scotland has announced (3 September 2020) £0.5m for the sustainable development of offshore wind in Scotland, helping work towards meeting net zero targets. Earlier this year, Crown Estate Scotland launched ScotWind Leasing, the first offshore wind leasing round in Scottish waters for a decade, designed to deliver a multi-billion pound investment opportunity as part of Scotland's green recovery.
Help for those with sight-threatening conditions. Patients with chronic eye conditions will be now be able to be assessed by community optometrists as part of a new plan supported by £3 million in funding.
The government will fund 20 projects to address the challenges faced by some of the world's most vulnerable people during COVID-19. UK government invests £7.2 million in 20 new research projects to address the impact of COVID-19 on the world's most vulnerable communities.
The recent use of an algorithm to calculate the graduating grades of secondary school students in England provoked so much public anger at its perceived unfairness that it's widely become known as the "A-levels fiasco". As a result of the outrage - and the looming threat of legal action - the government was forced into an embarrassing U-turn and awarded grades based on teacher assessment.
The UK Government is investing £7.2 million in research projects across the UK, including at the universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde. The UK Government is investing £7.2 million in twenty research projects across the UK, including the universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde, to help provide developing countries with sustainable solutions to respond to Covid-19 and future pandemics.
A Coventry-based company has created 10 new jobs over the past year to meet rising demand across the world for the driverless pods it has developed with support from the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) and Innovate UK. A division of the RDM Group dedicated to autonomous vehicles, Aurrigo now has annual sales of £4.2 million.
Government funds project to develop an automotive cybersecurity assurance framework. New autonomous and wireless connectivity in vehicles will provide many commercial opportunities for innovation.
A new development programme will aim to remove barriers that can be faced by minority ethnic people moving into leadership positions in society. Up to 50 people will benefit from a nine-month professional and personal development programme backed by mentoring, and living wage placements across the public, third and private sectors.
Nearly £1.6 billion to directly support up to 5,000 jobs and tackle fuel poverty is at the heart of plans to drive Scotland's green recovery and end our contribution to climate change. Part of an enhanced Green New Deal, the investment will transform heat and energy efficiency of buildings and rapidly accelerate the decarbonisation of an area which makes up a quarter of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions.
The project has been part-funded by £4.5 million from the government's Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) and Innovate UK. Fusion Processing is an SME based in Bristol's Future Space.
A planned £12.5 million retail and residential development on the site of the former Arnotts department store in Inverness city centre is moving closer to fruition. The proposed sympathetic restoration and preservation of listed buildings on Union Street and Baron Taylor's Street will bring original features back to life, such as shopfront detailing, spiral wrought iron staircases and exposed walls, with the original facade on Union Street restored to its former glory.
Government-backed autonomous vehicles project has achieved its goal of sending a Nissan LEAF on a self-navigated 'Grand Drive'. The Grand Drive's success highlights the UK as one of the best places in the world for the development and deployment of Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technology.
The Chancellor thanked Britons for helping protect thousands of jobs across the UK after statistics revealed that more than 100 million meals were eaten as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme. over 100 million meals have been claimed for under the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme Chancellor thanks Brits for eating out to protect 1.8 million jobs in hospitality on 31 August - the final day of the scheme - bookings were up 216% compared to the same day in 2019 (OpenTable) Rishi Sunak said the scheme's popularity had helped protect the livelihoods of the 1.8 million people working in the hospitality sector and drive the nation’s economic recovery from coronavirus.
Statistics revealed that more than 6.3 million meals were eaten in Scotland as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Thousands of jobs across Scotland have been supported after statistics revealed that more than 6.3 million meals were eaten in Scotland as part of the landmark Eat Out to Help Out scheme, and more than 100 million eaten UK-wide.
Abbey Properties Cambridgeshire Limited are continuing to explore the potential to add additional wind turbines to the existing 6 turbines at the Forss Business & Energy Park approximately 7km west of Scrabster on the north coast of Caithness. We undertook an exhibition in July 2019 for a 5 turbine scheme and have since been reviewing the scheme.
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 4th) sold 1,913 store sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,715) sold to £74 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from Old Ardtornish Cottage, Morven.
A number of signs have been put up in car parks across Caithness over the last few weeks. These are statutory control of use orders and the Highland Council are required to put them up.
.The wellbeing of residents at Home Farm in Portree has been protected by NHS Highland who are to purchase the care home, the Health Secretary has confirmed. The purchase of the home by NHS Highland from provider HC-One has been secured with £900,000 of additional funding from the Scottish Government.
