DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 28th) sold 805, prime sheep. Old season lambs (791) averaged 214.2p and sold to 238.1p per kg and £101 gross.
The NDA have published a business plan covering 2020 - 2023. The consultation on the Plan ran for 8 weeks, from 23 December 2019 to 14 February 2020.
Gone unseen in the current lockdown is the fact that unsecured subprime lending has almost ground to a halt. Forcing some to make difficult choices.
The leading representative body for the UK's offshore oil and gas industry has warned that up to 30,000 jobs could be lost in the sector as it called for the transition to net zero to be put at the heart of recovery plans. The stark warning comes as companies in the sector report an increasingly grim outlook as they deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and a 20 year low in oil prices and a 14 year low for gas.
With government telling people not to move house unless they really have to and lenders withdrawing many loan products it is much harder now for many whether they are looking to buy a house or indeed paying mortgage where the low interest deals are coming to an end with consequent increases in the monthly payments. Articles online cover the issues - Homeowners suffer as mortgages vanish [url=https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-8155585/Halifax-Barclays-scrap-new-mortgages-40-deposit.html]Banking giants Halifax and Barclays scrap new mortgage deals unless borrowers have at least a 40% deposit[/url] UK lenders to grant 1.2m mortgage deferments.
Primary care services will remain open during the May public holidays, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has confirmed. Funded by £8.2 million from the Scottish Government, GP services and community pharmacies have been asked to remain open on the May public holidays, with NHS 24 operating with an increased number of call handlers.
New benchmarking tools have been created to help farmers improve their profitability by comparing their performance against other businesses in the sector. The tools use information collected by the annual Scottish Farm Business Survey, which measures the performance of the main farm types found in Scotland.
The Ice and Fire Distillery at Latheronwheel is ready to make a huge amount hand sanitizer during the coronavirus crisis. The new product will be distributed free to those who need it, including public services such as doctors' surgeries, local shops and care workers.
Mums, dads and families at risk of poor mental health during pregnancy and the early years will be able to access enhanced peer support, parenting support and perinatal counselling services, with new annual funding of up to £1 million. The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health fund will provide crucial help by supporting third sector organisations to deliver key services and address gaps in provision.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today (27 April) updated the House of Commons on the Government's economic response to Coronavirus. Mr Speaker, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to update the House on our economic response to the coronavirus.
The families of health and care workers on the frontline in England will benefit from a new life assurance scheme during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. New life assurance scheme launched for eligible frontline health and care workers during the coronavirus pandemic Families of eligible workers who die from coronavirus in the course of their frontline essential work will receive a £60,000 payment.
Current Fraud Trends. Criminals are always looking for new ways they can get you to part with your money and personal details, so it's really important you know how to spot these fake requests.
New measures have been introduced to help patients with emergency eye problems, reducing the need for them to attend hospital during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Backed by up to £3 million of Scottish Government funding, Emergency Eyecare Treatment Centres have been established in all health board areas.
More than 22,000 students and returning health and social care workers have come forward to support the NHS in its response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The figure includes nearly 7,000 students in nursing and midwifery, medicine and the allied health professions and scientific disciplines.
The Environment Secretary has praised Scottish scientific institutions which normally focus on infectious diseases in livestock, environmental security and nutrition for offering support to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19). The Scottish Government-funded James Hutton Institute, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), and Rowett Institute are providing vital scientific equipment to help with testing and have volunteered staff to work on projects too.
A Message from HMRC. Wages for furloughed employees are now being paid through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, just six working days after claims opened.
The COVID-19 small business and self-catering grant scheme, set up to help companies stay in business during the coronavirus crisis, has now paid out £26.89million to 2341 Highland businesses. The latest figures show that grants were given to 1341 businesses, to the value of £14.8m, within the past week alone.
David Barron of Nether Aden in Aberdeenshire was one of a small number of farmers who has worked with SAC Consulting, part of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), to identify ways to reduce his farm's carbon footprint. What started as a cursory interest in adapting practices on the 203-hectare 130-cow suckler beef and arable farm, has resulted in Mr Barron retrofitting two tractors and his farm jeep with a hydrogen electrolyser saving him 20% on his fuel costs, he suggests.
The Employer Bulletin (April 2020, Issue 83) includes the latest update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Also with updates on the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme and the deferral of VAT payments.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Rhoda Grant, has been told that NHS Highland is developing a model which will help care home staff during the Covid 19 pandemic. Mrs Grant has now received a response from the health authority after last week criticising it for a lack of information on how care home residents and staff can be protected during the Coronavirus crisis.
