DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (April, 23rd) sold 1,615 sheep of all classes. Lambs (1,265) averaged £58.77 and sold to £95 gross for Texel crosses from 5 Drynoch, Carbost.
A document outlining how decisions will be taken to control coronavirus (COVID-19) while restoring a degree of normality to everyday life has today been published by the Scottish Government. The paper - COVID-19: A Framework for Decision-Making - sets out the position during this ongoing period of lockdown and outlines the factors that must be considered as we move gradually to ease restrictions.
Royal Bank of Scotland is introducing a new ‘companion card' - a supplement card to an existing current account that enables vulnerable customers and those in extended isolation to give trusted volunteers a way to pay for their essential goods. New card offers quick & easy way for vulnerable customers to pay for essentials through a trusted carer or volunteer.
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Covering the five weeks 1 March - 4 April 2020 On a total basis, sales decreased by 4.3 percent in March, against a decrease of 1.8 percent in March 2019*. This is the worst decline recorded since our monitor began in January 1995, excluding distortions.
s at 19th April, 1,616 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned in the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today. Between 13th April to 19th April, 651 deaths relating to COVID-19 have been registered, up from 610 deaths in the previous week, 6th April to 12th April.
On Monday 20 April, HMRC launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme at 8am. By midnight that same day, we had received: 185,000 claims Covering 1,300,000 employees At a value of £1,500,000,000.
The UK HPI shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The February data shows: on average, house prices have fallen by 0.6% since January 2020 there has been an annual price rise of 1.1%, which makes the average property in the UK valued at £230,332.
Fraser of Allander Institute - April 21, 2020. Today we've received new labour market statistics from the ONS.
Today 22 April 2020 the UK parliament will meet with only 50 MP's in the chamber at Westminster and all the rest accessing by video conference. This article from the Constitution Unit sets out ideas on how matters might proceed.
This is one for the history books. The impact may be devastating on the economy.
UK businesses driving innovation and development will be helped through the coronavirus outbreak with a £1.25 billion government support package, the Chancellor announced today. Chancellor announces new £1.25 billion coronavirus package to protect firms driving innovation in UK package includes a £500 million investment fund for high-growth companies impacted by the crisis, made up of funding from government and the private sector SMEs focusing on research and development will also benefit from £750 million of grants and loans UK businesses driving innovation and development will be helped through the coronavirus outbreak with a £1.25 billion government support package, the Chancellor announced today.
Temporary regulations confirmed and extended to protect workers. Social distancing regulations introduced to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed and extended to protect workers.
You can now claim online for a grant for 80% of your furloughed employees' salaries, up to a maximum of £2,500 per employee, per month, through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. This scheme will be open until the end of June 2020.
Universal Credit claimants can now access British Sign Language interpreters as part of a free video relay service. The service can be used to help make a new claim or for those already claiming Universal Credit.
Support for the newly self-employed and firms suffering hardship to be paid in early May. Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop has confirmed that grant funding for the newly self-employed suffering hardship and SMEs in distress will be available in the coming days.
The economic impact of the efforts to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could see Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fall by around a third, according to a report by the Chief Economist. The latest State of the Economy report, published by the Scottish Government's Chief Economist Gary Gillespie, presents analysis showing that GDP in Scotland could fall by around 33% during the current period of social distancing, similar to estimates from UK and international bodies such as the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Further safeguard for those working and living in prisons amid COVID-19 outbreak. A number of short-term prisoners nearing the end of their time in custody are to be released early, under measures designed to help tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Household claims for Universal Credit in Scotland have increased from an average of 20,000 per month in 2019 to over 110,000 between 1 March and 7 April, highlighting the impact the pandemic is having on people's finances. That’s why the Scottish Government, in partnership with the Citizens Advice network, is launching a new campaign to raise awareness of the financial support available to people.
More food deliveries through £70m Food Fund. More community food projects will receive funding to provide emergency free meals to those most in need during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
