The Government has confirmed that universal high speed broadband will be delivered by a regulatory Universal Service Obligation (USO), giving everyone in the UK access to speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020. This is the speed that Ofcom, the independent regulator, says is needed to meet the requirements of an average family.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 14th) sold 1047 store cattle, 7 adult head of breeding cattle and 83 OTM cattle. Bullocks (627) averaged 238.4p and sold to 288.1p per kg for a 354kg Charolais cross from Greenvale, Thurso and £1,280 gross for a 555kg Limousin cross from Kinchyle, Scaniport.
Autumn Budget 2017 launched a £190 million Challenge Fund to help roll out full-fibre to local areas - providing the fastest, most reliable broadband to more homes and businesses. Today's Spring Statement 2018 has allocated the first wave of funding, providing over £95 million for 13 areas across the UK.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 13th) sold 9 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (1) averaged 210.0p (-9.0p) and sold to 210.0p and £1,281.00 gross.
Grants to support 24 projects in disadvantaged and rural communities. Communities across Scotland will benefit from a share of £26 million to support local regeneration.
The information put out by HM Treasury today but it changes very little since the autumn budget. The Chancellor has presented his first Spring Statement to Parliament - here's a summary of what he said.
The Highland Council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have secured a major partnership bid to the UK Government's the Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) programme for £4.7m funding to provide full fibre networks in Inverness Fort William Wick and Thurso. Local businesses will have the opportunity to benefit directly from the fund as a proportion of will include the provision of around 150 vouchers to the value of £3000 which will be aimed at encouraging businesses to adopt higher speed connectivity.
£25 million programme to address 4G ‘notspots'. The procurement process for a £25 million project to address mobile ‘notspots' across Scotland has been announced today.
A new report has revealed that 70.3% of full-time students successfully completed their studies at Highlands and Islands colleges in the 2016 to 2017 academic year. This is higher than the national average figure which shows that 65.3% of students passed further education courses at Scottish colleges in the period.
Students from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) are set to benefit from the country's first agricultural shared apprenticeship scheme. Launched to coincide with Scottish Apprenticeship Week (5-9 March), the collaboration between SRUC and Ringlink (Scotland) - the UK's largest business ring - will see more than 30 students take up placements at a number of host farms in Aberdeenshire.
Women working in Scottish agriculture are invited to the series of free events. Event in Caithness - 27 March (11am): Ulbster Arms Hotel, Halkirk, Caithness - Diversification Opportunities See full list below.
Figures published today by the National Records of Scotland show nine out of ten people in Scotland live in settlements of 500 people or more. The statistics show the population in mid-2016 of all areas designated as settlements and localities in Scotland.
Scottish farmers are being advised to take steps and plan fodder usage now, with experts predicting a late spring. Using data from grass variety trials, specialists from SAC Consulting, part of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), predict that T-Sum 200 - which indicates when soils have warmed sufficiently for grass growth to begin - will be two-to-three weeks later than normal.
Incomes from commercial farms in Scotland have increased by around 94 per cent. This reverses the decline from the previous year, with incomes recovering to 2014 levels.
Annual business turnover in rural areas could grow by at least £1.44 billion across Scotland, with rural microbusiness and small-sized business seeing the greatest returns. Unlocking the digital potential of rural areas in Scotland could add between £1.2bn and £2.5bn annually in Gross Value Added (GVA) to Scotland's rural economy and at least £1.44bn to rural business turnover, according to a new report commissioned by Amazon and published today by Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) and Rural England.
Funding to address challenges around salmon stocks. Around £700,000 will be spent on work to help address the range of pressures related to the decline of Scottish wild salmon stocks.
Following a postal ballot seven new people have been elected to serve on Dunnet and Canisbay Community Council which has been in abeyance since membership dropped below the minimum number of councillors required. As 8 nominations had been received, the 1349 electors in the community council area were sent postal ballot papers so they could cast their vote.
Scottish Apprenticeship Week is the nationwide campaign aimed at encouraging more employers to take on apprentices. Kirkhill teen Rhona Lee has discovered the formula for an exciting STEM career and it all starts with a Foundation Apprenticeship.
Are you an existing life science or technology business or a start-up that's looking to grow? Or do you have an exciting science or technology idea to explore? The Pathfinder Accelerator provides an exciting and challenging environment, comprising a 12-week intensive programme that tests your ideas, using proven Lean Start Up techniques. During a further 3 months of coaching and mentoring support the Pathfinder will help you make valuable connections and give you access to information on potential sources of funding for future growth of your business.
