News Archive

12/9/2020 : Local Authority

Highland Councillors agree proposed distribution of Crown Estates revenue funding

Communities in The Highland Council area are to benefit from Crown Estates funding to be disbursed by the local authority.   Councillors have agreed a funding distribution model to enable the disbursement of over £3million Crown Estates funds across the region.  

12/9/2020

Opposition to Air Traffic Control Centralisation plans is now cross party

Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has welcomed the support from the SNP councillors in the Western Isles on the campaign to keep Air Traffic Control services locally placed within their communities.   Following a letter written by Cllr.  

11/9/2020 : Local Authority

Council agrees urgent motion calling for local Covid-19 information sharing

Council today agreed an urgent motion by Cllrs Margaret Davidson, Andrew Jarvie, Alasdair Christie and Jimmy Gray with a call for more detailed local information sharing on Covid-19 for members in local government.   The motion is as follows: "Throughout the pandemic we have received information on national and Highland wide numbers infected with Covid 19.  

11/9/2020 : Auctioneers

Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 10 September 2020

INGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 10th) sold 8,125 store lambs.   Cheviot wedder lambs (6,822) averaged £54.95 and sold to £74.50 gross for a pen of lambs from No.  

11/9/2020

 
Second phase of consultation on BT's 2020 proposal to remove 107 public payphones from across Highland

The Highland Council is seeking final feedback from the public on BT's proposal to remove 107 public payphones from across the Highland region.   Only one phone box Caithness is proposed for removal in this round but plenty have gone in previous rounds.  

11/9/2020

Independence - For Some Its All About Our Money

No matter what side of the political debate on Independence you sit on the currency looms large for many people No decisions have been taken by the SNP as to the future of the currency.   There are many difficult decisions surrounding this question and it undoubtedly affects how people view the future with their income and saving in mind.  

10/9/2020

 
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10/9/2020

Thousands Of New Work Coach Vacancies Open Across The UK - The number of Work Coaches is to be doubled to 27,000 nationally.

Employment Minister calls for those who want to make a difference in their communities to apply now.   Thousands of new expert Work Coaches to boost support for jobseekers and build back an even stronger economy.  

10/9/2020 : Local Authority

Highland Council Confirms Council House Building Targets Will Be Met Despite Covid-19 Lockdown

At the meeting on 9 September 2020 of the Council's Housing and Property Committee, Officers confirmed that house building targets will be met despite lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.   Chair of the committee, Cllr Ben Thompson, said: "I am delighted that we are able to continue to meet our targets for the Council house building programme.  

10/9/2020

Scottish Figures Since The Start Of The Covid 19 Outbreak

A total of 653,440 people in Scotland have been tested.  Of these people: 21,878 were positive.  

10/9/2020

Second Covid Wave Will Leave Retailers And Suppliers With Nowhere To Hide

A second wave of coronavirus is already surging towards the High Street and many famous brands may not survive, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero.  It fears sluggish footfall, failing shopping centres and unimpressive CVAs and Pre-Pack Administrations are leaving household names on the brink of disaster.  

10/9/2020

Covid-19: Where's The Help For My Creative Business?

Information, advice and funding opportunities seem to be popping up everywhere but how to manage all the alerts, emails, follow the feeds, and stay sane and focussed on what's important whilst keeping FOMO to the minimum.   One way is to manage what you read, where you check for updates and how long for.  

10/9/2020

Between Infected And Affected: The Impact Of Covid19 On Women

This article is from Ben Wray at the Source Direct web site.   The sex gender and covid19 project launches this morning, which describes itself as "the world's most comprehensive dashboard for covid-19 data broken down by sex and gender".  

10/9/2020

Festival Uk* 2022 Has Announced That Applications Are Open For A Unique And Pioneering R and D Project

The search is on for the greatest minds and brightest talents drawn from the worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics to form Creative Teams capable of developing major public engagement projects to showcase the UK's creativity and innovation on a global scale.   At the end of the application process up to 30 teams, each receiving up to £100,000, will be selected to participate in the R&D Project to originate compelling, ambitious and extraordinary ideas for projects that have the potential to reach millions of people.  

10/9/2020

Back to School 2020: The make or break moment for childminding

A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies concludes that during lockdown, over half of childcare settings were at risk of running a significant deficit, with one out of four settings at risk of closure.  In conjunction with this report, Yoopies UK exposes the devastating reasons behind this deficit.  

10/9/2020

Revenue budget 2020/21- update report - Debate At Highland Council Today

The report on the latest budget issues will be debated at Highland council today.   The full debate begins at 10:00am today and can be viewed live or later on the archive at https://highland.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/458514 See the full agenda Note Council meetings can be lengthy and this main council meeting will probably run for several hours.  

10/9/2020

Government Sets Out Plans For New Approach To Subsidy Control

The UK will follow World Trade Organisation subsidy rules after the end of the transition period.   UK to follow World Trade Organisation (WTO) subsidy rules and other international commitments, replacing the EU state aid laws, from January 1.  

10/9/2020

Protect Scotland App Launches

Additional protection against coronavirus.   First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged smartphone users across Scotland to download NHS Scotland's new contact tracing app to help suppress the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).  

10/9/2020

Regenerating Communities

All of Scotland's 32 local authorities and more than 25 individual community regeneration projects will receive a share of £30 million of new investment for regeneration and town centres.   The funding will be available immediately through the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) and the Town Centre Fund (TCF), both delivered in partnership between Scottish Government and COSLA.  

10/9/2020

Maximum Gathering Set At Six People From Two Households In Scotland

Indoor and outdoor gatherings revised to keep virus under control.   The number of people who can gather together, indoors or outdoors, will be set at maximum of six from two households.