Scotland's tax revenues continued to increase in 2019-20, although they were impacted by the initial effects of coronavirus (COVID-19). Today's Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) publication shows that overall revenues, including North Sea receipts, increased to a record £65.9 billion.
From HMRC. During the past few months, many employers have asked employees to work from home - sometimes providing mobile phones and internet to help them.
Amended timescale due to lockdown with additional cost taking the and price to almost double. Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop has updated Parliament on the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on completion of the two ferries at the Ferguson shipyard.
Highland Council has revealed new branding for its Comfort Scheme which its hoped will help people identify premises that have opened their toilets for public use. The Comfort Scheme also includes premises where a community has taken charge of ex-Council toilets for the public to use.
Around the world, fertility rates are falling dramatically. Researchers have described the decline as "jaw-dropping" and the impact that it is going to have on societies is difficult to fathom.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August 25th) sold 11 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (4) averaged 221.0p (-14.0p) and sold to 225.0p per kg and £1,462.50 gross.
PORTREE, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 24th) sold 3,346 store lambs and ewes. Lambs (2,992) averaged £53.07 (+£13.06 on the year) and sold to £81 gross for a Suffolk cross lamb from 15 Glenconon, Uig.
Guidance for pupils and staff on the use of face coverings in schools and on school transport has been updated. In light of the latest scientific and public health advice, including World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, face coverings should now (unless exemptions apply) be worn: in secondary schools, by adults and all pupils moving around the school, such as in corridors and communal areas where physical distancing is difficult to maintain on dedicated school transport by all children aged five and over, bringing it into line with guidance for public transport While staff and students can continue to wear face coverings if they wish to, face coverings will not generally be necessary in the classroom as there is greater scope for physical distancing and face coverings can have an impact on learning and teaching.
bs and Amazon is investing heavily to ensure that millions more shoppers can enjoy free food delivery. In July, Amazon announced it would scrap its minimum delivery charge on Amazon Fresh orders and expand Amazon Fresh to millions of Prime members across the UK before the end of the year.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Rhoda Grant, has discovered that in some remote areas of the region home-testing kits for Covid-19 are unviable due to the amount of time taken to get them to the laboratory. Moreover, there is a question mark over what is happening to mobile testing units in Highland locations after the end of August.
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published statistics on Higher Education Student Support in Scotland 2019-2020. These statistics have been prepared two months earlier than in previous years, making the data available for public consumption earlier.
Non-repayable bursaries and grants rise 10.8%. Scottish Government funding for students in higher education rose to more than £1 billion in the last academic year (2019-20), according to figures from the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS).
From Sustrans. In a series of engagement activities and events last year, the local community told us what changes they wanted to see in the High Street to make it attractive, accessible and welcoming to people, as well as highlighting Wick's cultural heritage.
GAD plays a central role in a new £500m government scheme set to kickstart the UK film and TV productions affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Government Actuary's Department (GAD) has helped to deliver a project which is providing a £500m boost to the UK film and TV industries adversely affected by COVID-19.
We have been made aware that the Government Legal Department (GLD) general enquiry number (020 7210 8500) is being used by fraudsters to try and extract money from members of the public. In most of the reported cases, the fraudsters claim they are calling from GLD or HMRC, with the GLD enquiry line number showing in the caller ID.
Changes to rules about previous criminal convictions which people need to disclose to prospective employers will take effect this year. The reforms will, from 30 November, reduce the length of time that many convictions need to be disclosed by most job applicants, or in other instances such as when applying for insurance.
Transformational multi-million pound investment into Moray's future prosperity given seal of approval. More than £100 million will be pumped into Moray's economy, massively regenerating the area and boosting jobs, thanks to a joint deal signed via live stream today [24 August 2020] between the UK and Scottish Governments along with regional partners.
A new criminal offence for people organising or facilitating unlawful gatherings comes into force on Friday 28 August 2020 in England. Tougher measures targeting the most serious breaches of social distancing restrictions will come into effect on Friday 28 August ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
In England the Environment Agency's National Fish Farm has produced and stocked a record breaking weight of fish in rivers, lakes and ponds. The Environment Agency restocked rivers with more than half a million (520,475) fish last year, as its national fish farm near Calverton produced its largest ever tonnage of fish.
Figures for July 2020 show the extent of UK Government coronavirus support for Scottish jobs and self-employed people. The latest figures for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme show over 936,000 jobs across Scotland have been supported by the UK Government's unprecedented package of coronavirus support.