The 2019 Inverness Half Marathon and 5K events take place on Sunday 10 March and the Council is advising drivers that temporary traffic restrictions will be in place in and around the city during the event. The following routes will be affected: Bught Avenue closed between its con-junction with Bught Drive and its junction with Bught Road, from 12:00 hours to 15:30 hours on Sunday 10 March 2019.
The cost of Police Scotland's junked phone hacking kiosks is likely to rise again as the force considers taking legal action to prove it did not breach privacy laws. It spent £370,684 last April on 41 of its cyber kiosks, which let officers copy data from mobile phones, but the plans were shelved following an outcry from privacy campaigners, The Times reports.
The Scottish Government recently appointed Savills and Inherit to undertake research on Rural Planning Policy to 2050. The research aims to establish an evidence base to inform the future preparation of National Planning Framework (NPF) and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), exploring how planning policy can help to support strong and vibrant rural communities and economies in the coming years.
Highlands & Islands Regional MSP, Rhoda Grant, who wrote to the Department of Digital Culture Media and Sport condemning the proposal to do away with the free TV licence concession for those over 75,has received a response from Margot James MP the Minister for Digital and Creative Industries. "I am advised by Margot James, that her Department are continuing with this concession until June 2020 at which point the responsibility passes over to the BBC" said Rhoda Grant.
Home Economics included for first time. Career changers can now apply for a £20,000 bursary to support them while training to fill high-demand teaching roles in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects.
In the latest development concerning employment status and the rights of those working in the ‘gig economy', courier giant Hermes has reached agreement with the GMB Union to offer its couriers the option of being classified as ‘self-employed plus', writes Katie Spearman. ‘Self-employed plus' entitlements In what the GMB describes as a ‘ground-breaking agreement', couriers who choose to opt-in to the self-employed plus arrangement will receive additional employment rights and benefits such as: entitlement to paid holidays (pro-rata up to the 28-day statutory minimum); individually negotiated hourly pay rates, (at least £8.55 per hour over the year); full GMB representation access, should they join the union.
Changing Places Toilets offer larger, supported facilities that address the needs of people for whom current accessible sanitary accommodation is inadequate. These facilities enable people with complex care needs to take part in everyday activities such as travel, shopping, family days out or attending a sporting event.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group will today seek permission from the Court of Session to move billions of pounds of investment business to the Netherlands as part of its Brexit plans. According to The Herald, the taxpayer-owned bank is planning to move a third of its investment bank clients from the UK to its new post-Brexit hub in Amsterdam.
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A Alfred Banks, born Kirkwall, Orkney 13 May 1931 died St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney, 26 January 2019.
Police Scotland can confirm that two men have been charged in relation to two vehicles detected travelling at 131mph on the A9. The two vehicles were seen by road policing officers near Arpafeelie on the Black Isle north of Inverness shortly after 11.15pm on Wednesday, February 20.
The Eurasian or European beaver will be added to the list of European Protected Species of Animals, protected under Scottish law. This means that from 1 May 2019 shooting will only be allowed under licence, which will be managed by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
Health boards are being supported to drive down the length of time patients wait for procedures through an investment of almost £27 million. This funding is the initial tranche of investment allocated through the £850 million Waiting Times Improvement Plan that aims to substantially and sustainably improve waiting times for outpatient and inpatient appointments and day cases by Spring 2021.
Drugs with a street value of more than £820,000 have been seized throughout the Highlands & Islands during a four week period of enforcement in January and February. Officers have been carrying out targeted activity aimed at removing illegal drugs from the streets - while causing extensive disruption to those intent on trafficking and dealing.
Eight police officers from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) have achieved their HGV Class 2 Cat C driving licences in order to drive an unmarked truck. The officers were trained by the Ryder Truck Driving Academy to operate the CPMG's HGV ‘supercab', which helps identify drivers that are breaking the law.
Week Commencing 18th February 2019 SpaceHub Sutherland: The SHS team held two more information events this week - in both the Melness Community Centre and the Pentland Hotel, Thurso. I attended the Thurso event, which saw a steady stream of interested visitors (around 100 in total) asking questions about the background to the project and on the progress it is making.
Britain's biggest buses will be going into service next month, operating on two key routes in Edinburgh. Lothian Buses' new 100-seat Alexander Dennis Enviro400XLB-bodied Euro VI Volvo triple-axle double-deckers will begin operations on the city’s services 11 and 16 from early March.
CV rental and contract hire firm Enterprise Flex-E-Rent has added three new types of truck to its hire fleet, aimed at operators working within the construction sector. The rental provider has added 32-tonne tippers, hook loaders and tipper grabs to its nationwide hire fleet, available on flexible and short-term daily rental.
CO2 emission reduction targets have been a long time in negotiation and now, having regulated cars and vans, the European Commission is turning its attention to trucks. Heavy Goods Vehicle manufacturers will need to cut new vehicle CO2 emissions by 15% by 2025 and 30% by 2030.
Report from the Office For National Statistics. Main points There were 3.3 million visits to the UK by overseas residents in October 2018 (4% more than in October 2017).