The route map gives an indication of the order in which we will carefully and gradually seek to change current restrictions. It provides practical examples of what people, organisations and businesses can expect to see change over time.
Highland Council's Recovery Board Chair, Cllr Alasdair Christie has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government's road map phasing the way out of lockdown, which was published earlier today. The First Minister revealed that Phase 1 of the Government's new four phase plan, could come into effect on 28 May, however the advice remains stay home, protect the NHS and save lives for now.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (May, 21st) sold 936 sheep of all classes. Lambs (521) sold to £99 gross for a pen of Texel crosses from Balnabruich, Ardgay.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 20th) sold 129 pedigree and commercial Luing cattle at their twelfth annual spring breeding sale sponsored by Davison's animal feeds. Pedigree bulling heifers (82) averaged £1,650.29 and sold to 3,020gns (£3,171.00), twice for 25 month old heifers from Mr G.
The Highland Council is pleased to announce that preparations are well underway for re-opening many of the Household Waste Recycling Centres across the region to the public from Monday 1 June 2020. The sites in Highland, along with all other Scottish Local Authorities, have been closed since the end of March due to the government's Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential travel.
Safe return planned through mix of school and home learning. Pupils will return to schools in August subject to scientific advice that it is safe to do so, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has confirmed.
In line with equality legislation, the Government is working to produce Impact Assessments that take into account the impact of this framework on all affected members of society. This work is underway and, following consultation with relevant stakeholders, will be published in full in due course.
The Scottish government must introduce measures to ensure employers don't hold on to £58 million of taxpayers' money intended for hard-up care workers, says UNISON today (Thursday). The funding is part of a £600m social care package announced last week by the Prime Minister.
Publication of key phases of changing restrictions. A route map setting out a phased approach to easing lockdown restrictions while still suppressing coronavirus (COVID-19) has been published.
The Highland Council has noted the outcomes at Inverness Sherriff Court this morning regarding Home Farm Care Home on the Isle of Skye. The Sheriff made no decision on the Care Inspectorate's application to suspend registration but has adjourned the matter until 10 June 2020 on the basis that the collaborative approach being taken will continue to be monitored.
OVO is reneging on its promise that no jobs would be lost, whilst soaking up taxpayers money. GMB, the union for OVO/SSE staff has hit out after the energy giant's betrayal in slashing 2,600 jobs.
The Highland Council is encouraging individuals across the area who have been furloughed or made redundant during COVID-19 to access a range of online training courses, produced by education bodies. The courses seek to provide individuals with both soft and hard skills development in response to the current COVID-19 Emergency.
CITYFIBRE, the UK's third national digital infrastructure platform, is connecting 152 public sector sites in the Highlands to gigabit-capable full fibre broadband as part of a £7.5m contract to bolster digital services in the area through the SWAN framework. Work has restarted on building critical digital infrastructure in Inverness, including NHS sites such as Raigmore Hospital being treated as a priority due to the coronavirus.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 19th) sold 8 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (3) averaged 201.9p and sold to 206.0p per kg and £1,290.00 gross.
Age Scotland has called for more support for older workers, who have been among those hardest hit financially by the coronavirus crisis. Research by the Resolution Foundation found that older and younger workers have largely borne the brunt of the economic fallout in recent months.
Findings from the Resolution Foundation's coronavirus survey 18 May 2020. Maja GustafssonMaja Gustafsson The coronavirus crisis is expected to hit workers hard, with evidence from previous crises indicating that the young are likely to be affected to a greater degree than most.
OVO ENERGY TO MAKE 215 ENGINEERS REDUNDANT. Promises were made that the sale of SSE's retail business to OVO would not lead to a single job loss says GMB GMB, the Energy Union, has slammed OVO Energy over its intention to close their home services section.
The Highland Council would like to remind Garden Waste Collection Service permit holders that the service resumed last Monday (11th May 2020) after being suspended due to the impact of COVID-19 on staff resources. Carron McDiarmid, Executive Chief Officer for Communities and Place said: "Feedback from our crews from the first week of collections is that the quality of the material collected from the brown bins was excellent with very little contamination which is really positive and I would like to thank the public for making a concerted effort to ensure that only the correct material was put into their bins.
Article published at the Fraser of Allender Institute 15 May 2020. Recently we published an article looking at the emerging indicators of impacts of Covid-19 on the Scottish economy.
The COVID-19 small business and self-catering grant scheme, set up to help companies stay in business during the coronavirus crisis, has now paid out £48.9m million to 4359 Highland businesses. This now includes payments to owners of multiple premises following the expansion of the scheme on 5th May 2020.