From: Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP. Announcing new safer travel guidance for members of the public and safer transport guidance for operators.
This alert provides information and advice for charities about coronavirus (COVID-19) related fraud and cybercrime. Fraudsters are exploiting the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to carry out fraud and cybercrime.
Properties occupied by charities can now apply for the £10,000 Small Business Grant Scheme to help with pressures caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The extension of the scheme is expected to result in an additional £31 million being made available to more than 3,000 small properties occupied by charities - including day centres, workshops and halls.
Defence Minister Johnny Mercer announces extra funding to support frontline armed forces charities across the UK. £6-million for those supporting the defence community affected by the coronavirus elderly veterans, those struggling with mental and physical health, and service children among organisations eligible for funding can apply from Tuesday 12 May.
A European sheep network is calling on farmers and others in the industry to share their challenges and needs in a bid to improve flock health, nutrition and management practices. EuroSheep, which has partners in eight countries including Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), has created a survey to collect the common nutrition and health challenges faced by sheep farmers and producers.
Funding to help with additional Covid-19 costs. An initial £50 million to help the social care sector deal with the financial implications of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed.
New resources for staff, carers, volunteers and their families. Organisations from across Scotland have worked together to create a new platform to help health and social care workers and carers look after their physical and mental health.
From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Health and Safety Executive, and The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP. Note - This guidance may not yet apply in Scotland where arrangements may differ.
This webinar from Brookings lasts one hour forty-nine minutes. There are several issues discussed that have parallels for UK.
Highland Council has announced it is to begin a restricted grass cutting service across the region. Despite significant challenges in terms of staffing, the local authority is pleased it is in a position to deliver a limited service at this time.
From the conversation web site. We don't know much about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but we are learning new things about it every day.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 5th) sold 26 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (14) averaged 203.9p and sold to 216.0p per kg and £1,360.95 gross.
Issued today to all employers by HMRC. Dear customer, I'm writing to share the latest information about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme with you, including updates to guidance and the online service based on your feedback, and how to avoid common mistakes that can lead to a wrong or delayed payment.
The advice on how often people can venture outdoors is being changed from tomorrow (Monday, May 11), the First Minister has announced. From tomorrow, the advice will be that people can go outside more than once a day to exercise.
More harm than good? Government's Covid-19 Recovery Strategy will damage the ‘innovative delivery models' it seeks to support, warns ParcelHero. The UK Government’s new Covid-19 Recovery Strategy introduces new guidelines that will actually harm those retailers it praises for adapting to a new delivery model, warns the UK courier services expert ParcelHero The UK courier specialist ParcelHero has welcomed the UK Government’s new Covid-19 Recovery Strategy, which reveals its plans for rebuilding the economy while continuing to save lives.
Further measures to help Scotland's response to outbreak. Emergency measures to protect people facing financial hardship and allow public services to operate effectively have been introduced to Parliament in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
Children and Young People's Commissioner Bruce Adamson has repeated his call for direct payments to Scotland's families as a survey commissioned by the Food Foundation reveals the extent of food insecurity across the UK. What has the Commissioner said about direct payments? The safest and most dignified way to support families is to give them a direct payment of £20 a week― so the Scottish Government should urgently introduce a national direct payment scheme.
Fraser of Allender Insitute - 11 May 2020. As policies start to diverge north and south of the border, debate regarding the role of different governments in providing financial support to individuals and households may also start to gather pace.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, David Stewart, has contacted Scotland's bank chiefs asking for their input to save businesses in the region who are facing unprecedented hardship, and possible collapse, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The MSP has been contacted by business owners appealing for help in getting Scotland’s banks to charge their commercial borrowers the Bank of England base rate of 0.1%.