'Angel's Share' of Maritime Malt will help Seafarers in Need. Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky has announced a new partnership to raise vital funds for the global maritime charity The Mission to Seafarers, the organisation that cares for the world's 1.5 million men and women who face danger each day while working at sea.
Revenue Scotland goes live. The first new national Scottish taxes introduced by a Scottish Parliament in more than 300 years are being collected from today.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 1st) sold 1,174 store cattle and 22 OTM cattle. Bullocks (724) averaged 232.4p and sold to 293.3p per kg for a pair of 225kg a Limousin crosses from Westburn, Thurso, and £1,420 gross for the reserve champion, a 610kg Limousin cross from Easter Clune, Lethen.
The European Social Fund (eSF) is one of the European Union's Structural Funds, which is dedicated to improving social cohesion and economic well-being across the regions of the Union. The Scottish Government is the ‘Managing Authority' for Structural Funds in Scotland and has overall responsibility for supervising the implementation; ongoing management; and effectiveness of the programmes.
The Corporation Tax rate has been reduced to 20%. The new Diverted Profits Tax has been introduced.
NHS and council partnerships put service plans in place. The integration of health and social care today reached an important milestone, as all 32 local NHS and council partnerships finalised their plans to bring together the two services.
Following his appearance in the Sunday Telegraph and Mail Online at the weekend, Crispin Moger CEO at Marmalade, a provider of cars and insurance for young drivers, is concerned that safety - singularly the most important aspect of telematics-based insurance policies for young drivers today - was not a focus in the articles. "Across the UK, 1 in 5 young drivers are involved in an accident, with our customers this is reduced to 1 in 17.
Price reduction for remaining CHFS routes. Details of significant fare cuts in the next stage of the roll out of Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) on the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS) network have been announced by Minister for Transport and Islands Derek Mackay.
All grounds tobacco-free from today. From today, all hospital grounds in Scotland will be smoke-free, meaning patients, visitors and staff are asked to leave the grounds before they light up.
Minister welcomes higher standards for hundreds of thousands of tenants. Social landlords will be required to make sure their properties meet high quality energy efficiency and health and safety standards from today.
Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act enacted to help financially vulnerable families New legislation comes into force today (1st April 2015) which sees Scotland introduce one of the most modern systems of debt advice and debt management in the world. The Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act introduces a suite of measures, including the Minimal Asset Process, which offers debt relief quickly and at less than half the cost of an application for bankruptcy under the previous equivalent scheme for those on low incomes.
Beauty Therapy students from the North Highland College UHI have recently returned from a trip to the Professional Beauty Exhibition at the ExCel in London. With more than 800 brands, including Clarins, 3D Lipo, CACI, Dermalogica, CND and OPI the exhibition houses all the different aspects of the beauty industry.
As part of Operation Monarda, Police Scotland's campaign against Bogus Callers and associated Doorstep Crime, officers from Police Scotland, VOSA, SEPA and Highland Council Trading Standards, carried out a high visibility operations in both Inverness and Brora last week. Operation Monarda aims to raise awareness of bogus callers, rogue traders and associated doorstep crime by providing advice and information on how householders can protect themselves from such crimes.
Atlantis Resources selects Lockheed Martin for design work on 400 MW tidal project in Pentland Firth. Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle, and now, its northern neighbor, Scotland, is looking to a green future as well with the development of a 400 MW renewable energy facility powered by the tides.
DINGWALL, ., (March, 31st) sold 55 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (37) averaged 200.2p (-8.4p) and sold to 212p per kg and £1,452.30 gross.
Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) is calling on farmers, land owners and land managers to store its number on their phones in case they find damage to the electricity network on their land. Operating in the north of Scotland and central southern England, SSEPD is aware that some of its poles, pylons and wires run through private land and want to make it as easy as possible for information on damage, potential damage and power cuts to be passed on.
The removal of trapped fuel elements from the Dounreay Fast Reactor moved a step closer with the successful trial of bespoke equipment to lift off the top plate. Decommissioning the 50-year-old experimental reactor is one of the most technically challenging projects in the NDA estate.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the public body that owns Dounreay and funds its clean up, has published its annual business plan, setting out key tasks for the site licence company DSRL to deliver in the next 12 months. These include: - Decontamination of Prototype Fast Reactor pond to meet regulatory requirements - Completion of construction of new fuel characterisation facilities - Material Test Reactor raffinate immobilisation complete - Continuous improvement in health, safety and environmental performance.
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) estate has measured that over 21% of its spend is with SMEs. This equates to over £330 million spent out of our total annual supply chain spend of £1.7 billion.
New panel takes responsibility for closure decisions. An new independent panel will make final decisions on school closure proposals from today.
