Highland Council has agreed a number of strategic objectives with the aim of finding solutions to a Highland Housing Challenge. It is anticipated that 24,000 new houses will be required in Highland in the next ten years.
As postal packs continue to be dispatched for the UK General Election, postal voters are being reminded to make sure they return them in time. They are also advised to read the instructions carefully when completing their pack to ensure their vote counts.
Watch out for cold calls trying to get information from you on the pretext of anything about Card Payment Machines. Never accept these cold calls - they are all scams.
Council staff have been recognised in the Highland Council's Staff Recognition Awards on Friday 21 June. Convener, Bill Lobban said: "Congratulations to everyone, both those who won awards, but also to all those who were nominated and shortlisted for the Highland Council Staff Recognition Awards 2024.
The Chief Statistician has released figures on 2023-24 provisional outturn and 2024-25 budget estimates for revenue and capital services provided by local authorities. In 2023-24, net revenue expenditure on local authority services was provisionally reported as £14,627 million in 2023-24 and budgeted as £15,005 million for 2024-25.
With prices still rising on so many thing it may worth checking a Money Saving Expert article on Amazon delivery charges to save a few quid. With so many people using Amazon regularly to buy items delivery charges can add up to a lot over a year.
Get along to the Pulteney Centre in Wick at 11:00am on Saturday 29 June to meet the Labour candidate Eva Kestner..
The UK labour market has transformed almost beyond recognition since the government changed hands in 2010 - from skyrocketing employment during the 2010s, to a pandemic that has arguably had more of a lasting impact on the labour market than any other area of economic policy. All against the backdrop of a historic wage stagnation.
The labour market backdrop to the election is a prolonged pay squeeze that has left real average wages today just £16 a week higher than in 2010, a job market struggling to recreate the 2010s boom, and the main parties taking very different approach to the world of work. New Resolution Foundation research published on Tuesday 25 June 2024.
The latest housebuilding statistics have been published by Scotland's Chief Statistician. New Housebuilding by sector - There were 19,632 homes built (completed) and 16,404 new builds started in 2023-24 (financial year).
A consultation on simplifying funding for universities, colleges and apprenticeships, as well as student support, has opened for views. Currently, funding is provided by Skills Development Scotland (SDS), the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS), and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
In an election, real-world policies are often lost in the smog of debate. So in 2010, I started a 'leaders' debate' here on Money Saving Expert, and we've done it for every General Election since.
Between 2022-23 and 2023-24 - Crimes recorded by the police in Scotland increased by 4%, from 289,362 to 299,780. The recording of crime remains below the position immediately prior to the pandemic (2019-20) and down 51% from its peak in 1991.
Time is running out to apply for free voter ID ahead of the UK general election. The deadline is 5pm Wednesday 26 June.
Amazon has quietly upped the minimum spend for shoppers to qualify for free delivery from £25 to £35. It is blaming ‘external factors influencing shipping costs'.
In this video, we'll take a look at the campaign donation data, why the Tories are losing money, and what might happen next..
On Monday, the IFS released a comprehensive analysis of the parties manifestos at an event in Westminster. After some time digesting and analysing the manifestos, we've concluded that neither of the main parties is being honest with voters about the challenges we face in coming years.
How can the next government design a successful industrial strategy after the general election?. The last three industrial strategies were sunk by changes at the top of government.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies looks closer at the Manifestos. Labour and the Conservatives' manifestos are continuing a conspiracy of silence when it comes to public service spending plans.
What does a large government majority really mean for the House of Commons?. Hannah White at the Institute for Government argues that whether a government's majority is enormous or merely substantial - for example 80 seats - the more significant factor for democracy is the attitude a government takes to the role of parliament and the value of scrutiny.
