Views are being sought on a new strategy Palliative Care Matters for All. Palliative care is holistic care that prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, assessment and management of pain and other problems - whether physical, mental, social or spiritual.
New rules extend maximum delay for suspicious payments by 72 hours. Gives banks more time to investigate and break the spell of fraudsters.
Medical equipment and supplies will be sent from Scotland to Ukraine. The shipment of over 500 items includes oxygen concentrators, electric height-adjustable beds with replacement batteries and mattresses, and ICU ventilators identified by NHS Scotland as surplus to operational requirements The donation will not impact on services to patients using the healthcare services in Scotland.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 2nd) sold 671 weaned calves at their first annual district ballot show and sale. Bullocks (362) averaged 327.5p (+22.9p on the year) and sold to 926.8p per kg and £1,900 gross for a 205kg Limousin cross from Seaview Cottage, Gairloch.
Taskforce to accelerate the UK's solar energy rollout to strengthen energy independence and deliver updated roadmap as part of 2030 clean power mission. Reactivated solar taskforce holds first meeting to boost solar energy's role in the UK's 2030 clean power mission.
A new contract has been awarded to Perthshire's Wyllie Recycling Ltd for the provision of mixed plastic and metal container recycling services and haulage in Highland. This includes plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays, metals tins, drink cans, aerosols and food and drink cartons which are collected in the new green recycling bins.
A young engineer working on Britain's deepest nuclear clean-up project has been recognised by the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Liam Gordon (27) won the Young Chemical Engineer of the Year award at the annual showcase event of the Aberdeen branch of IChemE, the professional body for chemical engineers in the UK.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 1st) sold 951 Prime Sheep. New Season Lambs (537) sold to 275.0p per kg and £130 gross.
Goal to enable 100 towns and cities to transform access to green space in urban areas so everyone can enjoy time spent outdoors in nature, close to home. Local authorities and community partners across the UK invited to apply for grants totalling £15 million.
ScotRail has today announced that its full timetable will be restored on Monday, 7 October 2024. With a pay deal agreed, ScotRail can now restore the service that was in operation before the temporary timetable was introduced on 10 July 2024.
The international delivery expert Parcelhero says the dockworkers strike in key US ports such as New York, Houston and Savannah is already causing disruption to US-UK trade and is calling for a rapid resolution to the dispute. US dockworkers are striking at 36 ports on the US East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, including the key ports of New York/New Jersey, Baltimore, Houston and Savannah.
A new Scottish tax aimed at encouraging the use of recycled materials in construction has been approved unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. The Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill will replace the UK Aggregates Levy and tax the sale or use of aggregates consisting of freshly extracted rock, gravel or sand.
The problem if heating homes is not going away soon for the UK government. Yesterday Alex Lawson in the Guardian newspaper set out the issues with the Resolution Foundation research as the starting point.
A £22 million investment has been made into a scheme to increase investment in affordable homes and deliver more housing. As part of Scotland's Charitable Bond Programme, the Scottish Government has provided funding to issue two new bonds via finance intermediary Allia to housing providers Link and Cairn Housing Association to provide support for more than 150 new homes.
Yesterday an article by Alistair Grant, Political Editor in the Scotsman set out the views or entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter on taxes and employment in Scotland. The next generation of Scots will be forced to contend with "an unbelievably appalling legacy" unless action is taken to turbo-charge the economy, Sir Tom Hunter has warned.
New heat maps show the number of competition law warning and advisory letters sent to businesses across the UK between 2018 and 2023. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has, for the first time, published heat maps illustrating where it has issued warning and advisory letters to businesses it is concerned may be breaking competition law and whose practices could be harming consumers.
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There are big changes coming for all hospitality staff and operators this autumn. It's called the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and comes into effect on 1 October.
An Audit Scotland report published today (1 October 2024) is yet another warning about he state the finances in Scottish councils. The jargon in he report hardly disguises the fat that yet more cuts in some places are coming.
7.7 million households in England are at risk of fuel stress this winter, including the majority of families with children. The Government will therefore need to do more to support vulnerable households who are no longer eligible for Winter Fuel Payments (WFP) and those who never have been, according to new research published by the Resolution Foundation today (Tuesday 1 October 2024).