The Scottish Parliament is currently scrutinising the Scottish Government's 2024-2025 budget published at the end of last year. One of the more noticeable proposals is a £200 million cut in the Affordable Housing Supply Programme which funds the Scottish Government's affordable homes target.
Sector colleagues come together to collaborate on future geological disposal research at annual Nuclear Waste Services event. Nearly 200 nuclear waste experts, students and academics attended the Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) Research Support Office (RSO) annual conference in Sheffield from 11 to 12 January.
A report published today (16 January 2024) by Audit Scotland highlights the financial situation facing Scottish councils. Scottish Government will say the cash given to councils is at record levels but the report shows that for a variety of reasons the money is not keeping up wit the increased costs of delivering services.
An interesting article from Fish Farming Magazine set out how the business sees the current situation for their readers. Salmon Scotland's Chief Executive Tavish Scott explains the Scottish Government is saying the right things but needs to act faster After replacing Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister, Humza Yousaf promised to reset the Scottish Government's relationship with business.
Check your rail routes before travelling this week. Many problems due to weather mean you should check the Scotrail site - https://www.scotrail.co.uk/ If you are not used to this web site look closely near the top for the disruption messages.
People working in or entering Scotland's growing renewables industry will soon have access to a new training facility in Inverness. The £1.22m Renewable Energy Training Centre, being established by Aurora Energy Services Ltd, (AES) will be the first of its kind in the region.
The government launches a consultation on medical exemptions for fishers working on vessels 10 metres and under in length. Government gives industry a chance to have its say on concessions that would benefit fishers on vessels of 10 metres and under.
Some of you may have noticed that the front page of Caithness.org is having a makeover. From the time of the pandemic updates did not happen on our Caithness.org front page whilst other sections did.
Phil Anderson Financial Services, a leading financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of two seasoned professionals, Peter Brown and Kevin Philip, as Directors. This strategic move reflects the company's commitment to enhancing its leadership team and providing exceptional financial services to its clients.
From Caithness Voluntary Group Facebook page about a great success for the volunteer run Wick Development Trust. I thought I should do a post based on the recent post shared about the new facilities block at Wick River Campsite.
Nominations are invited from people seeking election to the Community Councils which did not form during the 2023 Community Council Elections and the ones that fell into abeyance. This is your chance to help represent the views of your community to The Highland Council and other public agencies.
We are blown away by the support last night for our Annual Open Stockjudging Fundraising Event. We had 200 people competing, making it our biggest turn out yet.
The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
New programme launched to boost trade and innovation between UK and Ukraine. UK and Ukraine launch new tech initiative to further support Ukraine's recovery following Putin's illegal invasion.
Recording artists, record labels, collecting societies, broadcasters and public venues are invited to share their views by 11 March 2024. the government is considering changes to how foreign record labels and foreign recording artists qualify for rights to be paid when their music is broadcast or played in public.
Health Secretary Michael Matheson met frontline A&E staff at the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) in Paisley today to see first-hand how services are coping with peak winter demand. Mr Matheson thanked teams for their ongoing efforts and met RAH staff working to keep the flow of patients moving through the hospital to help reduce pressures building up in the emergency department, and avoid people being delayed in hospital longer than necessary.
Speaking at Lancaster House today, the Defence Secretary set out his vision for deterring threats, leading among allies, and defending the UK. In the context of an ever more dangerous world, the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, will deliver a major speech at Lancaster House today, to set out his vision for the UK to deter threats, lead among allies and defend the UK.
Ann-Marie Cassidy who lives in Halkirk is a qualified RTT therapist and offers sessions face to face and online. She said, "I am a Rapid Transformational Therapy Practitioner, which is a form of regression hypnotherapy that takes you back to scenes in the past where you have formed certain ideas about yourself that have led to concerns such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, phobias, addictions, eating disorders, even infertility and so much more.
The company says it prints 18 million Phone Books each year but will bring an end to production in March 2024. BT is encouraging the public to hold on to the books as information in them will still be relevant for years to come.
The Post Office, once an iconic British brand has fallen from grace following the Horizon IT Scandal. With over 11,500 branches, it's the largest retail franchise network in Europe, offering a variety of products - not just postal, but cash and banking, foreign exchange and government services.
