The NDA Draft Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA's nuclear sites over the next 3 years. We want to hear from anyone who has a comment on any aspect of this document.
The Highland Council are inviting all tenants to have their say on the rent levels for the year ahead. We encourage everyone that lives in a council house to take this chance to have their say, the results of this will have a direct impact on the services we are able to deliver next year and in the future.
Today is the last date for Christmas parcel collections to ensure they arrive on time to Christmas Island (Kiritimati) and other destinations in the Pacific, says ParcelHero. But when is the final date to send to the USA, Australia, India and European destinations? ParcelHero has all the major couriers' recommendations.
The Highland Council is inviting applications from groups and organisations to the ‘Communities and Place' strand of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). £1 million of funding is available for capital and revenue projects, that will empower communities to build on their own strengths, support local needs, and deliver on the fund's main objective of ‘building pride in place and increasing life chances'.
ScotRail is reminding customers to check their journey before its new timetable starts. The train operator's timetable will change on Sunday, 10 December, and customers are being asked to take a moment to check their journey for any changes.
It has been a fruitful year for savers. The average easy access rate surpassed 3% and fixed rates across bonds and ISAs soared.
Science Minister announces national vision for engineering biology, setting out government's £2 billion plan to seize the potential of engineering biology. Landmark National Vision for Engineering Biology sets out government's £2 billion plan to harness the power of biology to deliver new medical therapies, crop varieties, eco-friendly fuels and chemicals, cementing the UK as a science and technology superpower.
The UK Government will introduce a plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in net migration and curb abuse of the immigration system. The Home Secretary has announced a plan to slash migration levels and curb abuse of the immigration system, delivering the biggest ever reduction in net migration.
Export of livestock for slaughter and fattening will be banned under new legislation. New legislation will put an end to the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain.
Highland Council continues to explore external funding opportunities to help families in the region who experience disproportionately higher levels of fuel poverty than the rest of Scotland. External funding is targeted at households classed as fuel and extreme fuel poor and is available Highland-wide.
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022: Highlights from Scotland’s Results. PISA is an assessment of 15 year-olds around the world in maths, reading and science.
The reports by PISA assessments on school pupils are out today and the internet is awash with stories. The report is carried out across many countries annually.
An irregular $16 McDonald's order, a viral TikTok and a growing conundrum for President Biden's economic platform. The internet has been awash with social media rants lately about the high cost of fast-food.
The Scottish prison population continued to be impacted by justice system responses to Covid-related public health measures in 2022-23, according to statistics published by the Chief Statistician today. The statistics show that the average daily prison population remained stable at a reduced level for a third consecutive year in 2022-23, decreasing by just 1% from 7,506 in 2021-22 to 7,426.
The Highland Council has announced the timetable to make a final attempt to reform the 30 Community Council elections that failed to form in September 2023. Community Councils are voluntary organisations that express the views and concerns of local people within their area across a wide range of issues from new buildings and roads to local services and facilities.
The Highland Council has launched a public consultation for the Highland-wide 20mph roll-out project and is looking for feedback from communities. 125 Highland settlements are part of the project which equates to around 610km of roads across the Highlands, 590km of which are on Local Authority Roads.
Suppliers working in the wedding market are being invited by Highland Registrars to a newly established Wedding Fair. The Highland Wedding Fair will take place on Sunday 4 February 2024 with public access from 11.00am - 3.00pm (suppliers will have access from 8:30am).
Ahead of the UK government's latest economic statement, the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, and the secretary of state for work and pensions, Mel Stride, unveiled a new employment support package dubbed the back to work plan. The government's aim is to support more than 1 million people who are either long-term unemployed or have long-term health conditions to (re)enter the workforce or remain in employment.
With Christmas and the New Year approaching, you may have received an influx of invitations to festive events. If you're feeling irritable or disengaged or experience a sense dread at the prospect of a month of socialising ahead of you, you may be suffering from social burnout says psychologist at People Business Psychology, Jan P.
Before having our first baby last year, we wondered whether we had the money, time and necessary skills to raise a child. Perhaps you find yourself contemplating the same? Many people certainly have, as birth rates have been declining across the world for the past 200 years.
