Schools in The Highland Council's bid to the Scottish Government's Learning Estate Improvement Plan (LEIP) phase 3 have not been selected at this stage. The bid consisted of three primary schools; Beauly Primary, Dunvegan Primary and Park Primary, a separate bid for St Clement’s School (and a third bid for Tornagrain Primary).
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October 30th) sold 11 Prime Cattle. Prime Bullocks (3) averaged 286.4p per kg and sold to 290.0p per kg and £1,914.00 gross for a 660kg Limousin cross from Ashley, North Kessock Prime Heifers (8) averaged 288.3p per kg and sold to 302.0p per kg for a 585kg Charolais cross from Mountrich Farm, Dingwall and £1,805.60 gross for a 610kg Charolais cross also Mountrich, Dingwall.
A report by the Fraser of Allender Institute. This grant aimed to explore the potential for innovation clusters in Scotland's social care sector and the role of public sector investment in supporting such development.
Imagine a grand house on a hill, after dark on an autumn night. As the door opens, an organ pierces through the thick silence and echoes through the cavernous halls.
Amazon is storming into Christmas on the back of its largest-ever October 2-day Prime event. It's also launching its Buy with Prime Shopify integration in time for peak season, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero.
The latest 2023 figures released by the Scottish Government show mixed findings across Scottish agriculture. The report, published by Scotland's Chief Statistician, includes estimates from the June Agricultural Census.
Postal ballot papers for ten contested Highland community councils have been mailed out today (Tuesday 31 October 2023). The Highland Council is reminding voters that ballot papers need to be completed and returned by the deadline of 12 noon on Monday 27 November 2023.
New funds will help more people from under-represented backgrounds start their own businesses and nurture fledgling companies. A total of 42 recipients will share £1.6 million through the Ecosystem Fund, while 20 projects will receive £1.3 million through a new Pre-Start Pathways Fund.
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published Homicide in Scotland, 2022-23. The publication provides information on crimes of homicide recorded by the police in Scotland in 2022-23.
NHS Scotland launches national Menopause and Menstrual Health Workplace Policy. Measures to support women experiencing difficult menopause or menstrual health symptoms in the workplace are being introduced by NHS Scotland across their workforce.
ScotRail services between the Central Belt and Aberdeen and Inverness will return to normal from tomorrow (Monday, 30 October) following a weekend of heavy rain. A Met Office yellow weather warning had been in place across North East Scotland since 12.00 on Thursday but was lifted earlier today.
Primary teachers across Caithness and Sutherland can look forward to specialist support in teaching the vital STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and maths - thanks to a new STEM outreach coordinator who has joined the UHI North, West and Hebrides team. Mara Gibb [pictured] is one of ten new coordinators based at campuses across the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) partnership, each recruited to promote STEM careers to primary school children across the north of Scotland.
UK general government gross debt was £2,636.9 billion at the end of Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2023, equivalent to 101.2% of gross domestic product (GDP). UK general government deficit (or net borrowing) was £63.5 billion in Quarter 2 2023, equivalent to 9.5% of GDP.
From 1 November 2023, if you pay for your NHS dental treatment you may notice an increase in treatment charges. These increases are necessary to ensure that we are able to continue to provide NHS dental services and reflect the increase in cost of delivering the care required for patients.
An analysis exploring adults' awareness of artificial intelligence (AI) use and attitudes towards the adoption of AI, including benefits and risks. Only one in six (17%) adults said they could often or always tell when they are using artificial intelligence (AI), with men (21%), adults aged 16 to 29 years (31%), and adults with a degree or equivalent qualification (22%) among those more likely to report this; awareness decreases with age, with more than half (55%) of adults aged 70 years and over reporting they can hardly ever or never recognise when they are using AI.
A Holyrood Committee has requested the Scottish Government provide documents on the A9 Dualling Project, prepared by Transport Scotland officials between 2012 and 2023, and has written to several former relevant Ministers requesting written evidence. The Scottish Parliament's Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, who have been undertaking an Inquiry into the A9 Dualling Project have now written to Mairi McAllan, the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport to request relevant documents are provided to the inquiry.
Policing Minister challenges police to double retrospective facial recognition searches to track down known offenders by May 2024. Police should double the number of searches they make using retrospective facial recognition technology to track down known offenders by May 2024, as the Policing Minister urges forces to increase their use of this artificial intelligence (AI) crime-fighting tool.
The Video sets out some difficult maters for everyone politicians and voters. In April 2012, then-Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, delivered a speech to the Institute of Economic Affairs in London entitled "The End of The Age of Entitlement".
Inquiry reminds us of widespread use of WhatsApp in government It is not news, but it is still useful to see: the evidence released by the Covid Inquiry includes WhatsApp messages from people across government during the pandemic, from Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings, to senior civil servants and scientific advisers. People in government use WhatsApp for the same reason everyone else does: it is quick, easy and convenient.
A new mission announced by the Prime Minister will accelerate the use of AI in life sciences to tackle the biggest health challenges of our generation. A new mission announced by the Prime Minister will accelerate the use of AI in life sciences to tackle the biggest health challenges of our generation.
