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Twenty six entrepreneurs from the Highland and Islands have started the final edition of a four month programme aimed at putting them on the fast track to success. Pathfinder Accelerator is led by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
A Shetland-based engineering alliance has been awarded £105,000 from Highland and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to accelerate plans to deliver major floating offshore wind contracts and large-scale energy projects. Norn combines the expertise of four leading engineering firms - Malakoff, Ocean Kinetics, LEF and Voar Energy, all based on the islands.
The £2 fare cap has cut travel costs, especially in rural areas, where buses are vital for people to get around. Millions of people in England have enjoyed cheaper bus travel this year thanks to the government's unprecedented actions to lower bus fares and protect services.
Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), announced, today, at its Glasgow base the delivery of its engineering prototype test "mule", X1.5, to the HVS test facilities. This marks the beginning of the crucial development phase to bring the UK's first full-sized hydrogen HGV to market.
Losing your job in Britain is a very risky business. Low levels of out-of-work benefits are rarely an adequate safety net for those who experience job loss, and workers in the UK who move out of work are at greater risk of experiencing a large income loss than those in most other OECD countries.
The big income falls that unemployment brings in Britain hold workers back from finding better jobs, deterring them from taking a new job that might not work out or holding on for the right job when unemployed. But a new unemployment insurance scheme could help to address this problem, according to major new Resolution Foundation research published today (Thursday).
Strong tax revenues have helped public borrowing come in £11.4 billion lower than the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast in the financial year to date. But while inflation is flattering the public finances today, it is putting even greater pressure on public services whose budgets will need to be revisited in the near future, the Resolution Foundation said on Thursday.
This week three separate independent reports have exposed the extent of the unnecessary damage voter ID has wrought to our democracy. Voter ID was rushed through for the local elections in May which meant voters needed to produce a government-approved form of identification before they voted.
Liz Truss's autumn mini-budget is a lesson in how not to do fiscal policy. The shadow chancellor has set out an approach to fiscal policy which has long been called for by the Institute for Government but, says Olly Bartrum, a government committed to fiscal policy making could still go further Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a new ‘fiscal lock' to guarantee that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish a forecast to accompany any major decision on tax and spending, with the aim of avoiding the events of last autumn where an apparent disregard for objective evidence led to a loss of faith in the UK's fiscal policy.
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Several vulnerable groups, such as pregnant and lactating women, have been excluded from the initial vaccine clinical trials. The possible passage of the vaccine mRNA to breast milk (BM), resulting in neonatal exposure, was not investigated.
Wind and solar are the world's fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected to increase and accelerate.
Millions of pounds of savers money is sitting in low interest accounts earning fortunes for the banks. Move your money easily to keep up with inflation.
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting ending on 20 September 2023. 1: Before turning to its immediate policy decisions, the Committee discussed: the international economy; monetary and financial conditions; demand and output; and supply, costs and prices.
Following a period of disruption to the glass bottle and jar recycling service, The Highland Council, would like to provide an update to the public. The Council's glass collection contractor, Biffa Waste Services spokesperson said: "Due to an unforeseen resource issue we find ourselves falling short of the required level of service expectations we provide to the Highland Council.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 20 September 2023, the MPC voted by a majority of 5-4 to maintain Bank Rate at 5.25%.
An initiative to position Scotland as a European hub for the recycling and repurposing of wind turbine blades is included in a deal agreed by the Scottish Government and industry. The commitment to establish at least one specialist facility by 2030 forms part of the Onshore Wind Sector Deal signed today at the Scottish Renewables Onshore Wind Conference in Edinburgh.
More than a quarter (27%) of trading businesses reported turnover had decreased in August 2023 compared with the previous calendar month, this is up 2 percentage points from July 2023; in comparison 15% reported their turnover was higher, down from 17% over the same period (final results from Wave 91 of the Business Insights and Conditions Survey). The total number of online job adverts increased by 2% on 15 September 2023 when compared with the previous week but was 4% below the level of the equivalent period last year (Adzuna).
Retail sales volumes are estimated to have risen by 0.4% in August 2023, partially recovering from a fall of 1.1% in July 2023 (revised from a fall of 1.2%). Looking broader, sales volumes rose by 0.3% in the three months to August 2023 when compared with the previous three months.