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19/10/2022
Prime Minister Commits To Triple Lock On Pensions - 19 October 2022
At PM Question time today (19 October 2022) Liz Truss replied to a question from Ian Blackford MP and confirmed the government's commitment to the triple lock for pensions. This would mean that pensions would be increased in line with inflation.18/10/2022
8 Things You Should Know About Your Student Loan
8 things you might not know about your student loan, but definitely should. Student loans and how they're repaid works differently from other types of borrowing.17/10/2022
Assessing The Impact Of Rising Interest Rates On Mortgagors' Living Standards
R I P low interest rates: the cost of borrowing is seriously on the rise. Inflationary pressures in the economy have been pushing interest rates up for some time.16/10/2022
Hmrc Update Guidance For Claiming Business Expenses
New guidance from HMRC to help small businesses and the self-employed access the various tax reliefs available to them was published on 12 October 2022. Tax-deductible business expenses If you're self-employed, your business will have various running costs.14/10/2022
Highland Community Organisations Invited To Apply For Cost Of Living Support Grant
At a meeting of The Highland Council on 22 September 2022, Councillors approved the creation of a Highland-wide grant fund of up to £450,000 to help alleviate the cost-of-living crisis for vulnerable households through community-led initiatives. Third Sector voluntary and community organisations are invited to apply for grants under the value of £10,000.13/10/2022
Highland patients give positive feedback on their GP Practice experiences
The results from the latest Scottish Health and Care Experience (HACE) Survey from Public Health Scotland show large percentages of positive feedback from people in the NHS Highland board area about their experiences at their GP Practices. The survey was sent to a random sample of the public and covered a number of areas in health and care experience, including treatment and advice from GP Practices, COVID-19 and Out of Hours healthcare.13/10/2022
Britain Facing A Dual Crisis And Could Be Ill-equipped To Cope
Parallels with 2008-09 are emerging. Failure of regulation has allowed means pension are vulnerable.13/10/2022
NHS strike ballot continues despite government talks, says UNISON
NHS strike ballot continues despite government talks, says UNISON UNISON, the largest union in the NHS, is reporting that there has been no significantly improved pay offer - despite government talks. The union has sent a communication to it's members today that the dispute over pay continues.12/10/2022
Government Introduces New Energy Prices Bill To Ensure Vital Support Gets To British Consumers This Winter
UK government introduces new Energy Prices Bill, putting into law support for consumers with energy costs. UK government introduces landmark Energy Prices Bill, putting into law support to help households, businesses and others with energy costs this winter, while reducing inflation and supporting economic growth.
12/10/2022
Paperless Trade For Uk Businesses To Boost Growth
Paperless Trade For Uk Businesses To Boost Growth Electronic Trade Documents Bill ends need for paper-based trading documents. The Bill will make digital documentation legally recognised, reduce admin costs and make it easier for British firms to buy and sell internationally.12/10/2022
More Than 1.3 Million Winter Vaccines Delivered
Over a million vaccines have been delivered to protect against the latest strains of flu and COVID-19 in the latest efforts to relieve pressure on the NHS over winter. Frontline healthcare staff and the country's most vulnerable have been immunised at speed - with 80.2% of all care home residents being fully vaccinated since the rollout began in September.12/10/2022
Scottish Secretary Comments On October Labour Market Statistics
As new ONS figures show a strong labour market, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack says the UK Government's focus on economic growth will benefit people across the UK. Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said, "With the unemployment rate at a historic low, and many more people on the payroll than this time last year, today's figures show that Scotland’s labour market remains strong.12/10/2022
Tony Blair Backs Fusion For Energy Security And Climate Change
During a visit to UKAEA, Sir Tony Blair underlined his support for fusion energy. Former prime minister, Sir Tony Blair, underlined his continued support for fusion energy and its role in addressing energy security and climate change for generations to come.
12/10/2022
Record Recruitment To The Ambulance Service
Recruitment to Scotland's ambulance service has hit a record high, helping to boost the service this winter. A record 540 paramedics, ambulance technicians, call handlers and clinicians have been employed in the last year.5/10/2022
Exploring Cairngorm's Geothermal Potential
A feasibility study is getting under way to explore the potential to use natural heat, miles below the Earth's surface, as a renewable energy source at Cairngorm Mountain. HIE and resort operator Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd have commissioned independent engineering consultants Arup to lead the study.
5/10/2022
Highlands And Islands Museums To Get Global Reach With App
Five museums across the region will be selected to share their collections, which can range from 100 to 1,000 objects with audiences across the world. XpoNorth Digital has partnered with Smartify, the world's most downloaded museum app with more than 3 million history and art loving users.
10/8/2022
Planning Application 17 Units - North of Towerview, South Argo Terrace, Golspie
The application seeks consent for the erection of 17 new units comprising 13 houses (1 detached, 6 semi-detached and 6 terraced) and 4 cottage flats. 3 of the homes would be accessed directly from South Argo Terrace which lies along the southwestern boundary of the site with the remaining units accessed from a new culde-sac which would be formed through the site, in part formalising an existing track which runs along the northern boundary currently.10/8/2022
West Of Orkney Windfarm Joins Caithness Chamber Of Commerce
The developer of a major new offshore windfarm has joined the Caithness Chamber of Commerce with an ambition to maximise the long-term economic benefits the project will bring to the north of Scotland. In January the West of Orkney Windfarm secured the rights to an area of seabed from the Crown Estate Scotland in the highly competitive ScotWind process, to bring forward a 2-gigawatt windfarm around 25km north of the Sutherland coast.
8/8/2022
Save Or Borrow From Hi-Scot Credit Union
HI-Scot Credit Union is the first choice for savings and borrowing in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Unlike the High Street banks the focus of HI-Scot Credit Union is on service to members rather than shareholder profit.8/8/2022
Consultation Launched On Proposed College Merger | Co-chomhairleachadh Air A Chur Air Chois Mun Cho-aonadh Colaiste A Th' Air A Mholadh
A 10-week public consultation on the proposed merger of UHI North Highland, UHI Outer Hebrides and UHI West Highland has been launched today. This exciting new strategic partnership would create an anchor institution of scale and impact within UHI, and the region, supporting 9000 students and 600 staff in 19 rural and island campus locations across the north of Scotland.Search Our Site
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