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Opportunity To Represent Your Local Community With Interim Community Council Elections

Nominations are being invited from people seeking election to 15 Highland community councils covering areas in Caithness Sutherland, Easter Ross, Wester Ross, Isle of Raasay, the Black Isle, Inverness, Nairnshire, Badenoch and Strathspey and Lochaber.   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.  

NHS Dentistry At A Tipping Point, As BBC Reveal True Extent Of Access Crisis

NHS dental practices unable to offer appointments to new adult patients, in the most extensive survey of patient access ever undertaken.   The British Dental Association has pressed government to step up and deliver urgent reform, as new research from the BBC underlines the scale of the access crisis facing NHS patients across the country.  

Caithness And Sutherland Public Drop In Sessions Reveal Strong Local Support For The Flow Country

The Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland could soon become the World's first peatland World Heritage Site on account of its blanket bog habitat and important biodiversity.   Highland Council is one of the lead agencies on the Flow Country Partnership, which has just finished a 17-day series of community drop-in sessions around Caithness and Sutherland to find out what local people thought about this exciting opportunity.  

Temporary closure on B869 Lochinver - Drumbeg - Newton Road

There will be a temporary prohibition of traffic on the B869 Lochinver - Drumbeg - Newton Road later this month.   The lengths of road affected include the B869 Lochinver - Drumbeg - Newton Road, which will be closed from its junction with A894 Loch Assynt - Laxford Road to its junction with A836 Invershin – Lochinver Road.  

Support For Scotland's International Festivals

Scotland's major festivals are to benefit from a share of the Scottish Government’s £2m Festivals Expo Fund.   The funding has been awarded for events that run across the year including Edinburgh’s international, book, film and fringe festivals as well as Glasgow International Festival and Celtic Connections.  

7 Out Of 10 People Have Experienced Potential Rip-offs Online, Worrying New Cma Research Reveals

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today launched a brand-new campaign "The Online Rip-Off Tip-Off" to help shoppers spot and avoid misleading online practices that could result in them being ripped off.   In a poll of over 2,000 UK adults: 7 out of 10 had experienced misleading online practices 85% believed businesses using them were being dishonest with their customers And 83% were less likely to buy from them in the future The CMA has today launched a brand-new campaign "The Online Rip-Off Tip-Off" to help shoppers spot and avoid misleading online practices that could result in them being ripped off.  

Jobseekers Now Only Have Four Weeks To Find Work Before They Must Widen Their Search

From Tuesday 8 February, those who are capable of work will be expected to search more widely for suitable available jobs from the fourth week of their Universal Credit claim, rather than up to three months as was previously the case.   The changes in the regulations aim to support people into work faster as we recover from the pandemic.  

£44 Million Dormant Assets Funding Unlocked For Charities And Social Enterprises

Additional £44 million allocated through the Dormant Assets Scheme, taking the total to almost £850 million over the past decade.   Funding will help tackle youth unemployment, support communities in deprived areas and give people in need access to finance New Government Bill could unlock further £880 million for good causes Communities and good causes across England have been allocated an additional £44 million through the Dormant Assets Scheme.  

Brora And Helmsdale Schools To Enjoy New Outdoor Learning Classrooms

Brora Primary and Helmsdale Primary and Nursery are now the proud new occupants of outdoor learning classrooms.  A place where pupils can connect to their environment, with each other and have free space to be creative, shelter from inclement weather and play together outdoors all year round.  

Northern Alliance Identifying Meaningful Measures To Address The Attainment Gap

Northern Alliance Research Assistant Grant Murray explained: "We are very pleased to be working in partnership with the Data for Children Collaborative.  It's a great example of how working together across council areas means we can look to address shared challenges.