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24/1/2024
Pavement Parking Ban Enforcement Across Highlands To Start In February
The Highland Council's parking enforcement team are reminding drivers that during February they will be enforcing the new pavement parking ban. The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 has prohibited pavement parking, double parking, and parking at dropped kerbs and anyone caught can face a £100 fine.
24/1/2024
Garage rent increase agreed in Sutherland
Garage rents for the Sutherland area will increase by 10% for 2024/25 as agreed at today's Area Committee. Garage Rent for Council Tenants will increase from £7.58 to £8.34 per week.22/1/2024
Heating Fuel Thefts
Officers are reminding the community to ensure they have appropriate measures in place to help deter and prevent heating fuel thefts, following a recent incident in Caithness. It's important to put measures in place to protect your fuel tank and make it extremely difficult for thieves to target your fuel.
22/1/2024
Quiet Quitting - Why Doing Less At Work Could Be Good For You - And Your Employer
In many offices (not to mention on Zoom, Teams and Slack), employees and managers alike are whispering about the "great resignation". The UK saw a sharp rise in people quitting their jobs in 2021, and one fifth of UK workers still say they plan to resign in the next year in search of greater job satisfaction and better pay.
21/1/2024
Government Backs New Pet Abduction Law In Pet Theft Crackdown
New law will create a new specific offence for dog and cat abduction. A new criminal offence for pet abduction has taken a significant step forward today (19 January) with the announcement of government backing for new legislation.
21/1/2024
Storm Isha Continues Next With High Winds And Heavy Rains Couple Of Days
Strong winds associated with Storm Isha are likely to bring some disruption to travel and utilities across the UK on Sunday and Monday. What to Expect Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen.
20/1/2024
Storm ISHA Has Been Named
Storm Isha has been named by the Met Office, with strong winds for all from Sunday and heavy rain for some. Cold Arctic air that has been dominating the UK in recent days is subsiding, replaced by an Atlantic influence which will bring a return to milder conditions, but also bring wet and windy weather across the UK on Sunday.
19/1/2024
Highland Road Conditions Report - Friday 19 January 2024
The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
19/1/2024
Record Drug Seizures As Border Force Cracks Down On Illegal Drugs
Border Force have made the highest number of illegal drug seizures since records began, as action at the border helps stop illegal drugs reaching the country. In the year ending March 2023, Border Force made a total of 25,834 drug seizures, a 24% increase from last year and the highest on record.
19/1/2024
A836 Conditions At Borgie Show Why The North Coast 500 Route May Be Quiet
This photo from Highland council shows the conditions for the last couple of days. Not many folk on the North Coast 500 this week.
19/1/2024
Index Of Private Housing Rental Prices, Uk - December 2023 - Scotland increased by 6.3%
Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 6.2% in the 12 months to December 2023, unchanged from the annual percentage change in the 12 months to November 2023. Annual private rental prices increased by 6.1% in England, 7.1% in Wales and 6.3% in Scotland in the 12 months to December 2023.
19/1/2024
Increasing Recycling And Reuse Of Resources
Views sought on transitioning to a circular economy. Proposals to increase reuse and recycling and cut waste are being put forward as part of a consultation.19/1/2024
Post Office Boss Admits Money From Horizon Victims May Have Gone Into Executive Pay
The Post Office's chief executive admitted it is a possibility the money taken from branch managers could have been part of "hefty numeration packages for executives", as he appeared before MPs alongside a senior Fujitsu figure. Money wrongfully taken from victims of the Horizon scandal may have gone into the pay of Post Office executives, MPs have been told.19/1/2024
Long Covid And Long Vaccine - Dr John Campbell Speaking To Professor Robert Clancy 
Professor Robert Clancy has found similarities between long covid and long post covid vaccination syndrome. Here he shares new findings on the theory and practical medical management of these two conditions.
18/1/2024
Highland Road Conditions Report - Thursday 18 January 2024 - Advise Against Travel In Sutherland Today
The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
18/1/2024
GMG Energy Set To Operate In Scotland-wide Construction Sector As It Secures New Stress Test Wood Credentials
GMG Energy the rapidly expanding Highland timber products specialist which contributes significantly to the circular economy in the Highlands and the Northern Isles, is set to play a bigger role in Scotland's construction sector. The Halladale-based business has seen three of its senior employees, including Director Malcolm Morrison, secure visual softwood structural grading credentials which qualifies the company to supply builders and joinery businesses with the stress tested timber used in housing and commercial property construction projects.
17/1/2024
Support for Out-of-work Young People To Gain Skills and Jobs
The Highland Council's Employability Service and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) are delighted to announce an exciting collaboration to offer a pre-employability programme which seeks to support out-of-work young people on a pathway to the trades. Supported through the Scottish Government's No One left Behind Employability Funding, the Access To Trades initiative will provide a pathway for young people up to the age of 29 years to progress on to the CITB's Scottish Academy for Construction Opportunities (SACO) Programme.
16/1/2024
Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry Live Stream
There are two live streams going on today. This disgraceful situation has a long way to go.
16/1/2024
Highland Road Conditions Report - Tuesday 16 January 2024
The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
16/1/2024
Council Budget Gaps Highlighted By Audit Scotland Report
A report published today (16 January 2024) by Audit Scotland highlights the financial situation facing Scottish councils. Scottish Government will say the cash given to councils is at record levels but the report shows that for a variety of reasons the money is not keeping up with the increased costs of delivering services.
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