This Christmas, major brands in the UK are spending more than £10 billion on advertising. And to justify the big spend, they are using sophisticated emotional marketing strategies to capture attention and boost sales.
Short-term rentals don't just happen in a vacuum. They affect the environment around them, contributing to the closure of low-productivity firms and the expansion of surviving ones, especially tourist-oriented enterprises.
Average fixed mortgage rates, sourced from the Moneyfacts Mortgage Database, represent the mean average initial pay rate of residential fixed rate mortgages for terms of two years across whole of market. Data is collated at the end of each business day and excludes Standard Variable Rate mortgage products as well as those designed for the adverse credit market and products that are only available for new build, self build and equity and shared ownership properties.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, will today open the 100th banking hub in Darwen, Lancashire. Banking hubs have been set up in response to bank branch closures, with 350 set to be rolled out by 2029.
Average no notice savings rates, sourced from the Moneyfacts Savings Database, represent the average gross rate based on a £5,000 deposit across the whole of market. Average rates have been measured to the nearest ten thousandth to ensure greater precision.
Back by popular demand, suppliers working in the wedding market are being invited by Highland Registrars to their second Wedding Fair. The Highland Wedding Fair will take place on Sunday 9 February 2025 with public access from 11.00am - 3.00pm (suppliers will have access from 9.00am).
Gift cards are a popular present but be cautious of scams. Only buy from reputable stores and never share the card details with anyone.
Spaceflight company Orbex is to focus its operations exclusively on developing small and medium sized space rockets after switching its launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland. The company has decided to pause construction of its own spaceport in Sutherland and will instead launch its first rockets from SaxaVord.
New guide identifies 33 tree species best suited for planting on farmland. Hornbeam, beech, goat willow and walnut are just some of the tree species best suited to planting on farmland according to a new expert tree planting guide for farmers published today.
This report marks the launch of Unsung Britain, a one-year research programme designed to understand the economic circumstances of today's low-to-middle income families and how these have changed in recent decades, with support from JPMorganChase. The launch paper finds that Britain's 13 million low-to-middle income families are older and more likely to suffer from poor health or a disability than three decades ago.
Highland Council Trading Standards are urging residents to be aware of a winter payment scam text aimed at tricking people into thinking they have to act quickly or miss out on a winter payment. The text refers to your last round of winter heating allowance and gives a deadline that is very close.
Bonar Bridge will be discussed at the Economy and Infrastructure Committee of Highland Council on 14 November 2024. Bonar Bridge had a paint inspection carried out in 2016, which stated that the paint system had largely failed and should be replaced within 5 years.
Twenty new homes are ready to welcome tenants in a beautiful edge of town location at Tulloch Square/Castle - Green Lady Court, Dingwall. The Highland Council has taken ownership from contractor Capstone.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has been formally recognised for the level of support given to their employees who have caring responsibilities. The agency is the first employer in the region to be awarded exemplary employer status by Carer Positive, the organisation launched in 2013 to support employers and working carers.
The Flow Country Partnership has received funding from the Community Loan Fund towards their pioneering peatland restoration project in Sutherland. The fund is delivered by Highland Opportunity (Investments) Limited, HOIL, on behalf of The Highland Council.
Members of the public as well as NHS staff and experts will be invited to share their experiences views and ideas for fixing the NHS. Health Secretary calls on entire nation to shape the government's plans to overhaul the NHS.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise has commissioned Morrison Construction to carry out the works and the Torrance Partnership to oversee the contract. A £1.3m contract has been awarded for the refurbishment of a building on Enterprise Park Forres to create the new Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM).
New rules will give millions of Buy-Now, Pay-Later users key protections offered by other forms of credit. Providers will have to ensure lending is affordable - stopping users from accumulating unmanageable debt Rules deliver better protection for shoppers and clarity for innovative sector after years of uncertainty Millions of shoppers are set to be protected by new rules for Buy-Now, Pay-Later products.
Sales volumes - the amount we all bought – rose by 0.3% in September. The home delivery expert Parcelhero says volumes finally returned to July 2022 levels, before Liz Truss' disastrous September mini-budget hit household spending.
Highland Council Trading Standards are warning residents to be on their guard following reports of an unsolicited text message claiming to be from the UK Government Living Allowance Office. The text reads.
