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Thousands Of Carers In Scotland To Get New Benefit - Not Applied YET - Get Moving To Make a Claim
Carer Support Payment extended to 10 new council areas. Thousands more unpaid carers in Scotland will be eligible for a new benefit, if regulations laid this week in the Scottish Parliament are approved.Today
Solicitor Jailed For Over 7 Years For Selling Fraudulent Immigration Advice
A bogus immigration lawyer with no licence to practise has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for exploiting at least 19 victims for huge financial gain. Flora Mendes, who had already been banned from practising law after a previous conviction, has had assets totalling more than £700,000 seized by the Home Office after her conviction today.Today
UK Joins Partners In Condemnation Of Malicious Cyber Activity By Russian Intelligence Services - UK Government Statement
The United Kingdom has joined with its international partners to condemn malicious cyber activity by the Russian Intelligence Services. A UK government spokesperson said, "The United Kingdom stands with the European Union, Germany, Czechia and other allies in strongly condemning malicious cyber activity by Russian Intelligence Services.Today
Mortgage Approvals Rise But Market Remains Difficult
Rhiannon Philps at https://moneyfactscompare.co.uk/ Money Facts Compare sets out the current mortgages position. The number of net mortgage approvals reaches its highest level since September 2022.
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Stealth Tax Raid On Your Money Goes On and On Until 2028
National Insurance reductions in your pay packet are one thing but the stealth taxes wipe it out up until 2028 and who knows what will happen then. And National Insurance reductions do not help pensioners and anyone who does not have a job.Today
UK And Ukraine Launch Innovation Partnership To Power Ukraine's Recovery
The UK and Ukraine have launched the InnovateUkraine programme, which will support 13 green energy innovation projects in Ukraine with a £16m investment from the UK government. The UK government has invested £16m in innovations which will support the recovery and future sustainability of Ukraine's energy system.Yesterday
Councillors Agree To Utilise UK Shared Prosperity Fund To Support Castle Recruitment & Training
Economy and Infrastructure Committee members today (2 May 2024) agreed to direct £100K from the Council's share of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to fund a new staff training programme at the Inverness Castle Experience. The funding will enable the project team to provide specialist visitor attraction training to young people identified through partners at Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).
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Economy & Infrastructure Committee Agrees Funding Proposals For Nature Restoration Fund 2024/25
On 2 May 2024 members of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee of Highland Council agreed the funding proposals for the Nature Restoration Fund scheme for 2024/25. They further agreed that funding decisions in respect of that fund will be delegated to the Executive Chief Officer for Infrastructure, Environment & Economy and the Chair of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee.
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Road Upgrades in Caithness During May
Transport Scotland is investing a total of £185,000 to carry out essential surfacing improvements on the #A9 north of Inverness at three locations: south of Achrimsdale, Dunbeath and Georgemas Junction. The works will be carried out by BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland's trunk road operator.Yesterday
Committee Gives Green Light To Active Travel And Road Safety Work
At the Highland Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee. (Thursday 2 May 2024) Members had the opportunity to review the work the Council is doing to progress active travel and improve road safety before approving the next steps.Yesterday
Success Of Highland Council's In-house Bus Service Pilot Is Highlighted
The Highland Council's In-House bus service pilot project was launched in January 2023. The success of its first year of operation in delivering savings and creating a valued and reliable service was highlighted at today’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee.
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Would You Like To See Your GP, Or Know That The Government Is Restricting Your Access Using Cast-iron Fiscal Rules?
Richard Murphy shines a light on why we really cannot see a GP and exposes the lie of GP shortages. One of the greatest source of disquiets about the NHS is not that there are long hospital waiting lists - although no-one is overly chuffed by that - but that people cannot get to see their GP.Yesterday
Highland Councillors Agree Community Regeneration Support For Communities To Continue
At the meeting of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee members had the opportunity to review the last two years of the Community Regeneration Funding Programme before agreeing changes to how the 2024/25 programme will be delivered. Committee Chair, Cllr Ken Gowans said: "Following a successful two years, it is a good time to review what has gone well and what can be done better so we can continue to build on success, and seamlessly move the focus onto how best to support the delivery of projects." "With 279 live projects and over £6million of committed funds still to be claimed, there is no doubt as to the value and impact of the programme's potential.Yesterday
Protecting Fans From Ticket Touts - Views sought on EURO 2028 legislation
Proposals which will help to protect people against the threat of ticket touts at UEFA EURO 2028 are the focus of a new consultation launched today. Glasgow is one of 10 host cities for EURO 2028 and an expected three million tickets will go on sale for the whole tournament, allowing more fans than ever before access to a UEFA EURO tournament.Yesterday
Advertising Is Designed To Make You Miserable
dvertising exists to make us miserable. It is intended to make us doubt our self-worth.
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UKAEA Signs Agreement With CVŘ To Progress UK Fusion Plant Design
The agreement for a first-of-a-kind test rig will provide critical data for the design and development of Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Czech Republic research organisation Centrum výzkumu Řež (CVŘ), have signed a multi-year use of facility agreement to enable unique testing of High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) tapes, critical for the development of the UK's prototype fusion energy powerplant, the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).
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Economy And Infrastructure Committee Approve Council's Draft Ecology Strategy And Action Plan
Members of Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee today (2 May 2024) approved the local authority's draft Ecology Strategy and Action Plan which will now move forward to an 12-week public consultation. The Ecology Strategy sets out an ambitious set of actions to tackle biodiversity loss and address the ecological emergency.Yesterday
Members agree Council's response to Scottish Government consultation on Masterplan Consent Areas
Members of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee have agreed Highland Council's response to a Scottish Government consultation on Masterplan Consent Areas (MCA). The Scottish Government is proposing the introduction of discretionary powers to establish Masterplan Consent Areas (MCA) under new planning legislation.Yesterday
Why We Need To Nationalise Water In England - Richard Murphy
Labour has now recognised it needs to nationalise railways. The case for nationalising water is even stronger.
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