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15/1/2021
Dry Cleaning Firms Facing Hardship
MSP Rhoda Grant has called for the Scottish Government to extend its business support schemes to industries including the dry cleaning sector which are struggling during the pandemic and do not qualify for government support.   The Highlands & Islands Labour MSP spoke in Holyrood today asking Ministers to step in with a support package.  
11/1/2021
Extending Support For Hospitality, Retail And Leisure - January Grants Top-up Announced.
A significant top-up to the grant support available for hospitality, retail and leisure businesses across Scotland closed by level 4 restrictions will be paid following an announcement by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes.   In addition to the grants businesses receive through the Strategic Business Framework Fund, eligible businesses will also get a one off grant of.  
11/1/2021
At Least 250,000 Uk Small Businesses Set To Fold Without Further Help, New Study Warns
FSB publishes the findings from its latest Small Business Index study.   Quarterly Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Small Business Index (SBI) shows confidence at second lowest ebb in report's ten-year history.  
11/1/2021
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England has gone into a tough lockdown to halt spiralling COVID-19 hospitalisations and relieve pressure on its health system.  The prime minister, Boris Johnson, has said the new lockdown will last at least seven weeks, but it's safe to assume that, with many hospitals near capacity, it will stay in place as long as is needed to suppress the threat of the NHS being overwhelmed.  
11/1/2021
Concerns Grow After Fake Covid Vaccine Scams Emerge
The Highland Council 's Trading Standards team and NHS Highland are warning Highland residents to be very aware of the latest Covid scams that are emerging across the UK.   It is very likely that these scams are linked and the consequences of being a victim of these scams may go beyond financial harm.  
10/1/2021
Covid-19s £669m Impact On Scottish Government Finances
The Scottish Government overspent its 2019/20 budget by nearly £700 million responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.   Net spending for the year across the government's consolidated accounts was £39,385 million - £669 million more than budget.  
10/1/2021
Oxford Astrazeneca Vaccine National Roll-out In Scotland
Doses to be administered at over 1,000 GP practices and community centres.   Many more people will receive the first dose of the Oxford/Astrazeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in GP practices and community vaccination centres across Scotland from tomorrow (Monday 11 January 2021) The vaccine, approved for use in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on 30 December, has already been administered in primary care settings in NHS Tayside, Lothian, Orkney and Highland.  
9/1/2021
UK Government Announces Major Boost To Coronavirus Recovery Through Expansion Of Dormant Assets Scheme
Expansion will help unlock over £800 million for communities across the UK.   Expansion will help unlock over £800 million for communities across the UK.  
7/1/2021
Royal Bank Issues Urgent Scam Warning
Vaccination email scams seen as biggest emerging threat Help and advice to avoid becoming a victim.   Royal Bank of Scotland has issued an urgent scam alert following the new lockdown.  
7/1/2021
World Economy In 2021: Here's Who Will Win And Who Will Lose
The coronavirus has crippled the world economy.  Global GDP suffered its sharpest drop since the end of the second world war in 2020, millions were unemployed or furloughed, and governments pumped trillions of dollars into their economies to prevent greater damage.  
7/1/2021
Council Gives Reassurance On Actions To Support Communities During Covid Lockdown
At today's (7th January 2021) meeting of The Highland Council the focus was on the Covid pandemic response and the many actions the Council are taking to support communities during the current lockdown.   The Leader of the Council, Cllr Margaret Davidson said: "At Council today elected members raised many important issues that we will follow up.  
7/1/2021
Eviction Ban Extended - Extension To Protect Tenants In Scotland
A temporary ban on eviction orders will be extended until the end of March 2021.   Regulations will be laid in the Scottish Parliament on 14 January to extend the current ban, which is in place at present until 22 January.  
7/1/2021
Business Closure Grant Scheme Open For Applications
The Highland Council today launched the Temporary Business Closure Grant.  This grant is available for businesses who have had to close due to the COVID-19 protective measures introduced on Boxing Day.  
7/1/2021
NHS Test And Trace Told A Record Number Of People To Self-isolate Over Christmas Week
During the week of 24 to 30 December, 684,747 people who had tested positive, and their contacts, were reached and told to self-isolate.   More people than ever before reached and told to isolate over festive period.  
7/1/2021
New Businesses Launched By Jobseekers In Scotland
A decade of UK Government support leads to more than 13,000 new businesses launched by jobseekers in Scotland.   New figures published today show between April 2011 and June 2020 more than 13,000 jobseekers in Scotland used support from their local Jobcentre and the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme, to launch their own business.  
7/1/2021
Impact Of Brexit Discussed By Highland Councillors
The Highland Council met today (7 January 2021) and took the opportunity to discuss Brexit.  A number of issues arising from the UK's exit from the EU were discussed and the complexity of the situation was recognised particularly since there are a number of other concurrent issues such as COVID.  
7/1/2021
Learning under current Covid lockdown
The Highland Council has issued a letter to all parents providing an update regarding the reopening of schools and early learning and childcare settings following the announcement made yesterday by the First Minister that the country is now in a national lockdown.   All Highland schools will remain open but the only pupils who should attend are those identified as vulnerable and the children of Key Workers when no other arrangements can be made.  
7/1/2021
Action Required - Submit Your Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme December Claims
From HMRC - 7 January 2021.   Upcoming deadline for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims, and to answer some questions you might have, too.  
7/1/2021
Travel Restrictions Update: South Africa Ban Extended, Israel (and Jerusalem) Removed From Travel Corridors List
From 4am Saturday 9 January, people arriving in England from Botswana, Israel (and Jerusalem), Mauritius or Seychelles will need to self-isolate.   travel restrictions extended to southern African countries from 4am Saturday 9 January (2021) to protect against the spread of a new COVID-19 variant initially detected in South Africa.  
6/1/2021
Traffic Through Dover-Calais Strait Remains Quiet, But Costs Of Cross-channel Freight Has Surged
Post-transition border controls faced their first test yesterday (4 January) on the first working day of the year, but the flow of freight moving across the Dover-Calais strait remained slower than usual.   France's new €50m smart border infrastructure was largely unused with traffic flowing at around a fifth of its normal level.