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30/10/2024
Help For Pension Credit And Other Benefits Claims
It is estimated that up to 880,000 households are missing out on Pension Credit, and it is worth, on average, £3,900 per year, providing additional benefits such as help with Council Tax and Housing Benefit and a free TV licence for those over 75. Raising awareness of Pension Credit could make a difference to an older person's life: www.gov.uk/pension-credit.
26/10/2024
26 October 1940 - The Bank Row Bombing In Wick
On the 26th of October 1940 a group of three Heinkels attempted to bomb Wick airport dropping over twenty high explosive bombs. A third of these bombs were duds.18/10/2024
Women's Health Campaigner Mariella Frostrup Appointed As Government Menopause Employment Ambassador
Ambassador to work with employers to help women experiencing menopause symptoms to stay in work and progress in their careers. Leading campaigner and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup appointed as Government's new Menopause Employment Ambassador.
17/10/2024
Trading Standards - Cost of Living Payment Scams
There have been reports of scam text messages which say you may be eligible to receive a "UK Government living expenses subsidy" for 2023-2024. You are asked to click the link in the message within 24 hours to claim the subsidy.
16/10/2024
Stay Safe This Fireworks Season
Follow OPSS guidance to purchase, use and dispose of fireworks safely and responsibly. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has produced safety tips for this fireworks season on how to use fireworks responsibly and considerately to help protect both people and animals.
16/10/2024
Worrying About Money - Advice From Highland Council
Highland Council can help with money problems Follow the steps in our worrying about money leaflet to find out where to get help in Highland. Go HERE.
15/10/2024
Beware Unwelcome - And Potentially Lethal - Stowaways In Your Parcel From China, Warns Parcelhero
Over 60% of Brits now shop from Chinese marketplaces such as Temu and Shein. But that has caused an increase in the number of potentially dangerous creatures such as scorpions and spiders accidentally arriving in UK homes.11/10/2024
Funding Opportunity - Development And Collaboration Grants
Development and Collaboration Grants are open for application until Monday 28th October. These grants are for up to £50k.
11/10/2024
£57 Million Paid To Families To Help With Food Shop
People urged to check and use Best Start Foods card. Families getting a Scottish benefit to help them buy healthy foods are being urged to check their balance on their prepaid card.9/10/2024
Highland Council Supporting World Mental Health Day - 10 October 2024
This year's World Mental Health Day - due to take place on Thursday, 10 October 2024 - aims to highlight what can be done to prioritise mental health in the workplace. The day is observed each year to raise awareness of mental health and encourage people to reach out for help.
9/10/2024
Early Learning And Childcare Consultation
The Highland Council's Early Learning & Childcare Consultation is now live, and we want to hear from those living across Highland. The survey is open until Monday 28 October 2024 and can be filled out HERE The survey is about Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) services, and includes questions for families who: are currently using ELC, have used ELC in the past, are not currently using any ELC services.
9/10/2024
Help During The Cost Of Living Crisis
The Scottish Government has created a website providing information to help ensure people receive the help they need during the cost of living crisis. The website has links to guidance and support for energy and bills, benefits and income, children and families, debt and money, health and wellbeing and older or disabled people.9/10/2024
Baby Loss Memorial Book
A Memorial Book is open for anyone who has experienced pregnancy or baby loss prior to 24 weeks. The book, produced jointly by the Scottish Government and National Records of Scotland, will give parents an opportunity - if they wish – to commemorate their loss with a physical record.9/10/2024
Age Scotland Winter Fuel Payment Campaign
We strongly oppose the means-testing of the Winter Fuel Payment because it means that hundreds of thousands of pensioners in Scotland who badly need the money to stay warm this winter will not receive it and will be in serious trouble as a result. Means-testing the Winter Fuel Payment, with no notice and no compensatory measures to protect poor and vulnerable pensioners, is the wrong policy choice.7/10/2024
Biggest number of Sands Ribbon Displays ever for Baby Loss Awareness Week 
Bereaved parents and families across Scotland remember together all those lives lost too soon. Sands, the UK's leading pregnancy and baby loss charity, has counted the most Ribbon Displays ever created across the country by the charity's dedicated volunteers and supporters.
7/10/2024
Deadline Extended For Voice Of Communities Survey
Community organisations across the Highlands and Islands now have until 31 October 2024 to have their say on how to maximise opportunities to generate community wealth. Commissioned by economic and community development agency, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the ‘Our Place, Our Prosperity' project is led by specialist research consultancy the Diffley Partnership.
30/9/2024
Pension Credit Awareness Advice
A message for everyone who may be entitled to Pension Credit!. On Wednesday 2 October 2024, Caithness CAB is running a Pension Credit Walk-in Clinic between 11 am and 3 pm at our Thurso office.27/9/2024
First Date Fashion - New TK Maxx Survey Highlights Brits' Style Priorities
Brits spend an average of £69.11 when buying a new outfit for a first date, with this being the highest in Liverpool (£78.88). Over half (52%) of people said they typically purchase a new outfit for a first date, Londoners (61%) were the most likely to do this.
20/9/2024
New measures set out to combat violence against women and girls
Violence Against Women and Girls in Scotland 14,602 sexual crimes were recorded by Police Scotland in 2022-23.i The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019-2020 showed that only 22% of victims/survivors of rape reported it to the police.ii At least 37% of the 14,602 sexual crimes recorded in 2022-23 by the police related to a victim under the age of 18.iii There has been a notable decrease in the extent to which people agree with rape myths since 2014. In 2019, 8% of people in Scotland thought that ‘women often lie about being raped' (down from 23% in 2014).19/9/2024
OPSS issues Safety Alert to warn of the risks of water beads
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a Safety Alert to warn of the risks that water beads can pose to children and vulnerable adults. This follows action taken by OPSS to remove unsafe products from the market.
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