Prospect has agreed to suspend the strike action on the 26th April to allow discussions to continue. Action short of a strike will continue.
Strike Suspended but Industrial Action Continues at HIAL Airports
Payments For Less Favoured Area Status Being Made
“We are working hard to provide as much certainty to support farmers and crofters as we can. This money will provide a welcome cash injection to businesses and the wider rural economy. “
Edinburgh’s International Science Festival Distances Itself from Fossil Fuel Companies
The Festival will avoid taking funds from “fossil fuel companies and their primary trade bodies”, the latter referring to income taken from partnerships with the Scottish Oil Club
£202,000 Awarded to ORCA for Newark Bay Research
“The site includes finds from the Pictish through to the Viking period.”
Concern Grows Over Post Brexit Delays at Ports for Scotland’s Fisheries
“With an annual value of £944 million, seafood accounts for 58% of Scotland’s total food exports. Seafood is highly perishable and therefore dependent on the sort of swift and reliable transport connections which would be damaged by a disorderly UK exit from the EU.”
New Research Improving Outcomes for the Many Patients who Suffer from Sight-Threatening Diseases
There are 285 million people who are visually impaired, of which 39 million are blind according to figures from the World Health Organisation.
AGM Batteries: From Potential to Power
“Tuesday, 2nd April saw a presentation by AGM Batteries given over at the ICIT campus.”
Research into Secondary Breast Cancer: #domoreforstage4
More than 11,000 women die from secondary breast cancer each year in the UK.
Timeless scoop the Young Enterprise Orkney Area Team Award
Thursday evening saw the Kirkwall Grammar School team Timeless take this years award at Young Enterprise Orkney Area Team Local Finals
The House Sparrow is Scotland’s Number 1 Garden Bird
472,758 people took part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch this year.
