Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister, has outlined the provisions of the Scottish Languages Bill which provides legislation to support Gaelic and Scots education.
Under the terms of the Bill, parents will be able to ask for a Gaelic school to be set up in their area and local authorities would be required to assess if the request were practicable and affordable. If deemed viable, then ministers could direct the authority to proceed.
Other provisions include introducing educational standards for Gaelic and Scots, and establishing them as official languages.
To support the growth of Scotland’s indigenous languages, Ms. Forbes also announced an additional £5.7 million to promote Scots and Gaelic this year.
Utilita Energy has launched a new national awareness campaign to expose the truth behind so-called ‘100% renewable’ energy tariffs.
The company, which is one of the UK’s top 10 largest domestic energy suppliers, maintains that half of the UK’s electricity still comes from fossil fuels – despite what energy suppliers are allowed to claim.
Sustainability lead, Ella Moorey, said that the idea that a household can access 100% renewable electricity, from a UK energy supplier relying on the grid, is misleading and lulling people into a false sense of sustainability.
In a bid to ensure transparency in their own supply, Utilita have launched an interactive hub which allows consumers to check what’s really powering their homes and learn how to reduce their impact.
Highland Council’s dedicated road marking team has been fully mobilized to carry out road marking across the Highland region.
Since April, the team has completed approx. 150km of white lines across Sutherland, Caithness and the Isle of Skye.
A further 190km of white lining works is planned over the summer months across other areas of the Highlands.
Exact timings will be weather-dependent, but communities will be given advance notice on social media wherever possible.
The road marking programme forms part of the Council’s 2.1 billion-pound Highland Investment Plan.
