Innovation

Yesterday First Minster John Swinney anounced his new Programme for Government (PfG), which focussed on actions to progress four priorities.

These are:

An independent evaluation of a project based in Shetland that aims to tackle child poverty has been published.

Timber Festival 2024

After a long five year wait, the Logie Timber Festival is making its grand return – and this time we’re going bigger and better!

Scotland’s whisky distillers are to benefit from government funding towards the development of a green hydrogen hub in Moray.

Scottish Government funding of £3.1 million will support the construction of a new regional hub in Speyside, bringing approximately 100 permanent high skilled, high value jobs to the area.

Dumfries and Galloway College (DGC) has proudly launched its new Net Zero Skills Centre, a significant step towards promoting sustainability and supporting local businesses in transitioning to a greener future.

This initiative, funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), aims to provide businesses with the essential skills and knowledge required to adapt to the evolving demands of a low-carbon economy.

Young Planners' Conference

The East of England Young Planners’ Committee is hosting this year’s Young Planners’ Conference 2024 in Cambridge on 11-12 October 2024.

This year's theme ‘Connecting Town and Country’ aims to explore this complex dynamic and intersection of balancing such growth versus resources, which will be addressed through our speaker panels, breakout sessions and study tours centring on the following: 

Morayshire WiA - On-farm diversification at Barra Castle

For our first FAS Morayshire & Aberdeenshire Women in Agriculture meeting of the year we will visit the Stephen family at Barra Castle, Oldmeldrum.

Scottish businesses have been awarded grants to help grow their innovative energy-saving projects in a new round of Scottish Government funding totalling £7.2 million.

The Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (SIETF) supports projects that aim to reduce carbon emissions that are created during energy-intensive manufacturing processes.

Up to £885,000 to inspire the next generation of business owners.

A new fund has been launched to spark fresh ways to engage young people in entrepreneurship.

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