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Funding for mountain rescue teams |
 Article Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 |
Scotland's mountain rescue teams are to receive substantial funding from the Scottish Government.
Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing today announced that £300,000 for 2008-09 is to be provided to the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland to support the dedicated teams of volunteers who participate in the various mountain rescue teams across Scotland.
Speaking ahead of addressing the UK Mountain and Cave Rescue conference tomorrow, Fergus Ewing said:
"Every year many thousands of Scots and visitors from throughout the world enjoy one of our greatest natural assets - our mountains.
"However, they can also be dangerous places and even expert climbers can find themselves in difficulties and needing help.
"As a former member of the mountain rescue service I am well aware of the vital role Scotland's mountain rescue teams play in aiding those who end up in difficulty.
"The Scottish Government is committed to supporting these dedicated, highly professional teams of volunteers and that is why we are giving them £300,000 to ensure that there is a continuing, effective resource for all those who use our hills and mountains."
The Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland is the representative and coordinating body for mountain rescue services in Scotland.
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Fri Aug 29, 2008
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Dementia research |
A new Dementia Research Network for Scotland is to be financed with more than £1 million of investment from the Scottish Government.
Bringing together Scotland's leading academics and clinicians, the Network aims to translate scientific discoveries into safe and effective treatments, focusing on patient centred clinical research.
Public Health Minister Shona Robison said:
"The Scottish Government has made tackling dementia a national priority in order to ensure more is done to improve support for those with dementia and importantly, for effective support to be offered at the earliest possible opportunity.
"The new Dementia Research Network has been set up to help do just that, combining the excellence of NHS clinical work with the firs .... |
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Wed Aug 27, 2008
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Action to prevent red squirrel extinction |
A new phase in a project to prevent the extinction of one of Scotland's most valuable native species got underway today.
The Red Squirrels in South Scotland (RSSS) Project will seek to halt the spread of the lethal squirrelpox virus by creating a 'buffer zone' across the south of the country.
Its work will include an extensive programme of humane control of the invasive grey squirrel species.
Squirrelpox is deadly to red squirrels and causes a slow, lingering death as the animal starves over about 15 days. The v .... |
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Fri Aug 22, 2008
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Seagull squad to destroy nests |
The formation of a new team to help deal with the nuisance of seagulls has been announced today.
The Seagull Task Force will shortly begin looking at ways in which gulls can be prevented from nesting and how nests can be effectively destroyed.
Action will begin on the ground next spring with Dumfries acting as a pilot.
The team's formation is the first part of defi .... |
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Thu Aug 21, 2008
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Scottish Environment Statistics 2008 |
Key Scottish Environment Statistics 2008 were published today.
This is the eighth edition of the annual booklet that provides key data sets on the state of the environment in Scotland, with an emphasis on the trends over time.
The charts and data on public attitudes to the environment, global atmosphere, air quality, water, marine, radioactivity, waste, land and biodiversity .... |
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Wed Aug 20, 2008
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£100 million for affordable housing |
Delivery of affordable homes across Scotland will be accelerated, as a result of bringing forward up to £100 million of spending through the Affordable Housing Investment Programme, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today.
The First Minister is delivering the annual Donald Dewar Lecture at the Edinburgh Book Festival this evening, in which he will set out a package of Scottish Gove .... |
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Mon Aug 18, 2008
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Year of Homecoming |
First Minister Alex Salmond and Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean are inviting Scotland's friends and relatives around the World to come back to Caledonia and visit Perthshire in 2009 for the Year of Homecoming.
Next year will be the 250th anniversary of the birth of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns and a chance to celebrate Scotland's contribution to the world. From Burns .... |
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Sun Aug 17, 2008
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Signal crayfish targeted |
Information on how to deal with one of Scotland's most notorious alien species, the signal crayfish, will be published today.
The species is an increasingly common sight, particularly in Loch Ken where it has become the dominant species.
A new leaflet on the signal crayfish and the threat it poses will be launched by Environment Minister Michael Russell at the Galloway Game F .... |
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Fri Aug 15, 2008
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Heart tests for young athletes |
Scotland's first cardiac assessment programme for young amateur athletes was officially launched today.
Based at the Sports Medicine Centre at Hampden Park, Glasgow, the Cardiac Assessment in Young Athletes (CAYA) pilot programme will offer cardiovascular screening on a voluntary basis to young Scots over the age of 16 who take part in any organised amateur sports.
The £200, .... |
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Fri Aug 08, 2008
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Fishing Fuel Plan |
The outline of a three-year plan to help deliver a sustainable and profitable Scottish fishing industry that has adapted to high fuel costs has been published today.
The plan was agreed by Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead and the industry's Fuel Task Force when they met in Aberdeen today.
The Scottish Government announced that, as a first step, resources totalling almost .... |
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Thu Aug 07, 2008
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Action to tackle C.diff |
Recommendations published from two separate investigative reports commissioned following a fatal outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) at the Vale of Leven Hospital will be accepted in full.
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon gave that guarantee today, and signalled her determination to ensure a reinvigorated and robust approach at all levels of the .... |
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Wed Aug 06, 2008
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More 2014 legacy events |
People in Orkney and Helensburgh are being asked what legacy they want from the 2014 Commonwealth Games at public meetings held this week.
The events takes place at
RSR Braeholm, 31 East Montrose Street, Helensburgh on Monday, August 11 between 1800 and 1930
St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall on Wednesday, August 13 between 1800 and 1930
Scottish Government s .... |
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Tue Aug 05, 2008
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Cabinet meets in Inverness |
The Scottish Cabinet will meet in Inverness today - the second of four meetings which are being held outside Edinburgh this summer.
Ministers were in Dumfries a week ago, and will meet in Pitlochry and Skye later this month before the new Parliamentary session begins.
Ahead of the visit to Inverness, First Minister Alex Salmond said:
"The first historic meetin .... |
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Tue Aug 05, 2008
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Support for Scotland's food industry |
A multi-million pound investment to help put more local food on Scots' dinner tables was announced today.
Six million pounds will be invested in businesses producing, processing and marketing local food.
In line with the emerging national food and drink policy, businesses will work closer together, forming local food networks and creating a healthier, more environmentally-fri .... |
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Mon Aug 04, 2008
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Arts charity launches new website |
Arts Trust Scotland has launched its first website: http://www.artstrustscotland.org.uk providing information about the Trust and what it funds ahead of the next deadline for funding applications on 12 September.
Arts Trust Scotland is an independent charitable trust which provides support for emerging artists in Scotland. The Trust's aim is to support artists of considerable t .... |
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