Patrick. In the sixth century three Irish brother-chieftains crossed over from Ireland and founded the little Kingdom of Dalriada, in the present County of Argyll, which was ultimately to develop into the Kingdom of Scotland. They were already Christians, and with them came Irish missionaries,...
A city of eastern Scotland on the Firth of Forth. Originally a small settlement under the protection of a medieval castle, Edinburgh has been Scotland's capital since 1437. It has long been noted as a center of intellectual and cultural activity. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
The church has opened a social enterprise cafe within the church which serves coffee, soup, scones, and snacks. It is a registered charity and proceeds go to helping local vulnerable people such as the homeless. When we last visited, there was also artwork on display by Iain Campbell re...
On appointment to head the newly created Admiralty codebreaking department, the Director of Naval Intelligence, Henry Oliver, described him as 'too distinguished a man to be placed officially under the orders of the Director of Intelligence or Chief of Staff'. His first wife, Annie, was an ...
complaints. When it is initially set up in the autumn of this year it will employ 80 staff but Council chiefs say that number could rise to 200/300. It will operate from between 8am and 8pm handling calls on public relations, council tax, social work, roads and other council services. ...
With increasing numbers infected by SARS-CoV-2, understanding long-COVID is essential to inform health and social care support. A Scottish population cohort of 33,281 laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections and 62,957 never-infected individuals were f
As a result, the World Health Organisation has extended its definition of Public Health to include “social well-being,” to safeguard against the distress, annoyance and social disunity provoked by wind farms in particular. Public Health authorities in the UK have not yet responded. Local ...
ECCS Economic Conditions of Crofting Survey JAC June Agricultural Census HIVSS Highlands and Islands Veterinary Services Scheme SEFARI Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutions IACS Integrated Administration and Control System CPH County/Parish/Holding number LSS limited smallholder survey...
Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan New Actions – using devolved social security powers committed to bringing forward a new income supplement for low income families; and will consider the most effective means to deliver this. will deliver our enhanced Best Start Grant from summer 2019, providing ...
What does SOCRU stand for? SOCRUstands for Scottish Office Central Research Unit (Scotland, UK) Suggest new definition This definition appears rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: Military and Government Link/Page Citation...