THE digital connection of rural communities in Scotland is crucial to the future of the country and the Scottish Government is working on new contracts to ensure that it meets its commitment of the 100 per cent roll-out of super-fast broadband by 2021. That message was deliv...
Scottish Rural Property and Business Association (SRPBA) chairman Luke Borwick cited the key role to be played by the scheme in forming a trusting relationship between law enforcement and rural co...
SITUATED in a quiet, rural village in Northumberland, this idyllic detached stone-built property benefits from a spectacular backdrop. Detached home with great views STRUGGLING househunters in a rural village are being given a helping hand. Home help POLICE were continuing to question a man last ...
In the United Kingdom the county, or shire, has historically been the principal subdivision of the country for political, administrative, judicial, and cultural purposes. Each of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom—England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales—is divided into a numb...
Developing community ownership and stewardship modelsIncluding communities in landscape management; community land trusts; harnessing the history of commonage; best practice and examples in Scotland regarding community land ownership“It was called no man's land, commonage, nobody owned it. In my youth...
Fantastic Scotland Experience Carnell was the perfect spot for our Scotland trip. In Mickey's family for 700 years, the historic estate is beautiful, and Adrienne and Mickey are wonderful hosts. The lovely and helpful staff, especially MJ, made our vis...
This article examines resales in rural Scotland and concludes that the dwellings are not being used as second homes or retirement homes and that most are being bought by locals on moderate incomes. Most incoming buyers, however, are elderly with property to sell and they can outbid local ...
In the UK, Scotland was the first administration to adopt a ‘wellbeing framework’ which was introduced in 2007 through the National Performance Framework (NPF) (Wallace, 2018). On the one hand, this has been considered ‘transformative’, however, from another perspective, the scale of change...
A diverse land portfolio across the Isle of Bute and Cowal Peninsula on the West Coast of Scotland.
Second Homes in Scotland. A Report to Countryside Commission for Scotland, Scottish Tourist Board, Highlands and Island Development Board, Scottish Development Department; DART: Totnes, UK, 1977. 38. Barendregt, A.; Smit, L. Tweede Woning. Genieten, Onthaasten of Gewoon op Vakantie [Second ...