Museum plans mothballed
April 29th, 2013
Ambitious plans for a new agricultural museum in Tingwall have been mothballed because of a lack of funding.
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Speedy action required to sort ‘decrofting shambles’
March 29th, 2013
Shetland MSP Tavish Scott has urged quick action over emergency legislation to end the “decrofting shambles.”
Click here for full story...Scott vents fury over legal limbo for owner-occupier crofters
March 14th, 2013
Owner-occupier crofters currently find themselves in a legal limbo over the issue of decrofting, with Scottish ministers and the Crofting Commission apparently uncertain of exactly how to solve the problem.
Click here for full story...Scott to lobby ministers over “draconian” livestock rules
February 11th, 2013
Crofters moving sheep to Scotland and EU markets should be exempt from “ridiculous and draconian” Scottish government rules, according to MSP Tavish Scott.
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