In your field: Charles Bruce - 'We closed the trout fishery as cormorants devoured the profits'

This is the time of year for reflection after we get the last of the Christmas orders out of the shop.

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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'We closed the trout fishery as cormorants devoured the profits'

This is the time of year for reflection after we get the last of the Christmas orders out of the shop. Fifteen years ago we would have almost as many orders for New Year as we would have had for Christmas,...

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