Rural Development

Cllr Alastair Redman, Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, writes about the continued decline of and 'serious investment' needed in rural services

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has once again called for better ‘rural-proofing’ of policies in the wake of the debacle over a ban on wood-burning stoves in new homes

Rural groups welcome move but insist more affordable homes are needed

Properties tied under agricultural occupancy are restricted to who they can have living there

An extension to the short-term lets licence which has been described as ‘vital' for rural Scotland is to be debated in the Scottish Assembly

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers.

A row has erupted following Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to allow houses to be built on the green belt.