Letters: "Rural Scotland matters. It is time those in power acted like it"

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

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Letters: "Rural Scotland matters. It is time those in power acted like it"

Rural services The continued decline of rural services is not just a crisis of convenience — it is a crisis of survival. Across our towns, villages and islands, we are seeing banks close, post offices...

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