20 Jan, 2023 Economic prosperity in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles targeted by new £100m "Islands Growth Deal" By Marc Penman In a joint funding commitment between the UK and Scottish governments, the Islands Growth Deal, the latest in a series of Region and City...
01 Jul, 2022 Further support for Scotland's coastal communities By Marc Penman Launched in May 2022, the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (SMEEF) has been established to fund projects that are primarily...
27 Jun, 2022 Money doesn't grow on trees, but it can help nurture them By Tom Gray The Scottish Government has awarded £7million to projects aiming to support Scotland’s timber network. This funding will be used to...
20 Jun, 2022 Fly-tipping: A blight on Scottish agricultural land By Alastair Johnston Earlier this month Sheriff John McCormick sitting in Glasgow Sheriff Court sentenced Mr Declan Clarke to prison for 11 months for...
16 May, 2022 New measures introduced to further strengthen the Woodland Carbon Code By Robert McConnell Scottish Forestry has announced new measures to ensure the Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) remains the “gold-standard” for verifying carbon...
29 Apr, 2022 Opening the barn door for wider rights to recover property? By Alastair Johnston Several years ago I was instructed by a client in respect of removing unauthorised occupants from their land. The land was in a rural...
09 Feb, 2022 Scotland's offshore wind supply chain estimated to triple in size by the end of 2030 By Marc Penman The Scottish Renewables' Supply Chain Impact Statement 2021 (published 9 February 2022) (the "SCIS") provides a useful snapshot of the...
12 Jan, 2022 "Beyond the Boat" - Innovation programme launched to stimulate new seafood tourism initiatives By Marc Penman In a bid to diversify Scottish seafood businesses in 2022, Seafood Scotland has launched a new the Beyond the Boat innovation programme,...
16 Dec, 2021 Scottish Budget 2022 - 2023: Funding to deliver sustainable rural and island communities By Marc Penman Published on 9 December 2021, the Scottish Budget for 2022 to 2023 contains a sizable commitment to rural and island communities and...
08 Dec, 2021 Over £3m awarded in latest round of funding from Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) By Marc Penman In the latest round of funding support for fishing businesses and coastal communities, the Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) has awarded more...