1 week ago Scraps of land across Dumfries and Galloway to be used to support nature and benefit local communities

Solas for Nature hopes to turn more than 300,000 square metres of local authority land into nature-rich environmental stepping stones.

Politics

1 week ago Bringing back the birds: the ‘ghost woodlands’ transforming England’s barren sheep fells

A groundbreaking tree-planting programme is uniting farmers and rewilders, as portions of common ground in the Yorkshire Dales national park are being restored to their ancient gloryPhotographs by Rebecca ColeThe Howgill Fells are a smooth, treeless cluster of hills in the Yorkshire Dales national park, so bald and lumpy that they are sometimes described as a herd of sleeping elephants. Their bare appearance – stark even by UK standards – has been shaped by centuries of sheep grazing. Yet beneath the soil lie ancient tree roots: the silent traces of long-lost “ghost woodlands”.Over the past 12 years, 300,000 native trees have been planted by the project Continue reading...

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3 w. ago More than £1m a year to help families with school clothing costs paid out by West Lothian Council

The council offers among the biggest grants in Scotland in administering the Scottish Government scheme.

Economics

3 w. ago Bid to increase height of turbines at two Dumfries and Galloway windfarms

Energiekontor lodged its bid to change the Fell Hill scheme just days after being granted an extension to existing planning permission.

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3 w. ago Red tape keeps government storm damage grant from reaching flood victims, warn experts

New figures reveal the Government’s £5,000 Property Flood Resilience grant scheme is comprehensively failing to reach those who need it most after Storm Babet and Henk caused damage

Events

last month Grants scheme supports more than 70 Dumfries and Galloway tree planting projects

Farmers, landowners, schools and community groups benefitted from the Dumfries and Galloway Tree Planting Scheme, with hazel, oak and birch amongst the most popular species planted.

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last month MSP claims there is 'not a majority' in favour of creating Galloway National Park

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson expressed doubts over support for the plans after NatureScot presented their consultation report to the Scottish Government.

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