Croft couple in final
BY JACKIE MACKENZIE A Skye crofting couple say they are “humbled” to be in the finals of the prestigious BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026. Jake Sayles and Aoife Gould…
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Crofting Bill is a “step in the right direction”
BY KIRSTY WATTThe new Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill is a welcomed first step to “modernising and simplifying crofting law”, Eilidh Munro, SNP candidate for Skye, Lochalsh and Badenoch…
We can learn a lot from Old Henry of the fells
I don’t know how generally well-known James Rebanks is as an author, but I’d heartily recommend him, certainly to anyone with an interest in land, nature and the changing face…
What really constitutes an ethical diet?
“I’m a vegetarian myself,” said the wizened old worthie. Politeness only permitted the quizzical rise of an eyebrow. This was someone of similar background and — dare I say —…
The rams are out to mark the start of the crofting year
BY MURRAY MACLEOD The crofting calendar spins on a slightly different axis to most of the rest of the modern world, dictated as it is by nature and the weather.…