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Woman ‘adopts’ 16 orphaned lambs

on May 2, 2012 Total Views: 13 Daily Views: 1

2 May 2012 Last updated at 11:55 Anna MacDonald, left, and her helpers feeding some of the lambs A woman on the Western Isles has taken 16 young lambs into her care after they were rejected by their mothers at birth. Anna MacDonald, of Balranald, North Uist, takes about an hour to feed the lambs formula milk from a bottle. At one point she was looking after 18, however, two were matched up with a ewe. The lambs came from local crofters who did not have time themselves to feed them on top of their other work. The animals would have perished without help from the crofters, or Mrs MacDonald. Local children help her with the feeds and they do their best to make sure all...

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‘Underpants test’ claim over post

on April 4, 2012 Total Views: 14 Daily Views: 0

4 April 2012 Last updated at 16:19 By Angus MacDonald BBC Alba Last month, crofters elected members to the commission board for the first time Securing the post of convener at the newly-formed Crofting Commission has been likened to having to pass "a Saltire underpants test". Lib Dem MSP Tavish Scott made the accusation in criticism of the Scottish government's decision on how the appointment will be made. Ministers will consider a recommendation from civil servants. Labour and the Tories have also attacked the move. The government said the process was open and transparent. The...

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Common grazing ‘a national asset’

on November 16, 2011 Total Views: 12 Daily Views: 1

16 November 2011 Last updated at 09:53 Common grazing is found in the Highlands, islands and Argyll More than a million acres of common grazing available in Scotland should be treated as a national asset, according to an author of a new report. The land is used by crofters in the Highlands, Western Isles, Argyll and Shetland for ...

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X marks the spot for crofters

on July 13, 2011 Total Views: 10 Daily Views: 0

Consultation on proposals for crofting elections Plans to make the Crofters Commission more democratic and accountable have been unveiled today by Environment Minister Stewart Stevenson. The proposals recommend that the majority of the Crofters Commission, to be renamed the Crofting Commission from April 2012, should be elected by crofters. A consultation on the draft plans, which starts today, also covers the constituency boundaries for the elections and who should be eligible to vote. Mr Stevenson said: “Through having directly elected voices within the future Crofting Commission, voted in by crofters for crofters, I am confident that we can build a strong partnership to deliver the growing, prosperous, inclusive and sustainable crofting communities we all want to see. “This consultation considers the detail of how Commissioners will be elected and I would encourage all ...

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