Scotland’s Rural College

International initiatives leading to the repopulation of islands and remote rural communities could be replicated across Scotland so long as adequate financial backing was provided.

The population of the Scottish islands are showing signs of increasing after years of decline, the BBC reports.

Community ownership should become a normal and realistic option for communities to acquire land and assets, according to recommendations in a new report published today. Prepared for ministers by the Scottish Land Commission, the report follows a review of existing community right to buy mechanisms

Rural communities are increasingly feeling as though they are becoming more remote through the increased unaffordability of housing, according to a new research. In a public survey looking in to how life is experienced in rural areas of the UK, more than 3,000 people expressed concerns over a lack o