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Additional funding will create jobs in the Western Isles
Crofting Commission Convener Rod Mackenzie said: “This is an important day for crofting and its future and we thank Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, for his…
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Crofting Commissioners limit their travel
Crofting Commissioners will limit their travel to Inverness this week by telephoning into their Board Meeting that will be held on Thursday 19 March 2020. At this point in time the…
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Crofting Census
Only a week since the Crofting Census forms were issued and already we’ve had over 330 completed online and just over 1,000 hard copy returns. Our Convener, Rod Mackenzie has…
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Decrofting Directions have been added to our ROC Online
As of today entries in the ROC Online will hold details of historic decrofting Directions that have been issued in respect of the crofts. Historic in this case means all…
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Want to learn more about our Regulatory Application Process?
In order to give people a better understanding of the process and timescales involved for dealing with regulatory applications we have added information to this website www.crofting.scotland.gov.uk/forms-and-guidance which explains the…
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New Guidance for Common Grazings Committees
The Crofting Commission has created a new set of guidance for Common Grazings Committees. The Guidance is intended to assist Grazings Committees with their responsibilities to maintain and improve common…
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Crofting Census
The 2018 Crofting Census will be issued on 7 January 2019. The Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 stipulates all crofting tenants and owner-occupier crofters have a legal obligation to complete and…
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Collaborative working between the Crofting Commission and HiE to Support Crofting
At last week’s Black Isle Show it was announced that the Crofting Commission and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HiE) would have a closer working relationship in order to further support…
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New Research on the Support for Crofting Published
A new piece of research, Support for Crofting, has today been published by the Crofting Commission. The research was commissioned by the Commission earlier in the year and was prepared…
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Acquiring Croft Land
Have you acquired croft land? Have you informed the Crofting Commission you are the new owner of the land? If not, you could be losing out on vital information about…