Highland trout firm accused of animal welfare abuses
Covert filming of farmed trout apparently suffering at an abattoir last year led to a firm being formally warned. New footage has prompted a fresh complaint.
Derelict Buildings
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Concerns raised after refugee family housed in derelict estate
A refugee charity is raising fears about asylum accommodation after a traumatised family was placed in a boarded-up block
Taxable derelict land increase in most council areas sparks calls for tax reform
The number of vacant and derelict land plots subject to business rates grew in most Scottish council areas in recent
Island depopulation: The battle on Bute
As the ferry approaches Rothesay harbour, passengers are greeted by signs of Bute’s struggles – and successes. Lined up behind
NHS Tayside stalls community plans for abandoned infirmary
In the Angus town of Brechin, the old infirmary is starting to decay after years of closure. But despite years
Scotland losing ‘substantial revenue’ over derelict land
Scotland is losing out on “substantial revenue” by under-taxing owners of vacant and derelict land, according to new research
Legal overhaul urged to tackle Scotland’s derelict land and buildings
Experts have called for “radical change” and an overhaul of Scotland’s laws to tackle thousands of vacant and derelict
‘An awful way to welcome visitors’: Dumfries and Galloway’s derelict buildings
The Mercury Inn is “an awful way to welcome visitors to Moffat”. This is how one of many disgruntled residents
‘Left behind and ignored’ – Glasgow’s derelict buildings
For Helen Carroll, the Talisman is more than a derelict building – it is a symbol of the way her community