Plans to scrap Ardnamurchan vehicle ferry service could cripple local economy, say crofters

by SCF | Feb 27, 2012 | News Archive

Crofters in the west of Lochaber are urging the Scottish Government to reconsider a proposal to withdraw the vehicle ferry service between West Ardnamurchan and the Isle of Mull, warning that this proposal could have a crippling effect on economic activity in their...

Croft to Let –  Fair Isle, Shetland

by SCF | Feb 9, 2012 | News Archive

CROFT TO LET:STONEYBREK,FAIR ISLE,SHETLAND This National Trust for Scotland owned croft and associated house will be available to let in Spring 2012. The house has three-bedrooms and the croft boasts good outbuildings and approximately 14 hectares of croft land with...

Letter to Keith Brown MSP

by SCF | Feb 1, 2012 | News Archive

Dear MinisterWithdrawal of RET for hauliersThe Western Isles has more than one-third of all the registered crofts in Scotland which makes it an area of vital importance for the future wellbeing of crofting. Your colleague in the Scottish Government, Stewart...

Crofters welcome delegation representing flood hit region of Pakistan

by SCF | Jan 25, 2012 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) recently welcomed a delegation representing a Highland area of Pakistan whose people are rebuilding their lives after suffering from the devastating floods and political violence in recent years. In summer 2010 the Swat Valley, a...

SCF Warns Government that RET Proposals Could Lead to an Economic Landslide in the Western Isles

by SCF | Jan 18, 2012 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation is warning the Government to urgently rethink plans to scrap Road Equivalent Tariff for commercial vehicles travelling to the Western Isles or risk an economic landslide sweeping through the islands. The Government is proposing that...