Rural Community Takes Matter Into Their Own Hands
Posted by Sally on January 22nd, 2009 in Country Living, Rural Resources
What would you do if you lived in a remote rural area and needed to recruit a GP? Rural GP’s are getting harder to find, with most doctors preferring a town or city with regular hours and easy to make home calls. The residents of Applecross, a remote rural area in the Scottish Highlands, have [...]
Fly tipping in rural areas
Posted by Sally on June 12th, 2008 in Country Living, Rants and Rambles
Doesn’t it make you really angry to see rubbish dumped in rural lanes and fields. Today I drove from our local village to our farm and when I crossed the bridge beside the river there was a pile of old childrens toys and unwanted items from a garage. Why do people do this? Someone has [...]