Scottish farmers offered grant funding after helping combat 'unprecedented' wildfires

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Fire services at Morar in Scotland attend a grass fire in 2022 | Credit: iStock
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Fire services at Morar in Scotland attend a grass fire in 2022 | Credit: iStock

Grant available for rural businesses which sustained damage after helping tackle wildfires that devastated 12,000 hectares of moorland and woodland in June and July

Rural businesses, landowners, gamekeepers and farmers in Scotland have been recognised for their crucial role in helping firefighters to combat "unprecedented" wildfires earlier in the summer, with the...

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