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By Ian Quinn2021-03-17T14:46:00+00:00 Ministers north of the border have launched an independent review into the timeframe for the rollout The rollout of a bottle deposit return scheme in Scotland is facing the prospect of another year-long delay, amid continuing concerns over the practicalities of preparing store infrastructure amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ministers north of the border have launched an independent review into the timeframe for the rollout, with retailers warning it will be impossible to safely pilot test DRS reverse vending machines in stores amid continuing Covid restri...

  'Jobs will go' - Anger as Scots fishermen who raised concern about rare species are rewarded by ministers with ban PREMIUM 'Jobs will go' - Anger as Scots fishermen who raised concern about rare species are rewarded by ministers with ban MINISTERS are facing a new legal clash with fishermen who say they face losing their livelihoods after being banned from an area of Scotland to protect an endangered fish. Creel fishermen and scallop divers are furious that a blanket fishing ban has been imposed over one of the largest nesting sites for the critically endangered flapper skate ever foun...

More detail needed on climate change strategy, Government told 09/03/2021, 6:20 pm More details are needed for the update to Scotland’s Climate Change Plan, the Governmnet has been told (Jane Barlow/PA) The Scottish Government needs to address the “credibility and achievability” of its updated climate change plan with more details about how emissions will be reduced, the Environment Committee’s convener has said. Opening the debate about updating Scotland’s Climate Change Plan, Gillian Martin said the committee welcomed the ambitions of the strategy but expressed concern that detai...

The first RYP Cafe of the year will feature Scottish ministers Kate Forbes and Ben Macpherson YOUNG PEOPLE across rural Scotland will have the opportunity to put their questions to policy makers in a special event next week. The Rural Youth Project's Virtual Cafe is back for its first event in 2021, taking place next Tuesday, February 23 at 6.30pm. The line-up includes cabinet secretary for finance, Kate Forbes, and minister for rural affair and the natural environment, Ben Macpherson. Both ministers will share their journey in raising their own rural voice, how they have supported ru...

Farmer network launched to encourage more planting of trees by Gemma Mackenzie © SYSTEM Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A network of farms, crofts and estates will be established to showcase the benefits of planting trees on agricultural land. The farmer-led Integrating Trees Network, run by the Scottish Government and Scottish Forestry, aims to encourage more producers to plant trees on their land. “We want...