Community Ownership

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The former Linsmohr Hotel in Pitmedden has been transformed into a cafe by the Udny Community Trust. In March, the group bought the former hotel but their conversion plans were put on hold due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

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The South of Scotland’s largest community buyout is set to go ahead following one of the most ambitious community fundraising campaigns ever seen – with the community of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway successfully raising the final funds needed. A landmark community buyout agreement o

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A “game-changing” £300,000 has boosted the Langholm Moor Community Buyout’s attempt to secure southern Scotland’s biggest community land buyout – bringing its funding total to £3.1 million – as a 31 October deadline looms.

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Newcastleton and District Community Trust (NDCT) have taken over 750 acres of land at Holm Hill from the Buccleuch's Borders Estate as the community land buyout deal is completed. Benny Higgins, Buccleuch executive chairman, said that the Trust's "passion and commitment" to the buyout had been "trem

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An initiative to create a vast new nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway through southern Scotland’s largest community land buyout is being launched today with a £3 million crowdfunding campaign to help purchase 10,500 acres of Langholm Moor. The ambitious plan by charity The Langholm

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Ailsa Thomson breaks down the Scottish Government's policy to empower communities and ensure people benefit more fairly from Scotland's land. As part of the Scottish Government's policy to empower communities and ensure people benefit more fairly from Scotland's land, on 26 April 2020 the right to b

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One of the largest landowners in Scotland has agreed a historic transfer of land to a community trust in the Borders. The land, which has been gifted by Buccleuch’s Borders Estate to Newcastleton & District Community Trust encompasses a range of amenity sites in the village.

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Two ‘strong’ community asset transfer requests have been given the green light by councillors on The Highland Council’s Communities and Place Committee. Unanimous support was given for the sale of land at South Bonar Industrial Estate at Bonar Bridge to Kyle of Sutherland Hub; and

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The number of assets in community ownership is increasing in Scotland, according to new figures. An official publication from the Scottish Government presents the number of assets in community ownership, the number of community groups that own assets and the total area of assets in community ownersh

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