Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.
The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.
A small business owner based near Inverness has spoken about how overwhelmed they have been by the support of their customers since the lockdown began last month.
READ MORE“AgriScot 2020 is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 18th November and at present, the expectation is that the event will be staged as normal.”This was the view of AgriScot Chairman, Robert Neill, speaking earlier this week from his farm in the Scottish Borders.
READ MORESince the start of COVID-19, there have been numerous and significant changes to how we operate businesses and manage staff.Gail Ellis from HR consultancy Greenburn talks to Anna about staffing questions, from furlough planning and managing holiday leave, to performance management during home-working, and much more.
READ MOREWith the UK in continuing Covid-19 lockdown, The Batch Lady's methods are invaluable for making the most of your freezer and kitchen storage.Her social media videos and best-selling book show you how you can feed your household delicious and healthy meals, with just one hour-long cooking session each week.In this episode, Suzanne Mulholland also gets Anna to try some batching for herself.
READ MOREAll over the country, by staying at home due to lockdown (and, if you’re a farmer, lambing, calving or sowing!), and isolation, many people will be missing a regular trip to the hairdresser. But never fear, you can now have a haircut and raise money for charity at the same time!
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