News from September 2016

The Crofting Commission confirmed today that it has written to shareholders of Upper Coll Common Grazings to advise that the grazings constable will be stepping down as soon as possible. The move follows the submission of a report from the constable, which was considered at a ...

The Board of the Crofting Commission met in Brora this morning.  Shortly after the start Commission Convener, Colin Kennedy, closed the meeting and left. The remaining Commissioners decided to continue with business and hold a special meeting to work through the agenda. A...

The 3,000th croft has been added to the Crofting Register as teams at Registers of Scotland continue their work to have all 18,000 of the country’s crofts placed online. The milestone represents an increase of 1,000 from last November when the 2,000-mark was reached. Ind...

The Crofting Commission today announced that their Chief Executive, Catriona Maclean, will be leaving the organisation to take up a promotion within the Scottish Government. Catriona said: “I will be leaving the Crofting Commission to take up a promotion as Deputy Dir...