Turf cutting ceremony for project to reverse depopulation

The £1.6m initiative will offer hundreds of apprenticeships to young people in agriculture, tourism and hospitality.

Nicola McAlley

A major project to try to reverse depopulation in Tain in the Highlands reached a milestone today with the turf cutting of a new community campus.

The £1.6m initiative will offer hundreds of apprenticeships to young people in agriculture, tourism and hospitality.

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