The North Yorkshire and Cumbria legal practice, McGarry and Co, are holding a free legal Question & Answer session at Leyburn, aimed specifically at older rural people who are worried about the implications of Inheritance Tax on their estates and other legal matters affecting more mature residents. Managing Partner, Michael McGarry, explained, “As a traditional […]

Veronica is getting a few calls from farmers asking whether they need to buy all the items in their Grant Funding Agreement. The answer is YES! The scheme isn’t flexible and you need to purchase all the items you applied for and make sure they meet the equipment specification in the CP Small Grant Handbook. […]

We are getting lots of calls about the Growth Programme which provides grants for small rural businesses to create jobs and growth in the rural economy.  Examples of eligible projects include farm diversification, food processing and development of tourism infrastructure.  The minimum grant is £20,000 which in most cases means a minimum overall spend of […]

We are getting lots of calls about farm diversification following the recent announcement about the Growth Programme grant.  Farmers wanting to diversify may want to attend two free workshops being held on: Wednesday 27th November: The LDNPA and National Trust have organised a diversification workshop at Nibthwaite Grange Farm, LA12 8BD starting at 10.30am with […]