Andrew Stoddart and his family,who were told they must leave farm he has tended for 22 years, secure eviction postponement after talks with landlordA tenant farmer facing immediate eviction with minimal compensation has won an 11th-hour reprieve in a case that has galvanised the land rights movement in Scotland. Andrew Stoddart announced on Thursday – the day before his family’s scheduled eviction from Coulston Mains, and East Lothian,which he has farmed for 22 years – that the departure date had been postponed until January and a settlement agreed after final-minute mediation with his landlord. Related: What next for land reform in Scotland? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com