A local climber rescued a sheep stranded 50m up on Raven Crag, using ropes to reach it and carry it safely to the top.

A national ban on greyhound racing has been hailed as a major victory for animal welfare. The Senedd voted in favour on Tuesday, March 17 of the Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill, making ...

The Caledonian Sleeper is a scenic overnight train that travels from London to Scotland with private cabins, Scottish dining, and scenic Highland views.

Congratulations have been pouring on the Falkland Islands Team at the recent 2026 World Shearing and Wool-handling ...

A young shepherdess has taken on a new 25-year tenancy at Edentaggart Farm on Luss Estate near Loch Lomond. Alice Rankin now joins two ...

Sheep are naturally nervous animals, and when frightened they run. During lambing season that panic can scatter a flock in seconds. Lambs can be separated from their mothers and heavily pregnant ewes ...

But that could end next year after the Home Office ended a long-standing arrangement which allows foreign sheep shearers to ...

Organizers say there will be live sheep shearing, stock dog trials, a petting zoo and photo opportunities, hayrides, live music and a scavenger hunt.

With just three months to go until RHASS’ biggest fundraising event, the Royal Highland Show, entries for competitors are now open.

Adult sheep should be shorn at least once every year for their welfare Sheep shearers from overseas will be allowed to work in the UK for one "final" year after the government agreed to extend a ...

A concession currently allows shearers from Australia and New Zealand to travel to the UK for three months but the rules are set to change.

We had chickens for many years and refreshed the flock with a new batch of chicks each spring. I cringed last year when we ...