Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Grants of up to £24,500 on offer for flood-hit farmers

Flooding can cause widespread problems for farmers and crofters
Flooding can cause widespread problems for farmers and crofters

Flood-hit farmers could access up to £24,500 to in compensation, government has revealed.

Farmers and crofters whose homes and businesses have been affected by flooding will be able to claim compensation from both their local authority and the new £1million agricultural floodbank restoration grant scheme.

Full details of the government scheme are still to be announced, but it is expected farm businesses will be able to apply for up to £20,000 to help fix floodbanks.

A government spokeswoman said: “The scheme will cover standard costs up to a cap of £20,000 per business and the total allocated to the fund is £1million. We are working closely with NFU Scotland and SEPA to finalise details of the scheme and will announce further detail, including contact information, in due course.”

The grant scheme funding is in addition to support announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to compensate households and businesses hit by flooding.

The funds will be distributed by local authorities.

Every household, business premises or charity directly affected by flood water will have access to a grant of £1,500, while businesses whose ability to trade has been severely affected by flooding will be able to apply for an additional grant of £3,000.

Meanwhile, environment secretary Liz Truss is to look at whether farmers south of the border can be paid to manage water on their land to prevent funding.

The scheme, which would use money from European Union farming subsidies earmarked for improving the environment and countryside, could see grants paid to turn fields into woodland or to build on-farm reservoirs or small dams to hold water.