BREXIT FUND LAUNCH

A new fund has been announced to help community groups and charities plan for Brexit.

The Scottish Government is making £150,000 of grants available to support organisations evaluate the impact of leaving the European Union and make any concerns heard.

The fund was launched by Scotland’s Brexit Minister Mike Russell on Europe Day yesterday. He said: “As I meet with organisations throughout Scotland, one thing I hear time and again is that while they are worried about Brexit, pressure on resources means they simply don’t have the capacity to plan for it.

This new fund is about ensuring the full range of voices can be heard.”

holidaymakers. We’re Scotland’s gateway to the world but that gateway must remain open.

Unfortunately, nobody’s quite sure what the aviation arrangements will be, but they can’t be any better than they are today. Preservation of what we have is the best outcome we can hope for – having that certainty would be a huge boost to the industry. l Gordon Dewar is the chief executive of Edinburgh

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