A new book, video and helpline is supporting riverside workers
Would you like to appear on our site? We offer sponsored articles and advertising to put you in front of our readers. Find out more.The support offered to gillies by the Gamekeeper’s Welfare Trust (GWT) has been highlighted in a new ten-minute film, Nothing Is More Important Than Health, which features keepers and gillies who have been helped by GWT nurses.
The charity runs a confidential hotline (0300 1233 088) staffed by healthcare professionals and has produced an easy-to-read online book that can be downloaded to a phone. Gamekeeping for Life offers general health advice about accidents, weight, drinking, sex, the prostate, the brain, cancer, backs and bones. Watch the film at thegamekeeperswelfaretrust.com/health-wellbeing
Highland Council has rejected a controversial pump storage hydro scheme that conservationists warned could devastate migrating salmon
The Environment Agency has launched a critical study into the state of salmon on the River Itchen, aiming to improve fish passage