Two month extension agreed for £450,000 needed to secure buyout
The Langholm Initiative has been thrown a lifeline in its bid to secure the future of the Tarras Valley nature reserve.
There were fears that ambitious plans to double the current size of the reserve, by buying another 5,300 acres from Buccleuch Estates for £2.2 million, could face a shortfall of £450,000 by the original May 31 deadline.
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