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Article: Executive cash for mountain rescue
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- November 18, 2003
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PLANS for the government to fund half the annual running costs of
Scotland's mountain rescue teams were praised yesterday - with a
warning that more help was needed.
The Scottish Executive is to plough GBP 1.2 million into funding
the 24 civilian teams over the next three years, quadrupling its
current support for the frontline emergency service.
The government is also planning increased financial support for
the Mountaineering Council of Scotland, helping fund the first full-
time safety officer to drive home the safety message to the 70,000
climbers who take to Scotland's hills every weekend.
Jack McConnell, the First Minister, announced his funding boost at
Loch Muick, near Ballater, ...