Government scheme to support landowners hit by storm-force winds opens

A scheme to give aid to land owners whose plantations were damaged by storm-force winds over two years ago has been opened.

Storms which occurred on 12 days between December 5, 2013, and February 12, 2014 caused havoc.

While the extent of the damage caused by is estimated to be less than 1% nationally, the damage was extensive at a local level.