Don't have a scanner to hand and it doesn't seem to be online but only in the print edition. In today's Courier (Dundee) in the farming pages and under the headline 'Aid Package for Beekeepers':

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Mr Lochhead [Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment] did, however, make a firm commitment to help one particularly hard-hit sector. He is to make £200,000 of Scottish Government aid available to commercial beekeepers to help them restock their hives.

The announcement was made during a visit to the Moray Beekeepers' Association where he was due to open a new training apiary.

Scottish bee farmers have had a difficult time of late for a number of reasons, but to add to their woes it is now estimated that around 4,000 colonies have been lost due to the prolonged winter weather.

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Murray was quoted, talking about the poor summer and bees in poor condition plus the interminable winter. 'This would be a 12-15 month project and would involve individual beekeepers at least match funding the government package.'

How many packages of bees can you buy for £200,000 (or is it a total of £400,000?)?