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B霉th a' Bhaile (The Village Shop)

A look at the lives of people who run village shops in remote areas. The challenges, the difficulties and the satisfaction.

B霉th a' bhaile - tha i air a bhith aig teas meadhan ar coimhearsnachdan fad linntean. Cha mh貌r gun robh baile d霉thchail gun bh霉th aig aon 脿m. Ach d猫 an suidheachadh a th' ann an diugh? Ann an sg矛re 脿lainn, iomallach 脵ige air Eilean Le貌dhais, 's ann leis a' choimhearsnachd a tha b霉th na sg矛re. Coinnichidh sinn ris na daoine a tha ga ruith, nam measg D貌mhnall Iain Moireasdan, no Fin mar as fhe脿rr a dh' aithnichear e, a rugadh 's a thogadh ann an sg矛re 脵ige, 's a tha a' toirt 貌rdughan gu dachaighean dhaoine air feadh na sg矛re le bh脿n na b霉tha. Ann am baile Lagain ann am P脿irce N脿iseanta a' Ch脿irn Ghuirm, tha b霉th a' bhaile ga-r矛reibh aig cridhe na coimhearsnachd, 's iad mu uair a th矛de air falbh bhon bhaile as fhaisg, An Gearasdan.

The Village Shop - it's been at the very heart of our communities for many years. At one time almost every rural village would have had its own shop, but how are things today? In the stunning, remote area of Uig in Lewis, the local shop is owned by the community themselves. We meet those who run it, amongst them, local character Donald John Robertson, who delivers orders throughout the area in the shop van. In Laggan, in the Cairngorm National Park, the local village shop is very much a lifeline to the area, with the nearest town, Fort William, an hour away.

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