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02 October 2025 | Time to read: 1 min

OnFarm Podcast episode: RSABI and the Great Scone Palace Challenge

By Lois Newton

Lois Newton, Partner of Land and Rural Business at Gillespie Macandrew and RSABI trustee catches up with the OnFarm podcast team.

01 September 2025 | Time to read: 4 mins

Less Than One Month to Go Until RSABI’s Great Scone Palace Challenge

By Lois Newton

In just a few weeks, teams from across the Scotland’s agricultural community will unite to take part in RSABI's Great Scone Palace Challenge.

08 August 2025 | Time to read: 4 mins

Biodiversity – where do you fit in?

By Lois Newton

Biodiversity; the concept features more and more frequently in both policy and everyday discourse, alongside – perhaps now overtaking – climate change.

12 June 2025 | Time to read: 4 mins

Gillespie Macandrew announced as sponsor of RSABI’s Scone Palace Challenge

By Lois Newton

Find out more about a brand new farming fundraising challenge, The Great Scone Palace Challenge 2025, taking place 12-13th September.

05 April 2024 | Time to read: 3 mins

Gillespie Macandrew announced as Great Glen 2024 sponsor

By Lois Newton

Gillespie Macandrew is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the RSABI Great Glen Challenge 2024.

04 September 2023 | Time to read: 1 min

OnFARM podcast: RSABI Great Glen Challenge 2023

By Lois Newton

Listen to the latest OnFARM podcast recorded ringside at Fife Show 2023, featuring members of the our Land and Rural Business team.

18 May 2023 | Time to read: 3 mins

Gillespie Macandrew to sponsor Great Glen Challenge 2023

By Lois Newton

Gillespie Macandrew is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the RSABI Great Glen Challenge 2023.

13 February 2023 | Time to read: 4 mins

Why we need to keep talking about the challenges of working in the agricultural Sector

By Lois Newton

With the agricultural sector experiencing challenges due to the current global economy pressures we discuss the help available to Scottish Agricultural industry

22 December 2022 | Time to read: 1 min

Gillespie Macandrew partner appointed to board of trustees at RSABI

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Lois Newton

Gillespie Macandrew is pleased to confirm the appointment of Lois Newton as a Trustee of RSABI.

03 March 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew bolsters land and rural business team with promotion of Lois Newton to partner

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Lois Newton

Leading Scottish law firm, Gillespie Macandrew has promoted experienced rural lawyer Lois Newton to partner.

25 October 2021 | Time to read: 1 min

OnFARM podcast: Supporting women in agriculture

By Lois Newton

The latest episode of OnFARM on supporting women in agriculture, with Anna Davies, Gillespie Macandrew’s Lois Newton, Amy Geddes, and Aylett Roan.

31 May 2021 | Time to read: 4 mins

Register of Controlling Interests

By Lois Newton

The Scottish Government implemented a key part of its Land Reform vision when new regulations came into force on 1st April 2021.

12 March 2021 | Time to read: 2 mins

International Women’s Day – Lois Newton

By Lois Newton

We speak to Land and Rural Business Associate, Lois Newton on what this year’s theme #ChoosetoChallenge means to her.

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