January 19, 2015

Plans for a wind farm development in Tweedsmuir have been submitted to the Scottish government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-30878219

Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has announced a new organisational structure and management team – including a dedicated wind energy division focusing – in part – on UK expansion. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scots-wind-farms-with-senvion-turbines-form-part-of-2-5bn-vattenfall-expansion-in-uk/

The next few weeks will be crunch time for the future of fracking in Scotland – an issue whose profile was raised by the referendum http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/19/scottish-government-decision-on-fracking-imminent

Tracy McVeigh It was the closure of the railway in 1950 that did for Wigtown, leading to the shutdown of the local creamery and slow decline from what was once described as the quaintest town in the country into a boarded-up place reeking of neglect. Things took a turn for Read more