A REQUEST for councillors to decide on the fate of a wind farm planning application has been denied. Councillors Jean McClung, Tony Gurney and Jim Montgomerie wanted the full planning committee to determine the Sorbie Farm application instead of council officers. Councillor McClung said: “North Ayrshire Council declared a climate Read more…
Britain’s energy regulator has said it will change how it governs the industry to help meet the government’s climate targets, after coming under fire for failing to prioritise the climate emergency. The regulator published a wide-ranging climate action plan on Monday, which aims to help get 10m electric vehicles on Read more…
Scottish fabricator BiFab is to lay off a further 16 staff, according to the GMB union. GMB said the reason was the wind-down of oil and gas manufacturing work and speculation that a contract from the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm could be delayed until August. GMB Scotland organiser Read more…
Carnoustie community leaders have moved to protect local tourism from “huge disruption” caused by controversial plans to bury an electricity cable next to their world-famous golf course. Alasdair Murray, planning representative on Carnoustie Community Council, said SSE-owned Seagreen Wind Energy had “not thought through” the effect of its plan to Read more…