Fifty-two Northern Ireland wind turbine owners have received emergency coronavirus funding from Stormont. A £10,000 payment was sent automatically to any business in receipt of small business rates relief. The sector has subsequently been ruled ineligible by the Department for the Economy, after over £500,000 was paid. The department said Read more
Heavy goods vehicles could be set to cause chaos through Largs, Fairlie and West Kilbride after an access plan for a new wind farm north of Largs was altered. Original instructions for the construction traffic to come down the Haylie Brae have been changed – and Largs Community Council say Read more
Delivery of most components to Muirhall’s 48MW Crossdykes project in Scotland has been completed. The project will feature ten Nordex N133 4.8MW machines 11km north-west of Langholm. Collett transported components to the Dumfries and Galloway site throughout September and early October, including the 65-metre blades, believed to be the largest Read more
On a clear day, a person standing atop Granard Motte will be able to see five lakes, nine counties and three provinces of Ireland. Recently, the sod was turned on the land below (known as the Bailey) for what will become the town’s prize attraction, a Norman heritage park. The Read more