July 25, 2021

Plans to create a windfarm in Lockerbie have been lodged with council chiefs. German renewables firm Energiekontor want to build the turbine site at Little Hartfell, Corrie Common. The application is noted as being: “likely to have significant effects on the environment”. The firm wants to erect nine of the Read more…

Doctors use a stethoscope to listen to people’s hearts and lungs as a way of assessing their state of health. The same premise could soon be used to determine the condition of Scotland’s peatlands and decide whether they need emergency treatment. As well as providing important habitat for other species, Read more…