I AGREE with Elinor Ross (letter to the Northern Times, May 27) that the Scottish Government must do more to protect rural communities from repeated planning applications by developers, writes Michael O’Reilly, Inchomney, Rogart. In February this year, we were finally told, after more than three years of anxious waiting, Read more
I WAS outraged to read in a recent edition of the Northern Times letters page, how the chairman of Lairg Community Council, Iain Thomson, casually stated at a recent AGM, regarding the proliferation of wind farms in the area, that: “It is more by perception that there are a lot Read more
We mentioned a few days ago that the SAS petition to the Scottish Parliament will be discussed for the third time at the next meeting of the Committee on 15 June and will be streamed live. The Planning Minister, Tom Arthur has been invited to attend to answer questions from Read more
Muirhall Energy wants to build the 62-turbine Teviot Wind Farm with tip heights of 240 metres on land east of Priesthaugh, south of Hawick. The development was originally planned to be even more extensive but following local consultation, the Lanark-based renewable energy company reduced the number of turbines from the Read more
A map showing the extent of wind farms, proposed, consented and operational in the Southern Uplands of Dumfries and Galloway.
Just to let you all know that our Petition to the Scottish Parliament will have its third Hearing by the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee at its meeting on 15 June 2022. The committee will be taking evidence from the Minister for Finance, Planning and Community Wealth. SAS has Read more
On 26 April, at a meeting of the Highland Council’s North Planning Applications Committee, the application for a nine turbine wind farm on the Sallachy estate in the Scottish Highlands was approved. For everyone with an interest in the future of wild places, how they are managed for local community Read more
More than 100 injuries were recorded in the UK onshore wind sector last year, according to new figures. Data published today by SafetyOn shows a decrease in lost work day incidents in 2021, despite a ramping up in the number of hours worked. A total of 593 incidents were recorded Read more