A public inquiry has been triggered today after councillors lodged a formal objection to a proposed Borders windfarm which has divided communities. Members of Scottish Borders Council’s Planning and Building Standards Committee were recommended not to formally object to the proposed 14-turbine Greystone Knowe Wind Farm, earmarked for land around Read more
Campaigners claim large companies benefit from net-zero cachet but that the public picks up cost of constraint payments Large companies have been accused of pushing up electricity bills for the public by backing wind farms. Amazon, Tesco and Kimberly-Clark, the American paper group, are among the multinationals that buy Read more
By Jonathan Brocklebank WHEN they bought it seven years ago, they hoped it would be their forever home. Now they fear that they will have no choice in the matter – that they will be stuck there. For now, the dream cottage in rural Aberdeenshire which Sheena Hickey and Chris Read more