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Our battle in Uplawmoor to stop the flight path changes and turbines goes on! An historic village “stands united” against plans for the biggest shake-up of [Scotland’s flight paths](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/flights) since the 1950s threatening their “peace, health and wellbeing”. Uplawmoor Community Council is co-ordinating the local fightback against the remapping of Read more

200 people, including representatives of more than 30 community councils, overwhelmingly backed a unified statement calling for a pause on all new onshore renewable energy projects in the south of Scotland. https://www.borderswindfarmwatch.com/news-1/community-councils-back-calls-for-a-moratorium-on-more-onshore-renewables-in-south-of-scotland?fbclid=IwY2xjawPZg0ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeClwNobqulq4OWcAKs8ZMQz8wV4zTusjm1nttTw4lq-nGK96LbJo2jfVxVYk_aem_hdDi02cozHl_F_P7ZfYIsw

ED MILIBAND, the Net Zero zealot in charge of UK energy policy, comes from that breed of politician which thinks if you repeat even an obvious lie often enough, people will eventually believe you. He was at it again this week, claiming that his latest mega contracts for offshore wind Read more

Clackmannanshire Council is to object to plans which would see massive wind turbines erected in the Ochil Hills. Members of the local authority’s Planning Committee considered the council’s response to an application which has been made to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consent Unit. If the bid is successful, up to Read more

Scotsman lettersWe have always been a fan of Alexander Mckay’s common sense letters so we were a little taken aback when we read his latest, which began: “I am delighted at the news of the Berwick Bank windfarm development. Every little helps.”It wasn’t until we associated the “Every little helps” Read more

THE boss of Britain’s oldest snowsports centre has branded Ed Miliband’s net zero policies ‘lunacy’ after being forced to pay hundreds of thousands in green levies and standing charges. Andy Meldrum, who runs the Glencoe Mountain resort, has seen the amount he spends on electricity soar to £80,000 after he Read more

[UK Government published a policy paper outlining the “AI Growth Zones” policy](https://www.gov.uk/…/deliver…/delivering-ai-growth-zones) in November 2025 The UK Government have designated Scotland a preferred growth zone for Data Centres. To encourage this, there are several incentives. For a large 500MWh data centre: – electricity will be discounted by £24MWh (the greatest Read more

Thanks to everyone who turned up at the Petitions Committee Hearing today at such an ungodly hour. It was great to see Oliver Mundell MSP managed to persuade the Committee to allow him to speak! He was a star and spoke with everyone outside for a while about his decision Read more