News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
Scotsman letters Public Pressure We note that there is a campaign to pressurise South Lanarkshire Council to grant planning permission for the proposed Bodinglee WInd Farm due to alleged local support expressed in the form of a modest number of letters (300 from local residents and five from community councils). Read more
Imagine that you have moved from a city or surrounding suburbs in search of peace and to live in natural surroundings. Then, you learn that an energy company has taken an option on land owned by a neighbouring farm to develop a wind farm. You are contacted by someone working Read more
THE FUTURE of a transformative wind farm, that cuts local household bills, tackles fuel poverty and is a major part of Labour’s Clean Power 2030 plans hangs in the balance as South Lanarkshire Council prepares to make a final planning decision early next week. https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/09/12/local-communities-urge-councillors-to-approve-major-south-lanarkshire-wind-farm/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMz_1tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHucPQvrhgZbkkDJOjCpHQG39Rj9W6o-BM4_GXE3ROtFS9HdyjIV78G8VwZw6_aem_ibUw1vdiGGG0IZIqueax3Q
Visit the prawn fishermen at Pittenweem Harbour, and you’ll find the Fishermen’s Memorial, a striking tribute “to the men and women who make their living from the sea and to those who have lost their lives in doing so.” More than art, it is a reminder of the importance of Read more
Scattered across the landscape, archaeological and heritage sites – from cairns and Iron Age forts to Pictish stones and brochs – make up an ancient tapestry of Highland life. Untouched for generations, campaigners now fear plans for the 400kV overhead pylon line from Spittal to Beauly will inflict “shocking” levels Read more
The turbine, which stood on the grounds of insurance firm Aviva’s Pitheavlis base, in Perth, collapsed in the early hours of Friday with the insurance firm saying it occurred due to an “engineering fault”. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/giant-250-foot-wind-turbine-35892596?fbclid=IwY2xjawMxXsVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoWagcujAj-AqRB4ofg_w-Sa5V-5FJVfVt-MwrM9FT2zCf-hyo7kkjJzl2DR_aem_LMZUUKJ4s5RYRE2vOGaXVA
Superb article in the Scotsman today from Katharine Hay detailing the outcome, so far, of our petition hearing at the Scottish Parliament yesterday. We hope the Scotsman don’t give us a hard time for publishing part of the article, considering we gave them the story! Scotland’s energy secretary will Read more
Politicians are finally waking up to the folly of Net Zero. The Tories have called for drilling in the North Sea. Reform UK wants to lift the ban on fracking. But the UK’s Labour government remains totally committed to renewables, no matter the costs https://www.spiked-online.com/video/blackouts-are-coming/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMuuEtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgFG9qmmI7tlzED0A2bt21A-zDSPL-rlONT7Hd77pOo0TvXFeqd-POwC6Mab_aem_FdoOcdBGLvoQviKgZJKJuw