Regarding your article (“Mountaineers to oppose new wind-farm bid, September 6), we are not surprised the developer would wish to downplay the impact of such a visually intrusive development and claim that the proposed site is not part of the Read more
It was of immense interest to me to read the comments of Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown (“Ministers frustrated by meeting over A9, September 6), namely that it “passes through areas that are breathtaking and hugely important in terms of Read more
A forum has been set up to help baffled locals make sense of the Knockendurrick windfarm plans. The group consists of community councillors from seven towns and villages. Member Mike Edwards, of Gatehouse Community Council, said: “The windfarm people put Read more
A farmer made an impassioned plea to erect two wind turbines on his land. http://www.ayrshirepost.net/ayrshire-news/local-news-ayrshire/ayr-news/2013/09/06/102545-33805780/
Scotland’s mountaineers are mobilising opposition over second attempt to site a wind farm on a famous Highland mountain. However, the developers say they have their geography wrong. The Mountaineering Council of Scotland says the site earmarked for development of up Read more
YOUR correspondents Fiona Stark (Letters, September 4) and Linda Holt (Letters, September 5) are correct to highlight the absence of full data on wind turbine numbers in Scotland. Most seriously, there has been a deafening silence from Holyrood about the Read more
Plans are afoot to extend a wind farm on the Galloway and Ayrshire border. The 28-turbine Mark Hill farm, which takes in land between Glentrool and Barrhill, has been operational at full capacity since 2011 and now Scottish Renewables are Read more
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP David Mundell is backing calls by Scotland’s planning bosses for limits to be set on wind farms. Heads of Planning Scotland (HoPS) said the Scottish government’s new planning guidelines should for the first time Read more