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Posted on 27 July 2026 by DSpaven
The Times today reports that the cost to consumers of paying wind farms and other power plants to switch off because there is not enough capacity on the National Grid...
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Posted on 26 July 2026 by DSpaven
We are hugely grateful to local businesses who provided a wonderful selection of prizes for the quoits game we ran at the Street Market in Legion Park on 25th July....
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Posted on 22 July 2026 by DSpaven
BBC Scotland reports (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrv2089gq2o) that progress on a giant wind farm in the Borders has stalled. The developer, Muirhall Energy (who are also behind the controversial North Logiealmond proposal west...
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Posted on 3 June 2026 by DSpaven
The BBC (link here) reports that developers of small-scale hydro projects in Scotland are missing out on investment because of a focus on wind and solar power. Foster Turner Hydro...
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Posted on 21 May 2026 by DSpaven
Press release from Save Glen Lednock – not for publication until 21 May 2026 CAMPAIGNERS WELCOME ‘SIGNIFICANT SETBACK’ FOR GLEN LEDNOCK WIND FARM PLANS The Save Glen Lednock campaign has...
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Posted on 11 May 2026 by DSpaven
Following the Court of Session’s landmark legal ruling earlier this year (see our 17 February news story), throwing out the Wull Muir wind farm application in the Borders for failing...
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Posted on 11 May 2026 by DSpaven
Scotland’s investigative journal, The Ferret, has revealed the shocking disparity between, on the one hand, the large sums of money earned by wind farm developers, and, on the other hand,...
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Posted on 1 May 2026 by DSpaven
In the latest edition of the John Muir Trust Journal – under the title ‘Protecting the wild’ – Head of Policy Thomas Widrow reports on discussions with communities across Scotland...
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Posted on 23 April 2026 by DSpaven
Save Glen Lednock’s plea to election candidates to commit to opposing intrusive wind farms is covered extensively in today’s Courier (see story here), which also reports on the launch of...
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Posted on 23 April 2026 by DSpaven
Press release from Save Glen Lednock: not for publication until Thursday 23 April 2026 CAMPAIGNERS SEEK WIND FARM SCRAPPING COMMITMENT FROM ELECTION CANDIDATES Following the recent furore over the controversial...
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