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Groups urge public and politicians to object to wind proposals

Environmental, conservation and wind farm groups across Donegal have urged their local councillors as well as members of the public to contact the Minister for State with responsibility for Planning and Local Government, Fine Gael TD, Peter Burke, ...

22 Sept 2022 at 08:33

Concerns raised with Sunak and Yousaf about power line planned across Highlands

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Lib Dem raises concerns about planned new power line with both Sunak and Yousaf

Concerns about plans to install a new line of pylons through the Scottish Highlands have been raised with both First Minister Humza Yousaf and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Liberal Democrat MP Jamie Stone, who represents Caithness, Sutherland and ...

30 Apr 2023 at 06:55

Priti Patel urges Government to consider offshore cable alternative to pylons

Ministers must reconsider plans to build a network of pylons across the East of England, a Conservative former minister has said. Former home secretary Priti Patel urged the Government to meet with campaigners from the East of England and ...

18 Apr 2023 at 13:09

Onshore power will not blight countryside says Dowden, amid unease over pylons

Renewable energy can be brought on shore in a way that does not “blight our countryside”, Oliver Dowden has said, amid unease from Conservative backbenchers over plans to build more power lines. The Deputy Prime Minister said that ...

03 Aug 2023 at 11:41

Scotland

Council raising objection to power line is victory for democracy – campaigners

Campaigners fighting plans to install a 105-mile long line of pylons through the Highlands say they have secured a “victory for local democracy” after the local council formally raised objections to the proposal with the Scottish ...

03 Nov 2025 at 14:06

Scotland

Dozens of jobs created with contract to build pylons for major power line

A £100 million project to build pylons for a proposed power line in the Highlands will see a Scottish firm take on new staff. Structural engineering company Had-Fab is creating 70 jobs as a direct result of work for SSEN ...

28 Aug 2025 at 16:21

Scotland

Campaigners call on SSEN bosses to change pylon route through Highlands

Campaigners including a clan chief have vowed to fight power giants seeking to construct a “critical” new line of pylons through the Scottish Highlands. Energy firm SSEN has put forward plans for a network of pylons to ...

03 Apr 2023 at 00:01

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Environment groups urge councillors to stick to their guns on wind energy policy

Five environmental groups from west Donegal have sent a direct message to their local councillors - "stick to your guns" and insist on measures that will protect the local environment from too many wind farm ...

11 Jul 2022 at 14:33

Tories ‘got it wrong’ when they backed 2045 net zero target, Findlay says

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay insisted his party is the only one “telling the truth” on net zero – as he announced the Conservatives in Scotland would scrap the target of reaching this goal by 2045. ...

14 Jun 2025 at 14:26

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Plans to open areas in Donegal for wind farms are strongly opposed

Proposals to scrap parts of the wind section of the Donegal Development Plan to allow for wind farm developments in sensitive areas around the county have generated shock and anger from the public and ...

14 Sept 2022 at 21:33

Power lines cash a half-baked attempt to buy people off, campaigner claims

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s commitment to give households close to new power lines up to £10,000 off their electricity bills has been branded a “half-baked attempt to buy people off” by campaigners in ...

22 Nov 2023 at 19:52

Pylon wars: Battle between builders and ‘blockers’ mounts across UK

Plans to build thousands of new pylons in rural areas to meet the Government’s clean power targets are sparking backlash in communities across the UK. National Grid is overhauling the power system ...

29 Dec 2024 at 13:53

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