News – The Scotland channel
Friday 28 Nov 25 News for Scotland – every Friday
Freeport – SEZ FOI
David Powell FOI 18 Nov 25 An FOI request to HMRC on English Freeports Same will be applied to Scottish zones. No transparency.
energy planning applications
How Scottish campaigners using AI 27.11.25 Tool allows individuals to send unique, complex objections of about 4,000 words within a couple of minutes
Historic sights at risk
Inverness courier 25.11.25 Worried campaigners fear 16 historic sites will be “partially or totally destroyed” by a major power line linking Beauly to Peterhead. Highland Heritage under threat claims that SSENs plans for an upgraded overhead line from Beauly to the Aberdeenshire town will have a major impact on the regions history.
Safety scare asbestos
Inverness Courier 22.11.25 Safety scare after asbestos is detected in Chinese-made wind turbines “An urgent safety alert has been issued at wind farms across Australia after asbestos was discovered in Chinese-made wind turbines “ How safe are the ones we have all over Scotland?
Safety Alert wind farms
Urgent safety alert has beeen issued 25_1125 – at wind farms across Australia after asbestos was discovered in Chinese-made wind turbines “ How safe are the ones we have all over Scotland
Scotland against spin
25_1120 Scotland against spin Three workers died at site after one went into wind turbine foundation pit where carbon monoxide had accumulated and suffocated, followed by two desperate rescue efforts from colleagues.
Councillors opose super Pylons
STV 17.11.25 Councillors oppose ‘super-pylons’ project as ‘colossal’ act of vandalism Energy giant SSEN formally lodged plans for the multi-million pound overhead line scheme with the Scottish Government in September. Angus councillors have opposed a controversial multi-million-pound ‘super-pylon’ project, calling it a “colossal” act of vandalism. some could be as high as 246 feet
JRF – Poverty
Poverty in Scotland – still too high Read this report. Published 6th October., 2025 Poverty is deepening. In-work poverty is increasingly more common. Poverty amongst disabled people remains high. Housing costs are causing poverty, UC rates are too low. A depressing read for 2025.
Community B4 Power com
25_1109 SSEN lied to us For 2 years SSEN lied to us. They told us the infrastructure was required for us. They refused to give the evidence for NEED. And that is because there is no need, other than to export and make the shareholders in BIG energy earn billions.
Freeports – and the EU
The National 24_0402 Green freeports could nlock an Indy Scotland from joinng the EU
Energy – Tidal
Unbox factory 25_1109 A tidal turbine from Orbital Marine Power has set a new record — generating 372 megawatt-hours per month, enough to power around 1,000 UK homes using nothing but the ocean’s natural currents.
Rosyth councillor objects
Dunfermline Press 25_1110 Rosyh councillor doesn’t want trident submarines. IODINE tablets to counteract the effects of radiation would need to be given to “half the population of Rosyth” if proposals to bring more nuclear subs to the dockyard go ahead.”
Highlands – SSEN
Council officials slate SSENs failures Inveness courier 8.11.25 Highland Council has landed another blow against SSEN’s £7 billion plan to transform electricity transmission in the north of Scotland.