SEZ – ETZ Aberdeen
Uk Government – ETZ Aberdeen 40,000 jobs ? Who are filling all these jobs promised ? 11,000 Cromarty Freeport 20,000 forth Freeport 29,000 Glasgow SEZ /SIZ Not including NE SIZ, this is a good news day , all these high paid jobs will eradicate Scotland’s unemployment completely. click on freeports for link to X
Moray Flow Park – concerns
The planned floating offshore wind anchorage area off the Nairn coast, spanning approximately 36 square kilometres. Picture: Highland News and Media/ArcGIS Nairn Residents rauise concerns over offshore wind farms The Inverness courier – 22.10.25Residents and harbour users in Nairn are voicing their concerns over the proposed Moray Flow – Park offshore wind development
Freeport – press release
Government press release sept 25 A government press release (September 2025) says the freeport is “poised to create more than 11,000 long-term, well-paid jobs” in the Highlands over the next 25 years. Earlier estimates for the larger region mention up to 25,000 jobs tied to the freeport and its associated investment. Data from a written […]
Shipbuilder cant find qualified Scots
The Courier 23.10.25 Fife shipbuilder forced to 300 Filipinos because they couldn’t find enough Scots qualified to take up the well-paid jobs.
Freeport_SEZ Inverness
Massive thanks to Lyndsey Ward and Denise Davis from communitioes B4 Power companies & Norrie Hunter for their fantastic contributions at yesterday’s public meeting in Inverness. Thank you to Jem Brannigan and Jason Henderson from Scotlands Independent media & SPVR for filming the event. This was our last public meeting for some time as a […]
Highland Times Oct24
Image by SSEN Spittal to Beauly overhead line Moves forward as consultation nears deadline. A proposed 173km electricity line from Spittal to Beauly is now under consultation, with Highland Council set to submit its response by 7 November. The plan involves new substations, steel towers and diverted power lines.
Pylons – Design
New Atlas 24 Oct – Power lines Go wild with giant animal pylons. Austrian federal states. Nobody likes to see the view spoiled by huge power lines. coudl they be turned into a focal point rather than an Eyesore?
Kintore to Tealing pylons
SSEN consultation epic Deeside against Pylons – 23Oct – SSEN planning application. 545 document, 4.3 million words – 200 kgs. Public gets 30 days to go through the application, analyse and respond.
Freeports – David Powell
David Powell – Freeports – Scottish Goverrnment – LCIA
Highland voices heard
Wind energy’s absurd Communities B4 Power companies – Facebook 22nd Oct Councillorr Helen Crawford made the journey and MP John Lamont who secured a debate in Westminster Hall. Interesting article on the future of energy infrastructure and its impact on local rural communities from the borders to the highlands.
Freeport – Truth or Dare
Freeport – series – Cromarty To continue with our “ Truth or Dare “ series , yesterday we looked at the winners , today we look at the potential losers
The Ferret – Cromarty
20.10.25 click on image A company that sold a major Highland port for an undisclosed sum to a Japanese firm received over £30m of taxpayers’ money – including £10m just a few months ahead of the sale.
Freeport consultation 2020
Transparency International UK July 2020 Around the world, freeports present a major money laundering risk due to the secrecy and security they offer. Without proper protections in place, creating similar areas in the UK risks effectivly establish onshore havens in which criminals and the corrupt could anonymously hide their ill-gottem gains. Such a situation would […]
Cable to Northern Ireland
(Image: NQ) Largs and Millport News.com 17.10.25 New £700m electricity cable could link Hunterston to Northern Ireland Plans are in motion for a new 142km electricity interconnector linking Hunterston to Northern Ireland.