News & Views
Huge payout from wind farm 'cannot be dismissed'
03 September 2010
THE money-spinning benefits of a controversial wind turbine scheme planned for a sensitive Ross-shire site will be spelled out to residents before crunch decisions are made. While proposals by Falck ...Full Story
North Star - New Move on Ross Wind Farm Plan
18 August 2010
DEVELOPERS behind a five-turbine £10 million wind farm at Nigg say the project has taken a step forward this week with the submission of fresh information about their plans. Falck Renewables or...Full Story
Inverness Courier - Community Spirit
22 July 2010
MUCH has been written about the decline of rural communities across Britain as they lose their schools, post offices and shops. In this region public spending cuts are threatening rural transport ini...Full Story
Ross-shire Journal - Plan to beat budget cuts
22 June 2010
By Val Sweeney FEARS of public spending cuts have prompted local residents to safeguard their communities by voting to buy a 100ft wind turbine. The venture - the first of its kind in the Inverness ...Full Story
Ross-shire Journal - 'Windfall' article
01 June 2010
Ross-shire Journal - Plans to be drawn up for wind farm cash windfall by Lynne Bradshaw Community feedback is being sought on how a cluster of Ross-shire communities should spend an £80,000 an...Full Story
Ross-shire Journal - Nigg Hill plan back in play
20 May 2010
PROPOSALS for a multimillion-pound wind farm on Fearn peninsula are set to be revived within a matter of weeks. Falck Renewables initially unveiled proposals for a five-turbine development on land at ...Full Story