The largest 10 vacant and derelict sites in Scotland - The Ferret
WEBApr 20, 2020 · 1. Fearn Airfield, Highland – 386.42 hectares. Fearn Airfield near Balintore, Scotland’s largest derelict site, is thought to have been derelict for at least four decades. According to Forgotten Airfields, the site was built in 1941 by the RAF before being “taken over and altered by the Royal Navy”.
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Cracks cause Torness nuclear plant to close early - The Ferret
WEBDec 15, 2021 · A similar reactor at Hunterston B nuclear power station in North Ayrshire was permanently closed down on 26 November 2021, after 46 years of operation. The station’s second reactor is due to be turned off before 7 January 2022, 15 months earlier than previously planned. Hunterston is 12 years older than Torness, and has been plagued by increasing cracks in its graphite cores caused by ...
Ten Scottish Newspapers are owned by three billionaires - The Ferret
WEBJuly 14, 2021. Ten of Scotland’s major newspapers are owned by just three men: Rupert Murdoch, Lord Rothermere and Frederick Barclay. They are all billionaires who, personally or through their businesses, have used the law to avoid paying tax. Analysis by The Ferret reveals that all but one of Scotland’s national newspapers, The Sunday Post ...
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Claim Scottish banknotes are not ‘legal tender’ in England is True
WEBApr 10, 2019 · In England, the £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes are legal tender for payment of any amount, as well as coins from the Royal Mint, which makes coins in the UK. In Scotland, no banknotes have this designation, and only Royal Mint coins are considered legal tender. Coins up to 50p have a limit to the amount of debt they can be used to repay.
Far right Patriotic Alternative linked to six people in prison for hate ...
WEBDecember 5, 2023. A far right group that organises anti-asylum seeker protests in Scotland has links to six people in prison for race hate or terror-related offences, says a new report. The jailed individuals include Patriotic Alternative (PA) activist James Costello who travelled from England to Erskine this year to demonstrate against asylum ...
Rising toxic pollution under investigation - The Ferret
WEBOctober 31, 2022. The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has launched an investigation into sharp rises in toxic pollution from two wood production plants in Stirlingshire and Ayrshire. The latest data released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has revealed leaps in emissions of …
Revealed: A quarter of Scots MPs own multiple homes - The Ferret
WEBAug 28, 2024 · More than one in four Scottish MPs own second homes or rake in tens of thousands of pounds in rent as landlords, The Ferret has found. Westminster’s newly published register of interests shows that 15 of Scotland’s 56 MPs said they own additional properties in towns and cities across the UK and abroad, with seven declaring that they receive rental income of more than £10,000 per year.