Monthly Archives: March 2011

I attended the display in the school campus at Plains this evening by Your Energy, regarding their application for a windfarm north of Midtown/Easterton Farm between Plains, Caldercruix and Longriggend. The development is still at an early stage so some … Continue reading →

Has someone opened a bag of windfarm application forms and dished them out? It looks like it, as an application has been made for the erection of 3 turbines on the north side of Roughrigg Reservoir, just south of Lady … Continue reading →

I was up in the Cairngorms last week, taking in the Munros of Tom Buidhe and Tolmount. In fact the weather was so good I added on Cairn of Claise and if the light hadn’t been going I’d have happily … Continue reading →

Over the last week I have received a number of letters and emails from most of the Councillors in the Airdrie South area and both Karen Whitefield MSP and Alex Neil MSP. In particular Councillor David Fagan has been very … Continue reading →

Your Energy, the windfarm company, have been posting mailshots to houses in the area affected by their application for another windfarm, between Caldercruix, Plains and Longriggend. They have arranged a series of public meetings to discuss This is a separate development … Continue reading →

There is a lot of ‘dumb dumping’ in this area, and I noticed many of the sites which had repeated instances has signs on them warning of hidden CCTV cameras being used to catch offenders. For many councils, such as … Continue reading →

I have received a reply from Graham MacKay of North Lanarkshire Council to Councillor John Love regarding the proposed closure of Blackhouse Bridge (see below). He estimates that it would cost in the region of £300,000 to repair the bridge, … Continue reading →

A new walk has been added to the ‘Beyond Airdrie’ section; Ben Inverveigh, Bridge of Orchy.

There have been a number of applications for erecting wind turbines in the Airdrie and Coatbridge area in the last few weeks. These can be found online at North Lanarkshire Council Eplanning, or in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser,  and … Continue reading →

The car park at Annieshill Woodland, between Plains and the Lilly Loch, has been closed. The gates have been locked and parking for walkers here is now roadside only. I contacted Premier Woodlands who manage the woods and was told … Continue reading →