Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short
More than 20 wind farms are failing to pay an agreed amount to locals. That could cost Scottish communities over £50m.
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Scottish Government treated autistic people ‘appallingly’
Scottish Government attempts to draw up policies on autism have treated autistic people “appallingly” and suffer from “well-intentioned ignorance” and
The volunteers facing jail for rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean
The risk of refugees and migrants drowning in the Mediterranean has increased dramatically over the past few years. As the
SSPCA under fire over lice-infested salmon filmed at fish farm
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) is facing criticism after it decided not to punish
Alarm over Acetamiprid pesticide used on Scotland’s woods
Scotland’s forests are treated and sprayed every year with hundreds of kilograms of a toxic pesticide blamed for killing
Fergus Ewing should stop Michael Russell on pesticides, says leaked email
The rural economy minister, Fergus Ewing, should get his cabinet colleague, Michael Russell, to “draw in his horns” and stop
Sick salmon at Scottish fish farm revealed on film
Scarred, frayed and lice-infested salmon caught on film at a fish farm off the island of Lewis have prompted animal
Salmon firms bid to block diseased fish photos
Two fish farming companies tried to block publication of graphic images of their damaged salmon, according to emails released by
Call to shut down oil industry to combat climate change
Scotland must “rapidly” shut down its North Sea oil and gas industry to cut pollution and combat climate change, according
Bid to control hill tracks scarring the highlands
A move to impose tougher controls on landowners scarring hillsides by bulldozing tracks for deer stalking and grouse shooting has
Golf plan attacked as ‘stalking horse’ to wreck wildlife sites in Scotland
Intensely controversial plans to build a golf course on one of Scotland’s most precious coastal wildlife sites would be
Revealed: the fish farms worst on animal welfare
Salmon farmers with the worst records on animal welfare have been named and shamed by campaigners hoping to provoke reforms.
Thousands of offences by Scottish fishing industry escape fines
Evidence that thousands of offences by Scottish fishing boats have gone unpunished has prompted accusations that the industry is being