Tag: fracking
Letter from Scotland
A lot has changed in the century since Dr Findlay and Dr Cameron and dear sensible Janet ran their GP practice in Tannochbrae. Medical science has leapt forward, the NHS has been invented and...
Letter from Scotland
So, after some hesitation, the Scottish government has set its face against fracking. The Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse told parliament on Tuesday that the current moratorium on shale gas extraction is being extended indefinitely. ...
Letter from Scotland
As a cyclist myself, I can only stand on my pedals in awe at Mark Beaumont’s achievement of cycling round the world in 79 days. He came freewheeling under the Arc de Triomphe in...
Letter from Scotland
Remembrance weekend is always captured for me by golden leaves on green grass. The leaves are lives which are blown down by the cold wind of winter and the grass is the life those...
“Urgent” calls for Sturgeon to publish details of fracking meeting
A major Scottish environmental group has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to “urgently” publish details of a meeting she held with a billionaire energy tycoon on the subject of fracking.
Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe...
Green councillors want fracking banned
Green councillors are to seek council support for an outright ban on fracking and what they describe as 'similar technologies' in the Edinburgh Council area. This follows the announcement by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Greyfriars Bobby's Headstone Service and Reception: following the sound of the 1 o'clock gun, local schoolchildren will lay flowers on the Skye Terrier's grave. Also in attendance will be Laurie Aitken of the Scottish Fire...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 12TH JANUARY 2015Timmy Time Programme 15: Timmy Finds Aliens, and other stories. Join Timmy and his friends for three fun adventures in this collection of classic Timmy Time episodes. Toddler Time is a...
